Our last night on this Croatian adventure was spent in Split, concentrating mainly on Split old town. The journey from Dubrovnik had been straight forward, stopping briefly at roadside sellers to buy some local produce which we would take back to the UK. Our return flight to the UK would be early the following morning…
With only 24 hours in Dubrovnik we would be kept busy. The drive from Split went smoothly with hardly any delay at the Bosnia and Herzegovina border. Close to the border area we noticed lots of street stalls selling local produce. Dubrovnik – Not A Car Friendly City Having done some research before leaving the…
Brac Island – Getting There After leaving Plitvice Lakes our next night was booked on Brac island. We had intended to stop on-route at Krka National Park for more waterfalls but instead decided to head straight for Split and an earlier ferry. Ferries from Split to Brac are very regular and reasonably priced. If hiring…
After our brief stop in Rijeka we headed for Plitvice Lakes National Park. We arrived in the area with enough light to see some of the waterfalls from a popular, free viewpoint. We took a few photographs but would pay for entry early the next morning for a proper visit of the park. Plitvice Lakes…
After leaving Rovinj we headed for Plitvice Lakes National Park, breaking the journey for a couple of hours in Rijeka. Rijeka is Croatia’s 3rd largest city. Unlike many of the places we would visit on this brief tour, in Rijeka you were surrounded by locals going about their business rather than other tourists. Rijeka Mosque…
Back in October Ewelina and I spent 5 nights in Croatia, the first night being in Rovinj. I had been in Croatia back in 2010 but Ewelina had not visited before. Despite my earlier visit to Croatia I don’t remember visiting Rovinj, apart from possibly checking out a campsite. Rovinj – Initial Impressions Since this…