Croatia Top Destinations

Night life in Bol is mostly spend on the beach Zlatni Rat and in cocktail bars Varadero and Aquarius and disco club Faces with many famous DJs. Bol is the most famous surfing place in Croatia. It is ideal for surfers and other water activities: jet ski, diving, swimming, kite surfing, cruises and many other. You can also use group or private boat excursions to go on trips around the island or you can use boat rentals or private boat transfers to get you to the most beautiful places nearby, like island Hvar or city of Split. You can enjoy in many homemade specialties in Bol, such as Bol's Plavac (wine), Brac's lamb, Brac's cheese, meals with blue fish and many others. There are many restaurants and bars that offer traditional Brac's specialties. In Bol you can visit wine cellar and try some local wines. Cellar is located in center of town Bol. You can go wine tasting on island Brac with group or private car excursions from Split. Each summer in Bol is kept Bol Cultural Summer and the biggest day during the Bol's Cultural Summer is 5th of August which is the day of Municipality of Bol. During the Bol's Cultural Summer many concerts, fisherman's nights, theatrical shows are kept. Most famous beach in Bol is Zlatni Rat, long pebble beach with interesting top which changes shape depending on which wind blows. Other beaches in Bol are pebble beaches 1,5 km long between town Bol and beach Zlatni Rat. Those beaches are Potocine, Borak, Benacica, Kotlina, Bijela kuca, Martinica... You can visit beaches with car rentals or private car transfers.

Dubrovnik offers accommodation in hotels, hostels, private apartments and rooms, private houses, villas and camps. Total capacity of accommodation units in Dubrovnik is 24 652 beds. Modern tourism in Dubrovnik started in 1897. when Grand Imperial Hotel was opened. There are 9 hotels with 5 stars in Dubrovnik and 7 hotels with 4 stars. Most of the tourists come to Dubrovnik by airplane. Most of the tourists come from United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Turkey and Italy. Dubrovnik is also famous destination for cruisers. Dubrovnik offers many activities in which you can enjoy. You can visit many historical monuments and discover history of Dubrovnik and its inhabitants. For sightseeing nearby settlements you can use private or group car excursions. If you want to go on private trip to Split or Makarska, you can use private car transfers or car rentals. You can go on one-day trips and visit nearby places and islands, such as: island Lokrum, island Lopud, island Sipan, island Korcula, peninsula Peljesac, towns Ston, Ploce, Cavtat and many other, all with private or group boat excursions from Dubrovnik. You can also visit islands Hvar and Brac in Central Dalmatia with many beautiful natural sights and historical heritage. For trips nearby and further of Dubrovnik you can use boat rentals that also offers skipper services or private boat transfers. Most famous water sports in Dubrovnik is water polo. You can enjoy in water activities: diving, sailing, cruises, banana boat, water skiing, boat ride, pedals, swimming and many other. You can also enjoy in land activities tennis, table tennis, massage, spa, sauna... Beaches in Dubrovnik: - pebble beach Cava with part for nudists, - most famous pebble beach Banje which is also one of the most beautiful beaches, - sand beach Uvala Lapad, - beaches on island Lokrum, - pebble beach St. Jacob, - pebble beach Copacabana with night clubs, - rocky beach Buza in the bottom of Town walls, - stone beach Neptun... You can also discover many beautiful beaches nearby Dubrovnik and on islands around it. Dubrovnik is rich with night bars, disco clubs, coffee bars and restaurants. You can try traditional Dalmatian meals in many restaurants, pizzerias and taverns. Some of them are: tavern Arsenal, restaurant Komin, restaurant Orhan, restaurant Gil's, restaurant Proto, restaurant Posat, restaurant Bueno, restaurant Lokanda... Traditional meals that you can try: fish meals, seafood, pasta, vegetables with addition of Mediterranean plants, Dalmatian smoked ham and cheese, authentic Dubrovnik's rozata and many other. Some of the best night clubs and pubs in Dubrovnik: Latino club Fuego, Facory club, night club Capitano, Eastwest Beach Club, Lazareti club, King Richard's Pub, Karaka Pub, Katie O'Connor's Irish Pub... There are also many coffee bars where you can enjoy in your morning coffee and beautiful views in Dubrovnik: bar Buza outside of the Town walls, coffee bar Nonenina, City Cafe, Cafe bar Rio and many more. In Dubrovnik are kept many concerts, traditional events and fun shows that you will surely enjoy: - Most known event is Festivity of St. Blaise, kept on 3rd of February and it is listed on UNESCO's list of world's intangible heritage. Festivity of St. Blaise has been celebrated since 972. It is believed that St. Blaise helped Dubrovnik in battles against Venice. - Rachlin Festival has been kept at the end of the summer in Rector's Palace. It is festival of chamber music. - Libertas Film Festival has been kept since 2005. and it is also international festival. - Dubrovnik's Summer Festival with summer games and many concerts. It was founded in 1950.

