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Zadar to Krka National Park

By Morten Smalby

In Active holidays , Croatia

Croatia is well known for amazing nature and a number of national parks, especially if we consider the fact that it is a relatively small country when compared to other European countries. Krka National Park is the second most visited national park in the country, with Plitvice Lakes being the first, offering breathtaking views to […]

Active holidays , Dalmatia

Split – Krka National Park

By Melani

Croatia is well known for having amazing nature and if we consider the fact that Croatia is a relatively small country when compared to other European countries, it would be fair to say that the numbe

Active holidays , Dalmatia , UNESCO

Fortresses in Sibenik

By Morten Smalby

Sibenik is best known for its UNESCO listed Cathedral St. James, but Sibenik has much more to offer! Back in the 15th and 16th century Sibenik was one of the best protected cities on the Adriatic co

Fortica Omis

By Morten Smalby

In Omiš

If you are on holiday near Omis in Dalmatia and are a fan of historical fortresses, stunning views and a bit of hiking, you should plan a visit to Fortress Starigrad (Fortica), a 14/15th century fortress situated on a hilltop 260 meter above Omis.

Dalmatia

Split round trip itinerary

By Morten Smalby

As the city of Split is the center-point of whole Dalmatia, Split really is an excellent base for taking one day trips. It is well connected with the southern and the northern part of Dalmatia, as wel

Active holidays , Dalmatia , Guides

Gulet Cruise in Croatia – Island hopping

By Morten Smalby

Island hopping or gulet cruise is a great way of experiencing the Croatian coast and islands. What is a gulet? Well a traditional gulet is a wooden boat (Schooner) which was originally used in Turkey

Sailing holiday in Croatia

By Morten Smalby

In Active holidays , Guides

For a potential sailing tourist, 1200 islands, an uncounted number of “untouched” bays, crystal clear water and more then 100 picturesque historical coastal towns should sound like sweet music for the ears! Well, actually that pretty much sums up to what Croatia has to offer to its nautical tourists in terms of nature and culture. […]

Active holidays , Dalmatia , sport

Rafting on River Cetina

By Morten Smalby

Rafting on Cetina river is the most popular adventure tour in Dalmatia. This summer, I went for another adrenaline rush with a few friends from Denmark. Although I tried it for several times, I am alw

Active holidays , kayak , trips

Biševo Island, Blue cave on Island Bisevo

By Morten Smalby

As I mentioned in our travel story from Vis, one day of our Holiday was spend on a visit to the Island of Biševo, which is a small island situated 4 nautical miles SW of Komiža. Our visit to Vis was

Island Vis – Tito’s Military Island

By Morten Smalby

In Active holidays , trips , Vis

Last summer we had and excellent holiday on the Island of Vis. My colleague Vivian’s parents in law, had been so kind to lent us there house in the middle of Vis town, so a Friday afternoon in August we left Split with the ferry, for our first visit to the Island. A little bit […]

Active holidays , Skiing , sport

Skiing in Bosnia

By Morten Smalby

Today we went to the ski resort Kupres in Bosnia, although this is only 135 Km from our hometown Split, this was our first trip to Kupres. Although there are a few places to ski in Croatia, Kupres i

Active holidays , Guides , Kvarner , national parks

National Park Risnjak

By Morten Smalby

What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Risnjak? How to get to Risnjak Risnjak is situated in north-west part of Gorski Kotar, in the vicinity of the town Rijeka. You can get to

National Park Paklenica

By Morten Smalby

In Active holidays , Guides , national parks , zadar

What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Paklenica? How to get to Paklenica The National Park Paklenicastretches on the littoral slope of South Velebit, in the backdrop of Starigrad. You can reach Paklenica: By car – You can arrive from several directions by car. The quickest way to come […]

Guides , Istria , national parks

National Park Brijuni

By Morten Smalby

What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park of Brijuni? How to get on Brijuni islands The Brijuni islands stretch along the south-west coast of the Istrian peninsula, they are separa

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Welcome to our blog about holidays in Croatia, here you will find our real life experience from living and working in Croatia. We spend a great deal of our time on the Croatian roads exploring all the interesting historical towns and the islands in Croatia. Till now we have visited most cities on the Croatian Adriatic coast, of the islands we among others have had the pleasure to visit Brac, Korcula, Vis, Hvar even several times. Here on our blog you can find information about our trips to different towns and islands; our approach is to give straight forward information about the places we have visited.

In addition to the travel stories you may also find information about Visa, Prices, Highway, using mobile phone and other stuff which could have an impact on your holiday budget. If you wish to book a Hotel or a Private apartment in Croatia we of course also have a special section on our page with various kinds of accommodation in Croatia.

Last but not least, we love to share our experience from Croatia with our readers, so please feel free to use the comment field under each post. If you have a question in relation to Holidays in Croatia, we can not guarantee that we can reply on all the questions you might have, but we will for sure give it our best shot!

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