You can visit an abundance of national parks from the Dalmatia Coast. Hikers flock to the Paklenica National Park where an expanse of canyons and vertiginous peaks form the Velebit Mountain range.
Oenophiles are instantly attracted to Croatia for its long wine-making history. The food scene here is equally enticing with hidden konobas taverns and Michelin-starred restaurants both up for grabs. From Roman Palaces to Gothic architecture, there are layers of history to unfold here. One of the most remote Dalmatian islands, Lastovo is dotted with picturesque vineyards, quaint villages and its famed Lastovo chimneys or fumari. This forested archipelago is an official Nature Park and offers world-class diving, excellent seafood restaurants try the lobster and cultural events like the Lastovo carnival.
Explore the area via boardwalks, hiking trails and guided boat tours. Crumbling houses perch below the scenic Hum Hill and pebbled bays offer a tranquil place to relax. Nin, north of Zadar, is a beautiful spot with sandbars, a shallow lagoon and arresting mountain backdrop. A well-marked path takes you around the Great Lake, or Veliko Jezero, and delivers plenty of rugged scenery. Hop on a boat tour to the Kornati National Park , a cluster of islands known for their towering cliffs and sandy beaches.
Alternatively, combine energetic hikes with wild swimming among the emerald-green waterfalls of Krka National Park and see the monastery that perches in the centre of Visovac Lake. Take a coach trip to the Biokovo Mountains, known for its Sveti Jure peak and staggering scenery in the Makarska Riviera.
Similar sword dances are still performed throughout the island, although they are more archaic in form and frequently accompanied by traditional instruments such as the mijeh bagpipe. In the past many of these dances would have been followed by the beheading and roasting of an ox, a practice which was banned during the communist period.
The show begins and ends with klapa singing from the local folklore group, making this a good all-round introduction to island culture. At the centre of an archipelago of some 45 uninhabited islets, tiny Lastovo lies over four hours away from Split by ferry and over three hours by catamaran , and as a result feels much more isolated than any of the other Adriatic islands. Its strong sense of regional identity is most obviously expressed in the annual Poklad a uniquely archaic Lenten carnival.
Like Vis, Lastovo was closed to foreigners from until owing to its importance as a military outpost, and organized tourism has never caught on, but what it lacks in hotels and amenities it more than makes up for in its natural, wooded beauty. Things come to a head on Shrove Tuesday, when the Poklad is led through town on a donkey by the men of Lastovo, who dress for the occasion in a uniform of red shirts, black waistcoats and bowler hats.
Following this, the Poklad is attached to a long rope and hoisted from one end of town to the other three times while fireworks are let off beneath it. Each transit is met by chanting and the drawing of swords. Finally, the Poklad is put back on the donkey and taken to the square in front of the parish church, to the accompaniment of music and dancing.
Drinking and dancing continues in the village hall until dawn. If you do want to attend, contact the tourist office well in advance. One of the last known outbreaks of vampire mania in Croatia took place on Lastovo in , when officials from Dubrovnik had to dissuade the local populace from carrying out mass exhumations of those suspected of walking with the undead.
The vukodlak was an all-purpose bogeyman whose existence could explain away all manner of crises and conflicts: anything from listlessness among the local livestock to marital problems were blamed on the bloodsuckers it was said that vukodlaci visited the beds of bored wives and pleasured them in the night. People were said to turn into vukodlaci after their death if a dog, cat or mouse passed under their coffin while it was being borne to the grave.
The only cure was to dig up the body and cut its hamstrings to prevent it from wandering about at night. Visiting the Dalmatian hinterland as recently as the s, the intrepid Venetian traveller Alberto Fortis discovered that some of the locals asked their families to carry out this operation as soon as they died, just to be on the safe side.
Three kilometres north of Ubli at the hamlet of Pasadur lies a minor resort in the shape of the Solitudo hotel, which stands beside the narrow straight dividing Lastovo from the islet of Prezba. Bright sun and arid ground produce small, flavoursome grapes, while the salty sea air provides an extra component.
The steepness of the vineyards means that the grape harvest here is a demanding physical process. The republic built huge defensive walls stretching across the isthmus to the nearby harbour of Mali Ston, which became the northern bastion of a unified fortification system. The beds are marked out by wooden poles hung with ropes on which the oysters grow prior to harvesting in May and June. Planning to travel here? Go tailor-made! Book your individual trip , stress-free with local travel experts.
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Biokovo The long grey streak of the Biokovo ridge hovers over the Makarska Riviera for some 50km, and its highest point — m Sveti Jure, just above Makarska — is the highest point in Croatia. The Neretva delta Beyond the Makarska Riviera, the main road southeast to Dubrovnik ploughs across the broad, green delta of the River Neretva, which includes some of the most fertile land in the country. Festivals in Makarska Running throughout July and August, the Makarska Cultural Summer Makarsko kulturno ljeto features concerts and theatre performances in town squares, chamber music in the town church and carnival-style events on the Riva — pick up a schedule from the tourist office.
If you have a rental car, take it with you on the ferry so you can drive right onto the island and begin your adventure. Perhaps its biggest claim to fame, however, is as the birthplace of Marco Polo although that fact is still somewhat disputed.
The island's small, charming towns worth a visit include Vela Luka , a village with 19th-century architecture. It also serves as a gateway to the Vela Spila cave, a major archaeological site inhabited by humans since the stone age, and Hum Hill , a lookout point surrounded by olive groves topped with a Habsburg-era fortress.
Its main town, also named Hvar, has a ritzy harbor where the royal and famous park their yachts, often referred to as the "French Riviera of the East. With an exceptional amount of sunlight each year, Hvar is perpetually covered in fields of wild herbs including sage, rosemary, lavender, and thyme, plus well-tended vineyards that yield underappreciated but complex Croatian wines.
This large island just next to Split may be popular thanks to its accessibility, but it also boasts some of the best beaches in the country, architectural gems, and a storied local stone that has achieved global fame.
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