In the end my wife decided we SHOULD visit our Bosnian friends, refugees in Split.
The town built round the Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace is superb with narrow streets wending their way under arches and in some cases underground. Small squares house a plethora of little cafes and interesting shops; on every street corner there is something to see: a saint in a niche, a roman pillar, a medieval statue. Then there's the peristyle, complete with two Sphinxes, where we saw an open-air production of Aida. The Adriatic laps up to the walls of the promenade shaded by palms and other trees; the vista from a distance is gloriously " Mediterranean ".
We flew from UK to Pula where we visted the ampitheatre and temple, and overnighted in a sort of Communist type holiday camp. The Istrian peninsula is well worth a longer stay than we managed. Travelling to Split by ferry we enjoyed excellent food on board and a chance to see the many islands dotted around the Croatian coast. We did visit Hvar and Brac and one of the highlights of our stay was a trip to Dubrovnik, which was still awaiting the influx of tourists after the war.
Everything was spotless, the prices were great, the food typical and cheap and above all the inhabitants only too willing to help, a very friendly nation.
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Advantages: fewer tourists and 'lager louts' Virtually no crime. beautiful country Disadvantages: may be a slight language problem-some natices are fluent in english but a lot speak german better, and of course their own language.
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Advantages: Easily accessible by car from Europe, still value for money, lovely beaches Disadvantages: everytime you tell your friends you've been there you'll have to answer the 'but what about the war?' question :-)
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