General: Croatia

*** Istria is the largest peninsula on the Adriatic Coast, it belongs to Croatia, ex Yugoslavia. It is the westernmost region of Croatia. Istria was that* gorgeous place that James Joyce wrote from, to his brother Stanislaus in Dublin. The average annual hours of sunshine on the Istrian Peninsula are 2,380. When it rains everywhere, some part of Istria remains dry and untouched. The largest town is Pula (82,000 inhabitants). Istria is the place with smallest towns in the world. The smallest Istrian town is called Hum and is the smallest town in the world. The best-protected Istrian harbor is ... more

The Croatians say that if you count the number of spots on a Dalmatian dog you will find that there are over two thousand of them – as many spots as there are islands along the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. Our ship, the M/S Dalmacija, was to take us from the Port of Venice, across the Adriatic and then we were to cruise through the islands, isles and reefs of Dalmatia docking and disembarking at several historic towns and cities such as Split and Dubrovnik, with a brief visit to Corfu and Montenegro and then returning to Venice for a last spectacular evening viewing Venice by night in a ... more

No, it's not a dangerous place and there aren't snipers waiting in the bushes! Phew, I'm glad I've gotten that out of the way before I launch into this review! As part of a recent European driving holiday my Significant Other and I headed to the coast of Croatia, to the seaside town of Porec. We drove down from Munich through Ljubljana in Slovenia and then on to Porec in Croatia, a trip of around 5 hours, so not too far to travel. To say we didn't know what to expect would have been an understatement! Would we be driving through a countryside strewn with burnt out houses and in the aftermath ... more

I had long wanted to visit Croatia after hearing stories of how beautiful and varied the country is, all I can say is the stories I'd heard really underated Croatia - the phrase stuning springs to mind. I set off with two friends for our annual get-a-way on the cheap, you know the type, bufget flights to an airport in the middle of nowhere and a long hike to the final destination. This year wasn't much different. We got flights to Venice, arriving late at night and deciding to save on hotel bills by sleeping on a bench in St Marks square, beautiful as St Marks is I wouldn't recommend it for a ... more

I first went to Croatia a little over a year ago, not really knowing what to expect. I have since returned 6 times. Predominantly, I have visited Hvar, an island off the Dalmatian coast. It is famous for the amount of sunshine it gets each year, and it has the most beautiful, clear water I have ever seen. The island is small, so the sea is never far away, and there are mountains all over. The main town is (slightly confusingly) also called Hvar. It is pretty, but there tend to be large numbers of tourists milling round during the summer months, and it can be difficult, even though the prices ... more