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Croatia

Written by overland-underwater team. Uploaded 18 March 2005.

     Croatia     

 

Slovenia

Serbia & Montenegro

 
Arrive:Sun 14th Aug 05Depart:Fri 19th Aug 05
Days:5Approx km:550
    
Capital: ZagrebCurrency: Kuna (HRK)
Weekend: Sat/SunTime Zone: GMT +1
Int. dial code:+385Language: Croatian, Serbian
Visa Required: NoReligion: Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox, Muslim
Side of road:RightBest time to visit: Summer
Diesel Price: US$ 1.13Activities: Sightseeing, Rafting, Diving Adriatic, Caves, Hiking

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Diary Entry: 13th-18th Aug 2005 - If you go down to the woods... & why bush camping is risky business in Croatia..!

Photo Album for Croatia

Country Highlights En Route

RovinjRovinj

These natural sights have been justly described as "outstanding scenic wonders," because of the pristine beauty of the indented coastline and its forests, consisting of holm oak and Alpine pine trees. This area "of outstanding natural beauty" extends from St. Ivan promontory to Barbariga, including all the Rovinj islands and the mainland 500 metres from the shore line

Diocletian's PalaceDiocletian's Palace (Split)

The Roman Emperor Diocletian spent his declining years in an enormous palace that he had built near his birthplace, Aspalthos, in Dalmatia. With the passing centuries the original architecture of the palace has been altered, but the people of the city, later called Spalato, and then Split, were able to use the structure of the palace, damaging it as little as possible, under Byzantine, Venetian and Austro-Hungarian rule. Thus, a harmonious city came into being within the Roman walls. TrogirThe peristyle of the palace, Diocletian's mausoleum, Jupiter's temple, the colonnades along the streets, Early Croatian churches, Romanesque houses, the gates of Andrija Buvina and architectural works by Juraj Dalmatinac have remained in a good state.

Historic City of Trogir

Trogir was founded by Greek colonists from the Island of Vis in the 3rd century BC. On this Antique matrix lies the historical core of Trogir, which is the best-preserved Romanesque-Gothic complex not only in the Adriatic but in all of Central Europe. Trogir's medieval core, surrounded by walls, comprises a preserved castle and tower and a series of dwellings and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Trogir's grandest building is the church of St. Lawrence, whose main west portal is a masterpiece by Radovan, and the most significant work of the Romanesque-Gothic style in the country.

Plitvice LakesPlitvice Lakes

The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. Diving CroatiaThese geological processes continue today. The forests in the park are home to bears, wolves and many rare bird species.

Diving

The Croatian Sea is not only an attractive nautical destination, but it also draws many lovers of the underwater world, with diving to suit all tastes, from wreck to undersea caverns.

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