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Sljeme Zagreb
24 Reviews When you are in Zagreb, there is no way not to notice our big natural protector from the North, a homeland of Zagreb if you like it, the mountain Medvednica with its top Sljeme. With Jarun, it is also...
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Day trips Dubrovnik
29 Reviews Across the bay from Dubrovnik lies Cavtat, the southern-most seaside town in Croatia. Once a little fishing village, Cavtat's incarnation as a tourist destination dates back to the last years of the...
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Trogir Split
5 Reviews This island town is only 20 miles form Split and a nice visits for one day. There are sites to take in such as CAthedral of St. Lovre and bell tower, museum(but it was closed and has been for 2...
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Dubovica Hvar
3 Reviews The coast of Hvar is full of beautiful beaches and bays. During our stay on the island we tried to get each time to a different one and it was no problem to drive a half an hour or even an hour two...
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Strolling & shooting Zagreb
30 Reviews If not for other reasons I am in particularly grateful for joining to VT because this membership have teach me to walk the streets of my hometown with open eyes. It is completely new sensation, now I...
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Neighbouring islands Dubrovnik
20 Reviews One of the alternatives in our free day in Dubrovnik was a trip to the Elaphiti Islands. Having visited worderful Islands as Hvar, Korcula or Peljesac we thought that it wouldn't add much to our...
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Solin Split
12 Reviews This was the main living center for the Illyrian Delmaeti tribe and in the Greeks used it for trading over many centuries in BC. The Romans continued that trading commerce that covered much of the...
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Stari Grad Hvar
3 Reviews If you come to Hvar, take a look at Stari Grad for a day...it's only a short bus ride from Hvar. Actually I arrived first on Stari Grad, and then took the bus from Hvar. The name "Stari Grad" simply...
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The cemetaries Zagreb
17 Reviews Zagreb's Mirogoj Cemetery is seen as one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Central Europe. I visited the place together with VT member diocletianvs (Niksa). He told me many interesting stories...
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Beaches Dubrovnik
20 Reviews You think when you visit Dubrovnik that you are here for the history, culture and architecture. That is correct, but don’t forget that you are also by the beautiful Middle Terranean Sea, a fantastic...
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Marjan Hill Split
7 Reviews The gates were unfortunately closed so I just had the opportunity to take this little glimpse of the cemetary.... Also, worth visiting is Marjan Forest Park, the green oasis the citizens of Split have...
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Vis Island Hvar
3 Reviews Still largely tourist free, the main settlements on the island is Vis town and Komiza which is connected by the asphalt road. Fishing is the main source of income on the island. Vis is the most...
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Novi Zagreb&surroundings Zagreb
35 Reviews This beautiful Greek-Catholic church is situated in Pribic, small town in region of Zumberak near Zagreb. Zumberak is an eco-tourism destination with beautiful nature-park worth of visiting. You just...
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Old City of Dubrovnik Dubrovnik
15 Reviews To be honest I have no idea what are the names of this small chapels situated right next to the Dominican Monastery, in the street which is leading towards the Ploce Gate. Could be even some pious...
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Poljud (area and stadium) Split
8 Reviews Opposite the Poljud football stadium you will find lots of giant blocks of flats that date back to socialist Yugoslavia. There are hardly any shops there and the buildings are pretty depressing. We...
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Jelsa Hvar
3 Reviews During our "safari" trip we visited Grapceva cave, a hidden well preserved cave with interesting history - archaeologists have discovered that this cave was not inhabited, but was used as a place of...
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Jarun Zagreb
2 Reviews Jarun is a large recreational and sports oasis just outside Zagreb's city centre. It is especially popular on weekends when both locals and visitors come here for a walk. The area consists of two...
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Forts, Palaces & Castles Dubrovnik
6 Reviews The walls around Ston marked the northern edge of th eDubrovnik Republic. Mali Ston nearby has more restaurants and clearly a busier but less picturesqu place. We stopped off on the way to exploring...
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Kastela Split
4 Reviews Kastel Gomilica is practicaly the suburb of Split, along with other six places starting with initial name of Kastel (castle). Sedam Kaštela, the Seven Castles, are located on the north seashore of...
