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Croatia Trip
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:08 am
Looks like we are doing Vienna, Budapest (i have spents weeks in both) and Croatia (never been)...
We love good food, wine, nice hotel/resort, beaches...
The trip would be in the summer and include Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik and Mostar (Bosnia)...we are looking to include some more areas too and we would have a car
We love good food, wine, nice hotel/resort, beaches...
The trip would be in the summer and include Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik and Mostar (Bosnia)...we are looking to include some more areas too and we would have a car
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:42 am to Tiger Attorney
How many days are you planning? Where are you flying into/out of?
I stayed at the Le Meridien in split, it was nice enough and fairly affordable. Stayed at Amfora in Hvar, it was very nice. Rented AIRBNB in Dubrovnik but there are a couple pretty nice resorts.
Just a fyi the beaches are rocky for the most part. They are beautiful but much different than the normal sandy beaches most are accustomed to. Highly suggest splurging on boats in each of the cities, that is by far the best thing you can do while there.
I stayed at the Le Meridien in split, it was nice enough and fairly affordable. Stayed at Amfora in Hvar, it was very nice. Rented AIRBNB in Dubrovnik but there are a couple pretty nice resorts.
Just a fyi the beaches are rocky for the most part. They are beautiful but much different than the normal sandy beaches most are accustomed to. Highly suggest splurging on boats in each of the cities, that is by far the best thing you can do while there.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:03 pm to Tiger Attorney
I just looked up Zagreb and that looks like a must. Now I wanna go!
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:39 pm to Tiger Attorney
Croata thread from a couple of weeks ago
Check of Plitvice National Park, its really beautiful.
You can do a day trip from Dubrovnik to check out the fjords in Montenegro.
If you are driving from Budapest or Vienna to Croatia, you may want to stop in Ljubliana, Slovenia and/or Lake Bled in slovenia.
Zagreb is nice but its not as nice as Hvar, Dubrovnik or even Split.
Check of Plitvice National Park, its really beautiful.
You can do a day trip from Dubrovnik to check out the fjords in Montenegro.
If you are driving from Budapest or Vienna to Croatia, you may want to stop in Ljubliana, Slovenia and/or Lake Bled in slovenia.
Zagreb is nice but its not as nice as Hvar, Dubrovnik or even Split.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 1:53 pm to Tiger Attorney
Great trip, good info below. if driving, do hit Bled, Bohinj, ljubljana in Slovenia.
Plitvice is an all day deal, we actually go to Krka.
North of Split, Trogir, Salona ruins, Sibenik, and Zadar are well worth visits.
South of Split, hit Omis, Brela and Ston (best oysters I have ever eaten).
We stay at St. Lukes in Split. Just out of the Palace, but close parking lot, walk out onto Riva and 5 minutes from ferry.
Hvar island, we usually stay in Stari Grad. Too much night party stuff in Hvar for us. Last year went on wine tour to Tomic Winery in Jelsa, that was good.
Mostar, we have used B&B Mooostar City Apartment No 1., hard to find, but they do have parking on site. Easy walk to old bridge and bunar bridge. Be sure to hit Blagaj, Kravica Waterfalls, Pocitelj - all between Mostar and Ploce/Dubrovnik.
Beaches mostly rock, further south more sand, there is a sand beach on Korcula and one near Dubrovnik.
There is so much to do and see, kinda hard without knowing what you like (history, art, architecture, active, etc...) We have been 8 times and headed for our 9th in May (BiH only 3 times). If you have some specific questions shoot me an email tigerskeet at gmail dot com and I'll try to help ( we absolutely love this region!)
Plitvice is an all day deal, we actually go to Krka.
North of Split, Trogir, Salona ruins, Sibenik, and Zadar are well worth visits.
South of Split, hit Omis, Brela and Ston (best oysters I have ever eaten).
We stay at St. Lukes in Split. Just out of the Palace, but close parking lot, walk out onto Riva and 5 minutes from ferry.
