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Cancel your appointments, re- route your travel plans, abandon the children: the Croatian coast is an absolute wonder to behold and if you miss the experience we'll call yours a life wasted! August is hot, hot, hot down by the sea. Tourists bring sleepy villages to life. Clubs, bars and fish restaurants are packed to the gills. If you get bored of searching for towel space on the beach, head off the beaten track to find your own private paradise, far from the madding crowd. Find out what’s where down on the coast on our Zadar , Dubrovnik, Osijek, Karlovac and Rijeka pages. If Central European charm is more your cup of tea - or if you just happen to be passing through – click onto Zagreb to find out what’s going on.
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The Kompa
Looking not much more than a wooden platform with a hut-like cabin on top, Osijek’s much-loved “Kompa” (“ferry’) transports foot passengers from Gornji Grad to
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Stara vrata (The Roman Gate)
Just above Trg Ivana Koblera is a massive and plain stone archway, the oldest structure in Rijake, once the entry into the Roman Praetorium, the military command centre. Built onto it is an odd struc
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Parish Church of St. Michael
When Habsburg forces re-captured Osijek from the Turks, Jesuit priests arrived and converted this former mosque into one of the city’s most handsome houses of prayer, its extrovert custard
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Riječka luka (Port of Rijeka)
The Port of Rijeka was founded in 1717 by the Austrian monarch Carl VI. Over the years, railway lines were built connecting the port with the large cities of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and tra
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My Croatian friends-It’s All in a Day’s Search for a Castle
My Friend, FilipMy favorite way to spend a weekend in Croatia is exploring castle ruins. These often are located on mountain tops and other out of the way, remote spots. Most of the time t
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Didov san
Authentic Dalmatian cuisine as we recommend the beef and lamb roast cooked in the traditional ‘ispod peke’ style. The prosciutto, homemade sausages and freshly baked bread are to die for
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