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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 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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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 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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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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What me and Kinga did was - we parked next to a church (Kinga comments: the only place where I feel safe but she didnt know that if there was a police station I would be glad to have small chat with the guys there as well). And we slept in the car. You could try it too. in the morning on our way back on the freeway we saw Amazing views to Mediterraneo, full of samll islands and sharp mountain peaks.
Small peaceful island situated in Central Dalmatia (North-West from Zadar), seamen and captains were born here, and those who were not taken by the sea have interesting tombstones which reveal amazing destinies.Old elegant houses, gardens, promenade, few shops, bakeries, bars and restaurans.No hotels - accommodation in private rooms and apartments.A wonderful story, not a legend, is lingering over this sleepy place.Petar Marinic, the captain, promised to his beloved fiancée to return soon and marry her. To make her long days more pleasant while he's away, he built this Tower of Love - "Toreta" in the middle of luscious garden, for her to observe the sea, so she can notice his ship returning.The whole story
Vižinada is settlement of predominantly rural characteristics located dome fiftheen kilometres to the northeast of Porec. The mildly rolling relief favours the growing of wines and olives.There are some important historic sights in Vižinada; the parish church from 1177, a gift made by Pope Alexander III and the baroque public cistern from the 18th century.
Buje is urban centre of the northeast part of the Istrian peninsula, just about 7km away from border crossing with Slovenia. The old core of the town is located on a 222m high mount which dominates whole area of dynamic relief, olive-groves and wineyards.The prehistoric hill-fort of St. Peregrin indicates the age-long inhabitation of Buje.
This isn't exactly 'off the beaten path' however for some it may be a path taken only with great anxiety. I was wary at first. I talk of course of ... the nude beaches! There are hundreds (if not thousands) of these beaches dotting the entire Croatian coastline (known as 'FKK' beaches). Actually 'beaches' don't really exist in Croatia, they are more like steep and rocky banks. In any case many of the best and most secluded swimming spots (on Croatia's spectacularly crystal clear Adriatic!!) are FKK spots. You won't be bothered by the prying eyes of others unless perhaps you are wearing your swimmers. Look for a nice secluded spot and do it because it's an interesting experience (especially the swimming). I went a few times on the island of Lokrum, a short boat trip from Dubrovnik. If you go early it will be empty. One tip: rub sunsreen into those parts that have perhaps never seen the...
Truffles.Even saying that word is vibrant, nasal, exciting ...Blessed are the Croats with the abundance of Truffles quietly growing in forests of Istria. There are many things magical in Croatia, but this is one of my favorite ones. I don't know who figured out the amazing aphrodisiac properties of this modestly looking tuber, but it's been worshiped for thousands of years. There is something in that scent that works like a miracle. Could be a misinterpretation of feeling dizzy from strong scent, since we all heard about it's tempting properties, maybe we are just simply hallucinating thinking it's the passion tickling our tummies? Well, it works!Why else would someone pay thousands of Euros for this smelly potato lookalike? One truffle found in Istria still holds the place as the largest ever found - check Guiness Book of World Records. You can see it's replica in Zigante Shop and...
Cavtat is not mentioned as a "must see" in any tour book, but it's a great place to start (or end) you trip to Croatia, if you are flying in (or out) of Dubrovnik airport. Dubrovnik airport is located actualy some 20 kilometers south of Dubrovnik, but only 3 kmw south of Cavtat. This litle town has a beautiful old part, a very cheerful Riva - seashore promenade with good food, lots and lots of B&B, priced cheaper then Dubrovnik. We setteled here in the afternoon, and went for an evening tour of Dubrovnik. It's about 15-20 minutes drive.During the day, if you don't want to drive to Dubrovnik, and hussle with parking (and pay for it) you can take the shuttle boat. It takes about 50 minutes, and you get to see the Dubrovnik fortress from a different angle, from the sea.
Unique natural phenomena, rays of sunlight enter this cave through the underwater passage, and disperse through crystal clear water illuminating the whole cave with this magical blue light. Rows of boats enter the cave, many of them coming from Komiza on nearby island Vis, so swimming is not allowed to avoid accidents. But if you could come earlier in the morning during early July or early September, you might be able to plunge in and experience something truly exceptional. The water on your skin looks like liquid blue paint. A surreal wonderful experience.Entrance fee 20 Kunas (3 EUR) if you come by your own boat, different agencies offer transfers and tour for the price from 60n - 70 Kunas (10 EUR)
Austria defeated Italy in the naval battle of Vis (Issa) in 1866. Many perished, of all nations, and both armies had soldiers of same nationalities among their troops. The monument commemorating that tragedy is standing in Vis cemetery, and the inscription says:"The unity of Europe is rooted on diversity of it’s historic conflicts.Observe the waves of Adriatic sea carrying the message of peace and understanding to all lands."
IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR DUBROVNIK -GO SOUTH OF DUBROVNIK, NEAR CAVTAT - GO THE OPPOSITE WAY AND LOOK (ASK A LOCAL)) FOR A PLACE CALLED "KONAVOSKI RESTAURANT" -NOT THE "KONAVOSKI DVORI"!. THE RESTAURANT IS A RARE THING IN CROATIA. CHANCES ARE YOU WILL LOVE IT. IT'S NOT CHEAP, BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR AND THE LOCATION IS GREAT TOO. MAKE A STOP ALONG THE WAY TO IT - AT THE VIEW POINT (CANNOT MISS IT - IF GOING THE RIGHT WAY).THE VIEW IS SPECTACULAR.
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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