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Korcula
Korcula One of many alleged birthplaces of 13th-century explorer Marco Polo, the island of Korčula is one of the largest in the Adriatic and within easy striking distance Dubrovnik by road and sea. Perched on a peninsula and well on its way to becoming the party town of the Adriatic, Korčula Old T
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Gates of Diocletians Palace
Gates of Diocletians Palace There are four different gates or access points to enter Splits historic core, all named after four different metals. The best starting point is the Bronze Gate, which opens outward from the palaces southern area to Splits Riva (harbor-front promenade). Inside, it leads
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Strossmayer Promenade
Strossmayer Promenade Running along the remains of Zagreb’s medieval defense walls and marking the southern border of the Upper Town (Gornji Grad), the Strossmayer Promenade is one of the city’s liveliest and most scenic walkways. Named after the famous 19th-century Croatian bishop and politician
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Mimara Museum (Muzej Mimara)
Mimara Museum (Muzej Mimara) With its grand neo-Renaissance façade presiding over Roosevelt Square in Zagreb’s Donji Grad (Lower Town), the Mimara Museum (Muzej Mimara) is impossible to miss, but the dramatic building is more than just a pretty face. This is the city’s biggest and most important a
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Elafiti Islands
Elafiti Islands A cluster of isles and islands found along the Dalmatian Coast, the Elafiti Islands are one of Croatia’s most popular destinations and make an easy day trip from nearby Dubrovnik. Fourteen islands make up the small archipelago, but only the largest three - Kolocep, Lopud and Sipan
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Peristil Square
Peristil Square Peristil Square is Splits main square, the former entry hall in Diocletians Palace. It is derived from a Roman architectural term called the peristyle, an open colonnade surrounding a court.The spacious central courtyard is flanked by marble columns topped with Corinthian capitals
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Gornji Grad (Upper Town)
Gornji Grad (Upper Town) Encompassing the medieval hilltop settlements of Kaptol and Gradec, Zagreb’s Gornji Grad (Upper Town) is the capital’s historic district, looking down over the modern center of Donji Grad (Lower Town) below. Loosely defined as the area north of the central Bana Jelačića sq
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Donji Grad (Lower Town)
Donji Grad (Lower Town) The modern center of Zagreb might not be as strikingly picturesque as its higher altitude neighbor, but Donji Grad, the ‘Lower Town’, is still the focal point of many visitors’ itineraries, home to several of the capital’s most prominent buildings and museums. The dramatic
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Zagreb Cathedral of the Assumption
Zagreb Cathedral of the Assumption With its gothic spires towering 105 meters over Zagreb’s Gornji Grad (Upper Town), the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (or simply, Zagreb Cathedral) is an omnipresent landmark, as well as being one of the city’s top attractions. Built in the
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Dubrovnik Old Town
Dubrovnik Old Town The medieval core of Dubrovnik and the focal point of most city itineraries, Dubrovnik’s Old Town is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site, made up of a warren of limestone-paved streets and painstakingly restored medieval architecture. The pedestrianized center is still surrounde
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Dubrovnik Cable Car
Dubrovnik Cable Car Dubrovnik’s distinctive orange cable cars speed 778 m (2,552.5 ft) in around three minutes to the top of Mount Srđ from the Lower Station positioned just north of the sturdy walls of the city. Opened in 1969, the cable car was destroyed during the Balkan Wars of Independence in
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Franciscan Monastery & Museum
Franciscan Monastery & Museum Originally built in a Romanesque-Gothic style in 1337, the Franciscan Monastery was one of the few buildings to retain some of its original architecture after the 1667 earthquake. Among its earliest surviving features is the south door, designed in 1499 in a Venetian
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Dubrovnik Cruise Port
Dubrovnik Cruise Port The Adriatic city of Dubrovnik, in southern Croatia, has one of Europe’s most picturesque medieval districts, known for its red rooftops and even more famous today for being a filming location of the Game of Thrones TV series. A tour of film sites is even a Dubrovnik shore ex
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Konavle Valley
Konavle Valley South of Dubrovnik, between the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic Sea and the dramatic Sniježnica mountain, lies the Konavle Valley. Coastal Cavtat at the northern end of the valley is the largest town and a popular holiday resort. That said, it retains its cultural and historic
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Hvar
Hvar One of the most popular islands of the Dalmatian Coast, Hvar is proud of its reputation as the ‘sunniest and greenest’ of Croatia’s many isles, with a wealth of natural attractions. Reachable by car-ferry from mainland Split or Makarska, Hvar’s glitzy beach resorts and Mediterranean climate d
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Cavtat
Cavtat The origins of Cavtat stretch right back to ancient Greek times before it came under Roman rule in 228 BC. The area was then destroyed in the 7th century AD when its inhabitants fled to a nearby island and eventually founded the city of Dubrovnik. By the 15th century, a new settlement began
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St Marks Church
St Marks Church The Catholic parish church of Zagreb’s Gornji Grad (Upper Town) is one of the most distinctive buildings in the city, thanks to its brightly patterned tiled roof. Built in the 13th century, there is now little left of the church’s original construction save for a couple of windows
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Peljesac Peninsula
Peljesac Peninsula Characterized by its sunny climate and fertile landscape, Croatia’s Peljesac peninsula is one of its largest, renowned for its Plavic Mali grapes and wine production. Jutting out into the Peljesac channel and rubbing shoulders with Korcula Island, the scenic peninsula benefits f
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Fort Lovrijenac
Fort Lovrijenac Perched on a 37-meter cliff top jutting out into the Adriatic Sea, it’s easy to see how the dramatic Fort Lovrijenac earned itself the nicknamed of ‘Dubrovnik’s Gibraltar’. The mighty stone fortress is one of Dubrovnik’s most recognizable landmarks, looming over the western gate to
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Budikovac Island
Budikovac Island Croatia is gaining a reputation or its stunning coastlines and idyllic beaches. And while the tiny island of Budikovac is still relatively untouched, it is without a doubt, the perfect escape from the energy of the mainland. Travelers who find their way to the picturesque pebble b
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