Hvar island, we usually stay in Stari Grad. Too much night party stuff in Hvar for us. Last year went on wine tour to Tomic Winery in Jelsa, that was good.
Mostar, we have used B&B Mooostar City Apartment No 1., hard to find, but they do have parking on site. Easy walk to old bridge and bunar bridge. Be sure to hit Blagaj, Kravica Waterfalls, Pocitelj - all between Mostar and Ploce/Dubrovnik.
Beaches mostly rock, further south more sand, there is a sand beach on Korcula and one near Dubrovnik.
There is so much to do and see, kinda hard without knowing what you like (history, art, architecture, active, etc...) We have been 8 times and headed for our 9th in May (BiH only 3 times). If you have some specific questions shoot me an email tigerskeet at gmail dot com and I'll try to help ( we absolutely love this region!)
Posted on 1/25/17 at 12:52 pm to Tiger Attorney
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we would have a car
This is key for a great Croatia trip. The road trip is beautiful and the highway system is pretty legit. Zadar is a personal favorite Croatian city of mine because of the Sea Organ. This also gives you the opportunity to check out the national parks like Plitvice, Paklenica and Krka.
You must enjoy Cevapi as much as possible!
Dubrovnik recs: Tobasco pizza (good and cheap), Dionysus wine bar (diverse selection of alcohol compared to most places and can be very friendly)
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:11 pm to Tiger Attorney
Driving in Croatia along the Dalmatian Coast is relatively easy and spectacular. Assuming that you are starting in Split, it would make sense to start there and take the car ferry from Split to Stari Grad. The ferries are easy to navigate and the timetable is online (Jadrolinija). Hvar gets very crowded in the summer, and there can be a wait for car ferries.
IMO opinion the best wine on the island comes from the Ivan Dolac area, on the south side of Hvar. Since you have a car, it is definitely worth a relatively short drive from Hvar through the Pitve tunnel to Ivan Dolac. The small tunnel was built around WWII and is an alternating one way tunnel. It's an experience in itself. Google it to see for yourself.
The drive along Hvar island is breathtaking. The lavender fields are usually still blooming in June, and the road gets a little hairy towards the western end of the island approaching Sucuraj.
You'll find that most restaurants in Croatia serve roughly the same menu: grilled meat (usually a "mixed grill" of assorted meat - cevapcici is my favorite), risot (rissoto), and obviously seafood (usually grilled or brodet (light tomato sauce). Adriatic scampi in brodet is one of my favorite foods. Pizza is extremely popular in Croatia, and we love Karlovacko beer (pivo). It can be bought at Kiefe's in NOLA. Croatian sheep's milk cheese (Paski Sir) is very good, as is their prsut (prosciutto) - but it's usually cut in very thick slices compared to how it's served in Italy.
Happy to share specifics of restaurants, etc. I'm Croatian, my family is from Hvar, and I'll be there in mid-July. Sretan put.
IMO opinion the best wine on the island comes from the Ivan Dolac area, on the south side of Hvar. Since you have a car, it is definitely worth a relatively short drive from Hvar through the Pitve tunnel to Ivan Dolac. The small tunnel was built around WWII and is an alternating one way tunnel. It's an experience in itself. Google it to see for yourself.
The drive along Hvar island is breathtaking. The lavender fields are usually still blooming in June, and the road gets a little hairy towards the western end of the island approaching Sucuraj.
You'll find that most restaurants in Croatia serve roughly the same menu: grilled meat (usually a "mixed grill" of assorted meat - cevapcici is my favorite), risot (rissoto), and obviously seafood (usually grilled or brodet (light tomato sauce). Adriatic scampi in brodet is one of my favorite foods. Pizza is extremely popular in Croatia, and we love Karlovacko beer (pivo). It can be bought at Kiefe's in NOLA. Croatian sheep's milk cheese (Paski Sir) is very good, as is their prsut (prosciutto) - but it's usually cut in very thick slices compared to how it's served in Italy.
Happy to share specifics of restaurants, etc. I'm Croatian, my family is from Hvar, and I'll be there in mid-July. Sretan put.
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