 Croatia is a country
of exceptional natural beauty, an amazing cultural heritage with
manyfold traditions. The country offers sights and attractions for
everyone and is with more than 11 million foreign visitors one of
the most popular vacation destinations in the world!
The coastal
scenery with the steel blue, clear water and the mainly subtropical
vegetation against the background of the mountain chains presents
a breath-taking panorama. There are 1800 km coastline with dreamy
villages, well preserved, historic
cities, romantic bays and about 1185 offshore islands!
Also the inland hosts spectacular sights. Especially worth mentioning
are the National Parks, like the Plitvice Lakes NP, a UNESCO World
Heritage site, which is world renowned for its cascaded lakes. Scenic
landscapes with lakes, rivers, medium and high mountains invite
to hiking and climbing.
Know more about the country,
history and culture
Climate
The northern part with the lowlands has continental
climate - cold winters and hot summers, in the mountainous Central
Croatia you find semi-highland alpine climate, while the Adriatic
region comes up with a pleasant Mediterranean climate.
Recommendations for
your sightseeing:
- Dubrovnik,
historic, walled seaport, "Pearl of the Adria", UNESCO WH
-
Plitvice Lakes National Park UNESCO
WH
-
Rovinj picturesque city, Saint Euphemia's
basilica
-
Krka National Park
- Pula
- ancient Roman buildings,1st-century amphitheatre
-
Kornati / Stomorski islands, densest
archipelago in the Mediterranean
- Split
historic city centre,
ancient Palace of Diocletian UNESCO WH
-
Trogir best-preserved Romanesque-Gothic
complex UNESCO WH
- Rab island
and historic town of the same name
- Porec
historic city centre,
Euphrasius-Basilika,
UNESCO WH
- Korcula historic city
/ Island of the same name "Little Sister of Dubrovnik"
One of the most impressing, beautiful and best preserved mediaeval
towns we've ever seen is Dubrovnik
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