Croatia Travel Blog

Finally Zagreb is getting the respect it deserves. Travel writer Robert Cross visited recently and was utterly charmed by the city–as I always am! It was great to read that he was as impressed by the pizza as me and ate at my favorite restaurants–Boban, Kaptolski Klet and Zinfandels (see more on Zagreb restaurants). His Zagreb sightseeing seemed to have left him with a strong appreciation of the city’s artistic and architectural heritage and staying at the Hotel Palace and Zagreb Sheraton wasn’t too shabby either (see more on Zagreb accommodation). Go to article.

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If you travel to Croatia from central Italy this summer you’ll have a choice of ferry companies connecting Pescara with the Croatian coast. As last summer, Sanmar has daily ferries from Pescara to Stari Grad on Hvar Island and Split on its fast Jetfoil. Plus they offer bus transfers from Naples, Caserna and Salerno in southern Italy. The service starts June 16 and ends September 9 with extra boats at the height of the summer season. See more options for ferries from Italy to Croatia.

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Easter is a big, big holiday in Croatia with festivities occurring all throughout the country. (Read more about celebrating Easter in Croatia)

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Once again, BlueLine (an affiliate of SEM) will be covering the popular Split-Hvar-Vis-Ancona ferry routes. Not much has changed since last year with a daily boat running between Split and Ancona at the height of the summer season and near-daily ferries in the shoulder season. Ferries from Ancona to Hvar are three-times weekly and there’s a Saturday connection from Ancona to Vis in the busy summer season.  See all timetables from Ancona to Croatia.

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Zadar’s passenger pier is undergoing reconstruction that will run to the end of May. As a result passengers on the Zadar-Ancona ferry line will embark and disembark at the port of  Gazenica, (5km southeast of Zadar on the road to Sibenik).  Bus transportation will connect the port of Gazenica with the port in Zadar. Go to article.

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Buying property in Dalmatia has become an international obssession and the prices are starting to show it according to a recent issue of Split-based  Slobodna Dalmacija. For the most sought-after properties you’ll pay up to 5000EUR a square meter. That’s high! What is the most-sought after property? Being close to the sea is one factor that can drive up prices but those adorable old fishermen cottages on remote islands  are also selling at a premium.

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