Croatia - top spots

The Croatian coastline is literally studded with beautiful islands and popular mainland resorts, each have their own unique charm, amazing heritage and rich culture, not to mention stunning beaches and fantastic restaurants. Here's our GOBUS recommended top spots!

DUBROVNIK

Dubrovnik is absolutely picturesque as a famous playwright once remarked: “If you want to see heaven on earth, come to Dubrovnik”. The ancient walled medieval city of Dubrovnik is Croatia’s crowning jewel. Jutting out into the glittering blue sea, is the old town of Stari Grad with marble-paved squares, tall houses convents, churches and palaces all cut from the same light-coloured stone. Built between the 13th and 16th centuries, the imposing city walls (some 25m high with 16 towers) are still intact today, so taking a stroll around these areas is a major highlight when staying in Dubrovnik.

Spend a day exploring the many delights Dubrovnik has to offer and come night there is a thousand and one taverns serving ice cold beer and delicious Mediterranean food!

SPLIT

All of our passengers love Split!

 

Located right in the heart of Dalmatia, Split is the largest Croatian city on the Adriatic coast and it's a dream for shopaholics with a whole host of great stores, markets and certainly no shortage of shoe shops! The city also has a vibrant nightlife, with great bars and restaurants.

 

For the culture vultures, it is renowned for its variety of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments among them the UNESCO-listed Diocletian Palace.  The city has a number of museums and is host to a great summer music festival.

KORCULA

Korcula is the largest and most greenest island in Croatia and rich in vineyards and olive trees, fishing villages and reputed birthplace of the greatest explorer Marco Polo. Kocula Town, a typical medieval Dalmation town, is very picturesque with streets arranged in a herringbone pattern allowing free circulation of air but protecting against strong winds. There are Renaissance palaces, cathedrals, museums and plenty more gems tucked away. 

 

The restaurants here offer nice tasty food at pretty good prices and it's an ideal spot for fish lovers! for those wishing to swim the day away there are some reasonably good beaches scattered around!

MLJET

Thought to have been discovered by the Ancient Greeks, records for which have been found, Mljet was called "Melita" or “honey” which over the centuries evolved to the current Slavic name.

 Mljet is stunningly beautiful with thick green forests of Aleppo pine encircling the two inland salt water lakes. It is easy to explore, hire bikes, scooters and open top cars from the harbour. A recommended visit is to the picturesque island of St Mary, home to a small 12th century Benedictine monastery.

 

Come night time head towards the many seafood kavernas (taverns) along the waterfront, with so many small fishing villages they're bound to serve something you like!

HVAR

Arriving at this pretty island of Hvar, you get to explore yet another medieval old town, its crammed to the gunnels with historical sights, cafes, boutiques and bars.  With around 2715 hours of sun per year, the island promotes itself as the ‘island of sunshine'. But Hvar could also be called the ‘island of lavender or wine’ as it cultivates vast quantities of this aromatic botanical for oils and soaps and is one of Croatia’s most famous regional producers of wine.

 

Hvar is a popular haunt for the rich and famous, with some gorgeous hotels and a bevy of expensive yachts in the harbour. It's no surprise that it was voted in the top 10 most beautiful islands worldwide!

BRAC

Brac is simply breathtaking and the biggest and some say most beautiful of the Salmation Islands!

 

You'll see picturesque landscape peppered with fig trees, sea-front cafes and terracotta roofs and the brilliant beaches are ideal for water sports. In particular, check out the interestingly named and unusually shaped Zlatni Rat (Golden Horn) beach, which resembles a pointy white tongue. 

 

This is a playground of fun that offers parachute rides, pedal boats, jet-ski, banana boats, or maybe you'd rather relax in one of the chilled out cafes. Either way, it's your choice - but you certainly won't be disappointed with Brac, and at night time sample the cafés and cocktail bars or just pig out on fresh seafood or pizzas! YUM!

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