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A medieval stone village a short drive from Rovinj, with quiet coves nearby.

Flat corner of Croatia between the Drava and the Danube: wetlands, wine cellars and fish stew.

Beach town at the southern end of Krk, with a long pebble beach and mountain trails…

A lively seaside town south of Zadar, gateway to the Kornati islands and Lake Vrana.

A tiny harbour on Brač’s west coast, known as the poet Vladimir Nazor’s port.

Town on the south coast of Brač, home of Zlatni Rat beach and Croatia’s windsurfing scene.

The big island opposite Split – Zlatni Rat beach, Vidova Gora and white Brač stone.

Pine-shaded pebble beaches at the northern end of the Makarska Riviera.

Peaceful harbour town south of Dubrovnik, with boats to the old town and a calm waterfront.

A long, wild island of stone villages and sheep pastures.

Slavonian town of a twin-towered cathedral, Lipizzaner horses and a folk festival.

Village at the south end of the Makarska Riviera, with two bays and the ferry to…

City walls, the Stradun and Lokrum island – best early in the morning.

Fishing town near Pula and the boat port for Brijuni National Park, famous for sardines.

Lake village in Gorski Kotar with walks around Lake Bajer, a show cave and cool mountain…

A small hilltop village of galleries, studios and summer music.

Green hills north of Zagreb with castles, spas, pilgrimage churches and vineyards.

Often called the smallest town in the world: a walled hilltop village in inland Istria.

A Venetian harbour town, lavender villages and the Pakleni islands offshore.

The island’s harbour town: a grand square, a hilltop fortress and the Pakleni islands offshore.

Croatia’s easternmost town, above the Danube, with medieval walls and centuries-old wine cellars.

A hinterland town above two spectacular karst lakes, half an hour from the Makarska Riviera.

A relaxed harbour town on Hvar’s north coast, between pine woods and vineyards.

Star-shaped fortress town on four rivers, halfway between Zagreb and the coast.

Fishing town on the west coast of Vis and the starting point for boats to the…

Croatia’s southernmost valley beyond Dubrovnik: vineyards, villages, Cavtat and Sokol Grad.

A green island in southern Dalmatia with a walled medieval town, white wines and quiet bays.

A small walled town on a peninsula, with herringbone streets and the Moreška sword dance.

A maze of bare, rocky islands south of Zadar, best seen by boat.

Zagorje town famous for one of the richest Neanderthal sites in Europe.

The island linked to the mainland by bridge – Krk town, Vrbnik and Baška.

The island’s walled capital: a cathedral, a Frankopan castle and a harbour full of cafés.

Waterfalls and river canyons inland from Šibenik, with Skradinski buk as the highlight.

Zagorje village with an open-air museum of rural life and Tito’s birth house.

Mali and Veli Lošinj, pine-shaded bays and a long tradition of wellness tourism.

A stone village on Brač’s west side with one of Croatia’s most beautiful bell towers.

Riviera town under Biokovo mountain, with a long pebble beach and a lively harbour promenade.

Sixty kilometres of pebble beaches between Brela and Gradac, under the wall of Biokovo mountain.

A family resort on Krk’s north-west coast, with pine-shaded beaches and a lively harbour.

Croatia’s main Marian shrine, a pilgrimage village in the hills north of Zagreb.

A sheltered harbour village on Brač’s west coast, loved by sailors.

Forested island near Dubrovnik with a national park, two saltwater lakes and a monastery on an…

A walled hilltop town above the Mirna valley and its truffle forest.

Island joined to the mainland by a bridge, the gateway to the Kornati National Park.

A quiet resort village between Omišalj and Malinska, surrounded by pine woods.

Small walled fishing town on a peninsula on the west coast of Istria.

An old pirate town where the Cetina River canyon meets the sea – the base for…

Krk’s first town after the bridge, an old stone village on a cliff above the sea.

A 19th-century seaside resort with villas, parks and the Lungomare promenade.

Seaside town on Pelješac opposite Korčula, with beaches, a sailors’ past and the ferry to the…

Slavonia’s largest city on the Drava, with the baroque Tvrđa quarter and a long riverside promenade.

A chain of pine-covered islands just off Hvar Town, with coves, beach clubs and quiet bays.

A quiet island of villages and sandy coves, linked by bridge to Ugljan.

Central Istria’s town above the Pazin Cave gorge.

Long wine peninsula north of Dubrovnik: Ston’s walls and oysters, Orebić and the Korčula ferry.

Sixteen terraced lakes linked by waterfalls – Croatia’s best-known national park.

A Roman street plan, the UNESCO-listed Euphrasian Basilica and long stretches of family beaches.

A small old town on a peninsula between Šibenik and Trogir, surrounded by stone-walled vineyards.

A white-stone town on Brač’s north coast, home to Croatia’s only stonemasonry school.

Istria’s largest city: a Roman amphitheatre, Cape Kamenjak and boats to Brijuni.