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Zavala Hvar
2 Reviews On the southern coast of the island facing the open sea is a small fishing village Zavala. It is located on the local road that goes from Jelsa. If you come from Stari Grad (as we did) in Jelsa you...
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Otok Vis & Bisevo Split
3 Reviews Medvidina cave on the island of Biševo, not far from Komiža, is very interesting geomorphologically. Its entrance on the sea surface is relatively large-sized but these dimensions gradually decrease...
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Milna Hvar
2 Reviews If you go from Hvar town towards the southern side of the island you find Milna, a small and peaceful village situated in a lovely bay with four large pebble beaches surrounded by pine forest, agaves,...
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Otok Brac Split
2 Reviews BOL - The beaches on Brac have something special, particularly the Zlatni Rat beach -- their gravel promontory shifts from side to side as the wind and waves constantly change their shapes. There are...
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Sveta Nedjelja Hvar
1 Review High above the village of Sveta Nedjelja (Holly Sunday) there is a natural cave, huge and well hidden. It had been inhabited for thousands of years, providing a safe shelter to local people from...
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Omis / river Cetina Split
1 Review The canyon of the Cetina River stretches from the mouth near the town of Omis and 10 kilometers upstream. The canyon is one of the most remarkable geomorphological phenomena which was formed by the...
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When I was in Krk I enjoyed the little creks and pebble beaches there, with their transparent waters and laid-back atmosphere. It made me feel as in the Mediterranean beaches of Greece when Greece was not so touristically overflowded.
Located in the north coast, between Opatija and Rijeka, Volosko is a cozy little village by the sea. Not as famous as well known Opatija, it makes a nice place for a relaxed holidays... if you like rocky beaches and slopes!I reached Volosko on the way back of a daytrip to Opatija. I decided to walk for a while along the coast before taking the bus back to Rijeka and so I passed this little village and made a lunch break in a marvellous restaurant with a terrace overlooking the village (see pic) where I took my time to do some watercolours of the place (se my travelogues)
The Gulf of Kotor is the southernmost fjord in Europe. Not only is it blissfully quiet, it is stunningly beautiful, with steep mountains dropping into its still, blue waters. The closed nature of the landscape creates its own micro-climate with a higher than usual rainfall for this part of Europe and the result is lusher, almost subtropical vegetation with lots of palm trees and exotic species such as magnolias and camellias as wellas the usual Mediterranean citrus, pomegranates, figs, grapevines, etc. Pretty small towns and villages lie along the shoreline - we stopped at Perast where a local offered to take us out to the two churches we could see in the middle of the bay, each on their own small island. Regretfully, we refused, and drove on to Kotor, stopping along the way for a picnic by the waterside, not another soul around. The Gulf is actually four bays and to drive right around...
We hired mountain bikes (mainly for road use) at several different places. My tip: Take your own hand pump, repair kit and levers. Also bike lock. Only at one place that I recall were we provided with repair tools, and it was never convenient to buy them. The salesmen just say things like "get a taxi" (how an English-speaker could communicate and direct a taxi to an unknown place in the middle of nowhere is beyond me) or "you won't get a puncture". So take your own. As it happened, we didn't get punctures, but given the amount of biking we did, I put that down to good luck.One more thing: you will often be required to leave some document with shop as a sort of bond. A driver's licence was good for us, otherwise they'll want your passport, and that just ain't gonna happen!
TELAŠCICA - a spasious narrow bay on Dugi otok, near the national park Kornati; a small lake next to the sea and on the sea side, the biggest Croatian cliffs - up to 180 m.You shouldn't miss it when visiting the town of Zadar or the North Dalmatian islands.
