The time has come to wave a very fond goodbye to glorious Croatia (for now at least…) so here’s a few last shots of Dubrovnik. With its plethora of enchanting buildings, stunning countryside and budget friendly accommodation, Croatia was a revelation. Here’s the Stradun and Onofrio’s large fountain again all bathed in lovely lovely Croatian sunshine *wistfulContinue reading “Last Croatian memories”
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Mount Srd cable car
If there’s a cable car in the vicinity then we tend to make an appearance on it sooner or later! Dubrovnik is no exception with Mount Srd boasting the town’s vertigo inducing attraction. The original cable car was built in 1969 but was almost completely destroyed during the shelling in the 1990s. At 405 metresContinue reading “Mount Srd cable car”
Dubrovnik town
After our jaunt around the walls we had another saunter into the charming old town. (This time it wasn’t pouring with rain!!) Heading to the Stradun via Pile Gate Lots of pictures of the harbour now . . . St Johns fortress again in all its austre glory. Finally I get to see the town bathedContinue reading “Dubrovnik town”
Walking the walls – part one
Dubrovnik old town is encircled by around two kilometres of walls and battlements. It takes around a hour and a half to march along them and they give fantastic views of the town, sea and red roof tiles. There are three entrances to the city walls: at Pile Gate, Ploce Gate and at Sv Ivan fort. WeContinue reading “Walking the walls – part one”
Beach life and taking a dip
Finally, back in Dubrovnik, we head for the iconic view point that inspired me to head to Croatia in the first place. It’s a place called Banje Beach. Part private beach bar and part public sunspot. From high up you can get the fabulous view across the beach to the fortress. No apologies for aContinue reading “Beach life and taking a dip”
Tiny Trogir
Having finished our whistle stop tour of some of the stunning national parks, we headed back to Spilt. We had a tiny bit of spare time so decided to head into Trogir, a lovely little medieval town. Here’s me enjoying some late afternoon sun on the bridge over the canal that separates the new townContinue reading “Tiny Trogir”
Roski Slap
Heading on from the frothy watery delights of Skradinski buk to another, less visited part of Krka National Park -Roski Slap. It is possible to get a boat trip from Skradinski Buk upto Roski Slap. however due to the ever present scourge of the tour group, the boat trips were full up. Not to beContinue reading “Roski Slap”
More waterfalls
Utterly enchanted as I was with Krka, this meant I took A LOT of photos! So this post is just a few more images of the watery wonderland. Along the course of the river Krka, about 30 water mills, and several washing holes and columns have been preserved. The best preserved, and now restored watermillsContinue reading “More waterfalls”
Cracking Krka
Our second national park adventure starts in the picturesque little habour town of Skradin – the beginning of our journey to Krka National Park. There are several ways to get to the park, but one of the nicest is to buy your park ticket at this little town and take a boat trip up theContinue reading “Cracking Krka”
Perfection at Plitvice National Park
From our base at Split we were perfectly placed to visit some of the stunning natural scenery that Croatia has to offer. And where better to see some of the very best on offer than at some of the country’s national parks. First up was the three and a half hour trip to Plitvice Lakes, theContinue reading “Perfection at Plitvice National Park”