Croatia Travel Blog

Flybe just announced  the launch of two brand new  routes from Southampton to  Split and Dubrovnik as well as the 2009 flights to Croatia from Birmingham and Exeter

This early selection of Flybe’s new Summer routes available for booking today at www.flybe.com, for travel between 29th March and 7th September 2009, include:

• Birmingham to Dubrovnik (Sundays) and Split (Saturdays) from May 3rd
• Exeter to Dubrovnik
• Southampton to Dubrovnik and Split

Early-bird bookers will enjoy the lowest possible fares.

Tickets are available for booking now from £31.99 one way including taxes and airport charges, on www.flybe.com.

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Le Méridien Lav hotel in Podstrana near Split is officially Croatia’s best hotel. This five-star hotel won won three prestigious awards at the 2008 World Travel Awards for Europe event held on 15 October.

Le Meridien Lav was named Europe’s Leading Conference Hotel, Croatia’s Leading Hotel and Croatia’s Leading Spa Resort. The World Travel Awards are often considered the “Oscars” of the hotel industry as the winners are chosen by travel agents around the world.

Located in Podstrana, eight kilometres south of Split, Le Méridien Lav has 381 rooms and suites, eight restaurants and bars, a casino and a nightclub. With an area of 2,900 square meters, the hotel’s eight conference and banquet facilities are the largest on the Adriatic coast. The hotel’s Marina Promenade features shops, restaurants, bars, and cafés, and the Yacht Marina can accommodate 60 yachts. The Diocletian Spa and Wellness Centre includes an indoor pool, saunas, steam baths and whirlpools.

The hotel won awards in all categories in which it was nominated. Hotel representatives said that the Croatia’s Leading Hotel and Croatia’s Leading Spa Resort awards were especially important since most of their guests were Croats.

See photos and more information about  Le Meridien Lav and see my list of Croatia’s best hotels.

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Already airlines are starting to publish the 2009 schedules of flights to Croatia. Flybe has just announced that it will be flying to Split and Dubrovnik starting May 3, 2009. From Southampton, flights to Dubrovnik are on Sunday and flights to Split are on Saturday  and run until the first weekend of September 2009. Prices start as low as £18! But book soon at Flybe.

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Good news for those from the chilly north! Jet2.com has announced the launch of a new service from Newcastle International Airport to  Split. The link will start next year on May 2, and there will be a weekly service between the two destinations operating on Saturday, with one-way tickets starting from £56.99.

Philip Meeson, of Jet2.com, said: “Croatia is a fantastic addition to the schedule from Newcastle. The city of Split offers everything for the holidaymaker, from culture and history to beaches and nightlife. With its Italian influences and miles of clean beaches, Croatia is fast becoming one of Europe’s leading holiday hot spots.”

From Split Airport, it’s easy to reach lovely Trogir as well. See Split on a map of Croatia.

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It is a jewel of a town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site but Trogir was unbelievably crowded, even in mid-June. Pleasure boats crowded the Trogir quay; there were tour groups, gulet-cruising groups and hordes of other camera-clickers. The celebrated cathedral has been fully restored and maybe even over-restored. Parts of the facade looked just too new. I was also surprised at the 15HRK fee to enter but shouldn’t have been; it’s a bargain at twice the price. The large parking lot outside the Old Town was nearly full even though parking is a steep 15HRK/hour, the most expensive on the coast.

The best way to visit Trogir is either by taking the bus from Split or, even better, staying in Ciovo and strolling into town early in the morning before the tourists arrive.

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• Trogir
• [post="108" text="Villa Pape, Trogir"]
• Jeanne’s Croatia 2008

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