Town Hvar and island Hvar in general is one of the most attractive and most visited tourist destinations in Croatia. It is famous for many reasons, such as beautiful nature, clean and clear sea, night life, rich gastronomy, many cultural and historical monuments, beautiful buildings, group or private boat excursions to many beautiful islands and attractions... Tourism on island Hvar started to develop in 1868. when Hygienic society was founded and started to encouraged tourism development. Tourism on island Hvar started as rural tourism, then it developed to pilgrim tourism and today it is tourism in general. Hvar was also developing medical tourism. First medical hotel was finished in 1903. at the location of former Rector's Palace. It was called Medical-hotel of Queen Elizabeth. It has 26 rooms. First Hvar Guide was printed in Trst in 1899. In 1903. Hvar Guide had colored front page and pictures. Between 1921. and 1941. many tourist contents were built: beaches, promenades, hotels, public infrastructure... During the 60's many hotels were built and expand their offer and contents. Mass tourism was at it's top during the 70's. During the 80's tourism and revenues are in decline and tourist offer is poorer. In 1986. hotels in Hvar, Jelsa and Stari Grad were united into Suncani Hvar (Sunny Hvar). Most critical time was during the Patriotic war from 1991.-1995. While visiting town Hvar, you can stay in many beautiful, modern and traditional hotels, private houses and apartments. Hosts also offer many traditional homemade meals, wines, brandies and oils. Day of town Hvar is celebrated on 2nd of October. Protector of town Hvar is St. Stephen I. Literary manifestation Meeting Cakavian Poetry has been kept since 2004. It is dedicated to poetry in Cakavian dialect written by women. In 2009. procession Za krizem was listed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Town Hvar is excellent starting point for many group or private car excursions. You can visit settlements on island Hvar with many historical monuments or go wine tasting. Town Hvar is located across beautiful Pakleni islands which are ideal for spending gorgeous day in beaches, hidden bays and trying Dalmatian food in few restaurants on Pakleni islands. You can visit Pakleni islands with private boat transfers or boat rentals in town Hvar. Island Hvar is connected with mainland with ferries and water taxi, and you can reach ferry port in Stari Grad with private car transfers, buses or car rentals in town Hvar. Town Hvar has sports center where you can enjoy in handball, football, basketball and volleyball. You can also rent a bike in town Hvar and ride on paths around town Hvar. In town Hvar you can also do water sports, sailing, diving, swimming... Biking paths near town Hvar: - Hvar-Brusje-Velo Grablje (11 km); - Hvar-Vira (4 km); - Hill route Brusje (8 km); - Hvar-Zarace (8 km); - Velo Grablje-Malo Grablje-Milna (4 km); - Green path (3,6 km)... Night life in town Hvar is very famous and world known. You will find few night clubs and cafes where you can enjoy music and delicious Hvar's wines. Gastronomy of town Hvar is very rich. Like most of the Dalmatian food, it is based on olive oil and seafood, but you can also try some excellent meat meals in Hvar's popular restaurants, taverns, patisteries, bakeries... Beaches in town Hvar: - Beach Hula Lula, pebble beach with restaurant, cocktail bar, windsurfing... - Beach Amfora, pebble beach with showers, bar, restaurant, volleyball... - Beach Pokonji Dol, pebble beach, suitable for children, restaurant... - Beaches on Pakleni islands, untouched nature, pebble and sand beaches... - Beach Mekicevica, pebble beach, restaurant... - Beach of camp Vira, pebble beach with restaurant, showers, mini golf, volleyball... - Beach Sveta Nedjelja, sand and pebble beach with bar, restaurant, volleyball... - Beach Palmizana on Pakleni islands, sand beaches with restaurants and beach bar... - Beach Dubovica, pebble beach suitable for children, restaurant nearby... - Beach Stipanska on Pakleni islands, pebble beach with restaurant, showers, volleyball... In town Hvar you can stay in luxurious hotels, private rooms, private houses or villas, private apartments, camps...

