(E) Croatia is Number One Destiantion in the World by Lonely Planet
Croatia is Number One Destination in the World by Lonely Planet
Plan your holiday in Croatia with, Jeanne Oliver, Croatia expert and author of Lonely Planet's best-selling guidebook. Travel to Croatia has never been easier!
Jeanne is a seasoned travel writer who has produced dozens of books for Lonely Planet and Frommers. After writing the Croatia chapters for Lonely Planet's Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Europe and Europe on a Shoestring, she wrote Lonely Planet's best-selling Croatia 1 in 1998 which was thefirst guidebook in English to Croatia. She continues to work on Croatia for Lonely Planet. Recently she has produced the Croatia chapters forEastern Europe and Europe on a Shoestring. Croatia 3 is now available. Order the latestLonely Planet books here! Click on the picture!
The Mediterranean as it used to be... ...before the developers came in and wrecked everything. You have walled cities instead of a wall of condos, local markets instead of souvenir shops, fresh locally caught fish instead of fast food.
A Long Splendid Coast A solid 1778km (1102mi) of Adriatic coast winds around innumerable bays, inlets and coves. Add in the 1185 islands and you're talking a whopping 6000km (3720mi) of seafront. If you can't find the beach of your dreams here, it probably doesn't exist.
Good value for money While costs have risen considerably over the last five years, Croatia still compares favorably with other EU countries on the Mediterranean, especially for meals and private accommodation.
Unspoiled nature Clean air, clean water and plenty of meadows, forested mountains, lakes and rivers to explore are the legacy of a relatively under-industrialized country.
Easygoing people "Nema problema" or "no problem" is the prevailing spirit which is part of the reason naturism took off here. Behave yourself and no one will pester you with nit-picking rules.
An exciting blend of cultures The coast was long part of Italy while the interior was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It's convoluted history has produced a taste for both pizza and pastries, classy architecture and Latin exuberance. And when was the last time you saw people dancing with swords?
It's safe Street crime is rare, assaults on foreigners nearly non-existant and the country untangled itself from Balkan warring in 1995.
