Book Review: Croatia Art, Architecture and Cultural Heritage

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The brilliant new coffee-table book, “Croatia Aspects of Art, Architecture and Cultural Heritage” is the first of its kind in English to seriously and comprehensively tackle Croatia’s extraordinarily rich artistic and architectural heritage. Published late in 2009 by Frances Lincoln Limited, this handsome and gorgeously photographed edition boasts a stellar line-up of experts, each of whom contributes an in-depth article covering an aspect of Croatian art. The result is a work that highlights Croatia’s artistic achievements within the context of Western European culture as at rose from the ancient Greeks through the Italian renaissance to this day. The introduction by … Continue reading →

Venice-Dubrovnik-Greece Ferry?

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A ferry from Venice to Dubrovnik and on to Greece has been on this Mediterranean traveller’s wish list for a long time. There once was a ferry from Venice to Split (it ended several years ago), and before the War (early 1990s) I believe there was a ferry from Dubrovnik to Corfu or Igoumenitsou in Greece. But for too long the only Italy ferries to Croatia were from Venice or Trieste to Istria, Bari to Dubrovnik, Ancona to Split, Ancona to Zadar and sporadically scheduled summer ferries from a few other Italian ports. Now it seems as though Mediterranean tourism … Continue reading →

Importanne Suites: Luxury Dubrovnik

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Way back when, there was only the Hotel Neptun, a perfectly acceptable three-star hotel on Dubrovnik’s Babin Kuk peninsula. With its calm surroundings and rooms with sea views it had always been a favourite. Then, with the dawning of the new millennium it seemed ready for an upgrade. And so it was done. Now there’s the four-star Hotel Neptun and the five-star Hotel Ariston, Importanne Suites and Villa Elita, all part of the Importanne Resort. A recent stay in the  Importanne Suites revealed accommodation ready to take a top spot on the global luxury hotel scene. These spacious suites are … Continue reading →