Tourist board of town Korcula was founded in 1994. and the office is located in old town loggia from 16th century. Tourism in Korcula started to develope in 19th century. In 1904. in town Korcula was built first public swimming area. Accommodation in Korcula has been built since the end of World War II. Korcula offers many accommodation units in different houses, villas, hotels, camps or apartments. Town Korcula has many restaurants, taverns and bars where you can enjoy in traditional Dalmatian food and wine. Some of the restaurants: restaurant Aborda, tavern Adio Mare, buffet Amfora, restaurant Cupido, tavern Komin, restaurant Marco Polo, tavern Maslina, restaurant Planjak, buffet Tramonto... If you are more night type and you wish to explore night fun in Korcula you can visit cocktail night club Gaudi. You can visit beaches in all towns and settlements on island. Settlements on island Korcula can be visited by private or group car excursions. In town Korcula you can rent a car or use private car transfers or buses. Korcula has many beautiful beaches and lovely and well preserved nature. Island Korcula has 195 virgin bays and capes and 48 islets in Korcula's archipelago. Korcula has sand, pebble and stone beaches. You can visit beach Kolocep in Korcula's archipelago on small island or Kolocep. You can get to it by boat rentals, group or private boat excursions or ferry from Dubrovnik. There are many sights that you should visit while staying in Korcula: town Dubrovnik with its historical walls, city of Split with Diocletian's palace, islands Hvar, Brac, Lastovo, Mljet and Vis, towns Makarska, Cavtat, Orebic and many other beautiful places with cultural and natural sights. Private boat transfers can take you to all these locations where you can enjoy in sailing, cruising, swimming, diving and many other water activities.

Split is more and more popular tourist destination in last few years. Most of the tourists come from Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Checz Republic, Austria, Australia and USA. Split offers many different types of accommodation. You can stay in luxurious hotels in town center or in private hotels. There are many private owners renting their apartments, rooms, villas and houses. There are also hostels, motels and camps near Split. Day of town Split is celebrated on St. Dujam, on 7th of May. St. Dujam was bishop of Solin and martyr from 3rd century. On that day procession is kept from Cathedral to Riva. Day of St. Dujam is very important Split's tradition. It is believed that St. Dujam was follower of St. Peter who send him and other followers to differents areas to to preach about Christianity. He died in violent death, his was beheaded. His body was burried in Solin. Today his remains are kept in Cathedral in Split. There are few panoramic views on town Split. You can visit Klis fort with great view on entire Split and nearby islands. Also excellent view is from hill Marjan. You can get here with rent a car in Split. Famous ULTRA Festival is kept in Split in July since 2013. on stadium Poljud. Split has many night and disco clubs where you can spend your evenings and nights in music and famous Dalmatian wines. Some of the night clubs in Split: Pino, Club House Bounty, Hemingway bar, Jungla, Inbox bar, O'Hara Music Club, Plava Kava, Luxor, Ghetto Club, Bacvice and many other. Split's gastronomy is very rich. There are many places where you can try Dalmatian meals and wines. You can visit restaurants, taverns, cheese and wine bars, pizzerias, fast foods. Most Dalmatian meals are based on olive oil. You can try lamb, smoked ham, cheese, anchovies, figs, beef stew with gnocchi, flan. Most famous wines are Postup, Dingac, Babic, Faros, Posip, Grk, Marastina, Bogdanusa… Beaches in Split: - Bacvice, shallow sand beach opened in 1919., ideal for game picigin... - Znjan, pebble beach with popular promenade, ideal for children... - Firule, collection of bays with pebble and sand beaches – Bacvice, Ovcice, Trstenik, Duilovo... - Kasjuni, pebble beach located in a bay in the bottom of hill Marjan, lots of contents for children... - Bene, partly sand beach located on north side of hill Marjan, ideal for children, cafe, tennis terrains, showers, changing cabins, restaurant, pine woods... - Jezinac and Kastelet, pebble beaches one next to other, on south side of hill Marjan... - Trstenik, pebble beach on east side of town Split, suitable for families with children... Beach Bacvice is most popular beach in Split. It is located in 600 m long bay with sand and concrete parts and shallow sea. Game picigin is very popular on this beach and played for over 90 years. It is often played in cold months too. International championship in picigin has been kept each year since 2005. There is no winner in picigin. Main goal is to bounce the ball with palm with most attractive jumps. On beach Bacvice are night clubs, restaurants, cafe, deck chairs, showers, massages, volleyball, trampoline, water slides... Hill Marjan is ideal for many sports activities which are offered in town Split. On Marjan hill you can go swimming, biking, jogging, walking, free climbing... On shallow sand beaches you can play picigin and volleyball. You can try bowling, cage ball and football in Split. Tennis and badminton can be played on beaches Bene and Firule. City Split is excellent connected with many famous tourist destinations in Croatia. So there are group or private car excursions from Split to National parks Krka or Plitvice lakes, to towns Sibenik, Imotski, Mostar (BiH), Makarska, Trogir or Sinj. From Split you can come to nearby Ancient Salona, fort Klis and Kastela with private car transfers. Near Split are islands Hvar, Brac, Solta, Ciovo, Vis, Drvenik Veli, Drvenik Mali, Korcula. You can visit all these islands with group or private boat excursions from Split. Near island Hvar are famous Pakleni islands which are collection of several small islands with gorgeous nature, clean sea, beautiful beaches, few restaurants and ACI Marina where you can come if you rent a boat in town Hvar or Split. Around 2 h boat ride from Split is island Vis. You can use private boat transfers in Split to visit Vis and most famous of its attractions, Blue cave on island Bisevo and Green cave on island Ravnik.

