Dubrovnik
Walls for the view. Side streets for the detour.
A love letter to Croatia
Some places stay with you.
Salt on your skin. Stone warmed by the sun. A table you wish you could return to. There is a Croatia you haven’t met yet.
Find your Croatia
Zagreb · archive photograph of Advent 2025 · Samir Cerić Kovačević / Zagreb Tourist Board
A sense of place
Where the feeling begins.
From Zagreb’s market mornings to Dubrovnik’s walls. Different cities, different ways into Croatia.
All destinations
Zadar
Watch the sunset and listen to the Sea Organ.
Šibenik
Climb stone steps to the fortresses for views over the city.
Varaždin
Palaces, courtyards and a reason to look up.
Osijek
Explore Tvrđa, then follow the Drava for a riverside walk.
Split
Morning on the Pjaca. Life inside a palace.
Split's waterfront and palace.
Rovinj
Uphill through lanes. Downhill towards the sea.
Aerial view of Rovinj.
Zagreb
Market mornings. Upper Town afternoons.
The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
Did you know? Croatia is home to Hum, often called the world’s smallest town.
How small can a town be?
Hum has a famous answer. Its more interesting secret is how much you can miss if you only come to tick off the smallest-town claim.
Read the storyFour Croatias. Start with one.
Meet Croatia: choose the trip before the route
Coastal towns, island crossings, forest paths or a weekend inland? Start with the kind of day you want, then choose a part of Croatia that gives it room.
Read the storyAt the table
The places you’ll talk about.
Find a table for a long lunch or a lively evening.
Explore food & drink
Coral Beach Club in Dubrovnik, with two beaches, loungers and terraces seen from above.
Dining room with laid tables at Plješivička Klet in Zagreb.
Plješivička Klet
Mime’s Trattoria Vrbani - venue photograph
Karlo Sutalo
A table on Pelegrini’s terrace with wine glasses and the cathedral in the background.
The Croatia journal
Four cities, on foot.
Choose a walk past Varaždin’s palaces, through Dubrovnik’s lanes, across Zagreb’s squares or around Rovinj’s old town. Each story gives you a place to start and details to look for along the way.
More travel stories Varaždin: three palaces, one coffee
Look at Herzer’s doorway, Patačić’s corner window and Sermage’s balcony, then finish your walk with coffee on the square.
Read the walking guide Dubrovnik, one street at a time
Follow Stradun to the old harbour, return through another lane and leave time for one museum or a separate visit to the city walls.
Read the walking guide A slower Zagreb weekend, starting at Dolac
Connect Dolac and the Upper Town on day one, then start at Zrinjevac for a second day among the Lower Town’s green squares.
Read the walking guideThe Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
A weekend in Rovinj, with time left over
Walk to St Euphemia, spend the evening by the harbour and return next morning to the old town’s workshops, passages and stairways.
Read the walking guidePlaces to stay
Find your place to stay.
Villas, holiday homes, hotels and rental agencies for your stay.
All places to stay
Vale Estates pool terrace with loungers, pine trees and a sea view.
Vale Estates / official website
Villa Fig & Oak: stone house, terrace and garden in Mlini.
Breakfast beside the pool at TUI BLUE Kalamota Island
My Villa Ida with a pool, from the Solis Poreč rental portfolio
Out on the water
A different kind of blue.
Explore charters, cruises and boat trips. Plan your time at sea directly with each provider.
Nava Boats - landscape photograph
Source: Booking Manager / Nautika Centar Nava
Master Charter - landscape photograph
Source: Booking Manager / Master Charter
A boat from the Charter Patricia Makarska fleet by the coast
Yacht Freedom at sea
Anima Maris under sail, offered by Yacht IN
Adriatic Sky from the Katarina Line fleet
8 national parks
Wild by nature.
From lakes and islands to mountain trails. Find your next day outside.
More time outside
Plitvice Lakes
Waterfalls, clear lakes and boardwalks through the green.
Krka
Cascades and river landscapes in the Dalmatian hinterland.
Kornati
Rocky islands, sea passages and wide-open horizons.
Mljet
Saltwater lakes and pine forests in the southern Adriatic.
Brijuni
Island paths, shady trees and layers of history.
Rocky shoreline and clear sea on Brijuni
Paklenica
Deep canyons and trails beneath Velebit’s rock faces.
Rocky canyon and mountain slopes in Paklenica National Park.
Risnjak
Mountain forests, far-reaching views and the source of the Kupa.
Autumn forest and sunlight in Risnjak.
Northern Velebit
Karst peaks, mountain meadows and views towards the sea.
Zavižan mountain lodge and the landscape of Northern Velebit National Park.
MICHELIN · Croatia 2026
A dinner worth travelling for.
From Istrian terraces to Dalmatian islands and Zagreb. Discover Croatia’s MICHELIN-starred restaurants.
Dining room at Agli Amici Rovinj, with round tables, white tablecloths and views towards the waterfront.
Agli Amici Rovinj
Meet the restaurant
The Harry’s Piccolo Poreč team in the restaurant
Source: Valamar · Harry’s Piccolo Poreč
Harry’s Piccolo Poreč
In the MICHELIN Guide New star · 2026A table on Pelegrini’s terrace with wine glasses and the cathedral in the background.
Pelegrini
Meet the restaurant
The dining room at Noel in Zagreb
Source: Delicious Zagreb · Noel
Noel
Meet the restaurant
LD Restaurant dining room overlooking the sea in Korčula
Source: LD Restaurant
LD Restaurant
Meet the restaurant
The dining room at Korak overlooking the Plešivica vineyards
Korak
Meet the restaurantA place catches your eye. Keep it close.
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