The Hrvatski Grb or Croatian shield is one of the oldest national symbols in Europe. The true origins of the Grb have been lost to antiquity. Croatian mythology once said that King Stjepan Drzislav who ruled Croatia from 969 to 997 defeated a Venetian prince at chess to maintain Croatia's freedom. In fact Venice was defeated by Croatia in a sea battle in 887 and was forced to pay tribute to Croatia until 1000. There are many other myths regarding the origins and the exact design of the shield. Many scholars believe that the Croatians originated in what became modern day Persia or Afghanistan where they were mentioned in the cuneiform inscriptions of the Persian King Darius the Great (522-486 B.C.E.). The design of the Grb, red and white alternating fields, may have been related to the ancient Persian system linking colors with direction which gave us such terms as the Red Sea and the...
The bridge at Mostar - can any of us old enough to remember the bitter years of fighting as the the countries that made up the old Yugoslavia broke apart forget the photos of the shattered bridge after it was bombarded to destruction by tank fire in November, 1993?The bridge had stood here in Mostar for more than 400 years, a classic example of a single span bridge and a link between the two ethnic groups who made up the city's population -Muslim Bosnians and Christian Croats - seperate communities living on opposite sides of the deep ravine of the River Neretva. Now rebuilt, the bridge still looks very new though, in fact, many of the stones used in the reconstruction came from the old bridge, the first of them was raised from the river in 1997. The first arch stone in the restoration was laid in April 2003 and the completely restored bridge was officially opened in July 2004. Before...
Our main purpose for going into Mostar was to see the famous bridge - and the detour was worthwhile just for that - but we were so charmed by what we saw of the rest of Mostar that we plan to come back and stay sometime.The town's setting above the Neretva River is beautiful. Mellow old stone buildings and green trees line the high river banks while the white domes and tall minarets of mosques on one side of the river and the spires of churches on the other tell the story of the part the bridge played in linking the town's religious communities. The approaches to the bridge on both sides take you through the twisting narrow streets of the old town. The small shops of souvenirs on both sides of the bridge have a distinct feel of the souk about them but you need to cross over the bridge to the north side to find the Kujundziluk, the original gold and silver souk - though now the small...
Between Dubrovnik and Split the long Croatian coastline is cut by a 15km stretch of territory that is Bosnia and Herzogovina, giving that country acces to the sea. When we asked our hire car company about any formalities for driving through there we were told we could actually take the car right into Bosnia if we so wished, which immediately set our minds thinking about Mostar, just 50km inland from the main highway.The road follows the delta of the Neretva River, which although heavily farmed is still the largest remaining area of wetland in this part of the Mediterranean. After passing through this the road enters the gorge of the river where the lansdcape becomes more dramatic a rugged as you approach the mountains. Climbing up a hillside on the right hand side of the road is the pretty little Herzogovinan village of Pocitelj - a UNESCO World Heritage site.With its old stone houses,...
We'd been told the town of Kotor, a scenic 1 1/2 hour drive from Dubrovnik, was well worth a visit, and when we were told we could take our hire car into Montenegro without any extra paperwork or insurance, our mind was made up. A mediaeval walled city to rival Dubrovnik, albeit on a smaller scale, was promised and Kotor delivered. Set on the far end of the Gulf of Kotor, the walls of the city seem to be vertical as they climb for 4.5 km up and down the mountain behind the city. Entering the city through the main gate by the harbour, we found we had the narrow streets and elegant squares virtually to ourselves on a hot Sunday in June.The town is charming with street after street lined with old stone buildings. With its palaces, churches and those astounding walls it's hard to realize the town was severely damaged by a massive earthquake in 1979. UNESCO funded much of the restoration...
Regent Esplanade Hotel Zagreb
16 Reviews and 348 Opinions We stayed here from 30 Dec 2011 to 1 January 2012. This is truly an excellent hotel. Staff and...
Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik Dubrovnik
5 Reviews and 322 Opinions Hotel Bellevue is a unique hotel located in a spectacular cliff top position overlooking the...
Radisson Blu Resort, Split Split
8 Reviews and 172 Opinions The guide told us it was situated so close to the center that we could walk back there. But the bus...
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Q: Hello, can EU nationals from non neighbouring countries to Croatia enter the country with a valid ID only? It's so confusing...
A: The Croatian Embassy website http://uk.mfa.hr/?mv=167&mh=42&dmid=86#pocdrz says: * Crossing the state border of the Republic of Croatia requires either a valid...
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