Tourism in Trogir started to develop in 30s of 20th century. First tourists were from Middle European countries. First tourist guide with list of town monuments was published in 1936. Most of the tourists come to Trogir because of its traditional and historical values. Trogir offers accommodation in around 10 hotels, auto-camps and private houses and apartments. Camps near Trogir are Seget, Rozac and Vranjica Belvedere. Trogir can accept many boats in two marinas. ACI marina Trogir is located on island Ciovo, across Trogir's main promenade. It is opened during the whole year. Old part of town Trogir was listed on UNESCO's list of world's heritage in 1997. Trogir is mostly visited because of its rich cultural and historical heritage. Most famous monument is Trogir's Cathedral and Old town. Trogir has many beaches located in and near town. Some of them are: pebble beach Pantan 2 km east of Trogir, beach Okrug, sand beach Kava in Slatine, concrete beach Medena in Seget, beach Businci... You can come to these beaches by walking or car rentals. You can also use private car transfers. Trogir has many coffee bars, night clubs and restaurants. Famous night clubs and coffee bars: F1-club 5 km far from Trogir center, club Monaco on island Ciovo, many clubs in marina Trogir and coffee bars in center of Trogir. You can try some of the Dalmatian specialties in many restaurants in Trogir: restaurant Alka, restaurant Ancora 1, restaurant Bellvedere, restaurant Don Dino, tavern Komiza, restaurant Millenium, pizzeria Mirakul, tavern Ruzmarin, restaurant The End, restaurant Trogirski Dvori and many others. Trogir offers many sports and water activities that you can enjoy in during your stay in this historical town. You can enjoy in parasailing, sailing, cruising, jogging and walking on the main promenade, water skiing, beach volleyball, diving, badminton... You can rent a boat in Trogir, rent pedals or jet ski and enjoy in beautiful and clear sea around Trogir. You can visit children's fun park. There are many fun activities and summer events. Trogir is excellent starting point to go on one-day group or private boat excursions. You can visit island Ciovo and its settlements Arbanija, Slatine, Okrug Gornji, Okrug Donji, Mastrinka and many others, island Vis and Blue Cave on island Bisevo, island Brac with its popular beach Zlatni Rat in Bol and island Hvar with many historical sights. You can visit island Ciovo also with group or private car excursions. City of Split is also very near to Trogir with its Diocletian's Palace and many other historical and cultural monuments. It is also great destination for rich night life. For excursions to Split there are also private boat transfers available.

Tourism on island Vis started to develop during the 20th century. The only nursery palms garden on east side of the Adriatic is located in town Vis. Accommodation in town Vis is offered in private apartments, houses and rooms, hotels and camps. Town Vis has many restaurants where you can try some of the Dalmatian and island's specialties like Vis' cake-bread or many traditional wines. Restaurants: As, Dionis, Dudo, Karijola, Kod Paveta, Tezok, Vatrica, Lambik and many others. Island Vis is mostly peaceful and quite island for peaceful vacations and water activities. So you can enjoy in night life in some coffee bars in town Vis or you can visit nearby island Hvar or city of Split. You can come there with private boat transfers or boat rentals. Town Vis has its town beach on peninsula Prirovo. It is a pebble beach. It has volleyball and indoor soccer terrain. Vela Svitnja is a nudist beach located in the bottom of St. George Fort. Grandovac is pebble beach located at the entrance to Vis port. Sand beach Stoncica is located around 10 minutes far from town Vis and it has a bar on the beach, volleyball terrain and a lot of shade. Other beaches nearby town Vis: Milna, Zaglav, Vela Smokova, Srebrna, Teplus and many other. Most beaches on island Vis can be visited with private car transfers, car rentals, bikes. If you want to go sightseeing of settlements and forts on island Vis you can use private or group car excursions. There are many events kept during the entire year in town Vis, like New Year's Eve at the open, carnival, International Festival of Amateur Theaters in May and many other summer events. You can also visit city of Split (direct ferry line) and Diocletian's Palace, island Hvar and its natural beauties, island Brac with famous beach Zlatni Rat, island Bisevo with Cave Modra (Blue Cave) with beautiful colors and natural sights, all with private or group boat excursions from Split or Hvar.