If you’ve been reading about Croatia, you’ve probably found out that we have over one thousand islands. The great majority is located in Dalmatia. Some sources say there are more than 1,200 islands, same say almost 1,300. You will rarely find a precise number and that’s because no one knows exactly how many islands are…
This noteworthy project was born in 2013. Every year, before the start of the tourist season, Split tour guides volunteer their time to the local schoolchildren. The guides become their teachers for an hour or so and they take the kids for a virtual walk through history. This year some 1,700 third graders, accompanied…
There are ten UNESCO World Heritage Sights in Croatia. Out of these ten, six sights are in Dalmatia! Split, Trogir, Šibenik, Zadar, Dubrovnik – all of these locations are lined up along the Dalmatian coast, while Hvar is an island in Split County. If your starting point is Split, all of them are within a radius of…
If you’re staying in Split and you decide to visit Plitvice National Park, you will pass through St. Rocco tunnel, 5.7 km (3.5 miles) long, the 2nd longest tunnel in Croatia. It was an expensive shortcut through Velebit, a long mountain chain, which runs paralel with the Croatian coast and separates Dalmatia from continental Croatia.…
This year you won’t see Ben Stiller, but mark your calendars anyway! On Friday, January 26, from 6 pm. to 1 am., a number of museums in the cities all over Croatia will participate in the 13th annual event – Noć muzeja (The Night of Museums). Visitors will be able to enjoy various programs, exhibitions…