NY Times hearts Croatia
December 10th 2007 09:48 am
The venerable NYT has been a little late on the uptake when it comes to Croatia but is making up for it. This past weekend, Croatia appeared twice. A piece on family vacations correctly noted the many opportunities for active vacations in Croatia that include sailing, cycling and kayaking on the “Dalmatian Riviera” which runs from Split to Dubrovnik.
And, in its “53 Places to Go in 2008” article, the writer highlights Hvar Island, known for its chic nightlife and wonderful Adriana hotel, Croatia’s first Leading Small Hotels of the World. (But, bizarrely, the photo accompanying the article shows Komiza on Vis Island. As if there aren’t plenty of photo-ready spots on Hvar!)
Despite the emphasis on luxury, note that you don’t have to charter a yacht to fit into the Hvar harbour scene! There are plenty of small backpacker bars in the narrow side streets and plenty of reasonably priced private accommodation.
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[...] If you want to get away from the glitz, though, head over to the town of Stari Grad for an equally ancient, if less sexy, Dalmatian getaway. Or drive along the mountainous spine of the island and check out a few other villages like Vrboska or the vineyards around Sucuraj. You might not glimpse Gwyneth in these quieter spots, but it’s an unbelievably picturesque island… which makes it all the stranger that the NYT used a photo of Vis island, as Jeanne Oliver points out. [...]
adriaticfanatic.com » Archive » Hvar: get there before the New Yorkers do on 22 Jan 2008 at 6:34 am #