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 Destination Highlights

 Dalmatian Islands

There are over 1000 islands in Croatia, and it would take quite a few vacations to explore them all. On this tour you'll explore Mljet Island National Park, Hvar and Korcula as well as Dubrovnik, Cavtat, Split, Trogir and Plitvice National Park.
 

 Day 1: Dubrovnik

Transfer to hotel upon arrival.

Overnight at hotel in Dubrovnik.

 Day 2: Dubrovnik / Cavtat

Breakfast.

Dubrovnik - the city of a unique political and cultural history (the Dubrovnik Republic, the Statute from 1272), of world-famous cultural heritage and beauty (inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO) - is one of the most attractive and famous cities of the Mediterranean. Apart from its outstanding natural beauties and well-preserved cultural and historical heritage, Dubrovnik also offers high-quality visitor opportunities.

Dubrovnik is the city of the highest historical and cultural value and of an outstanding artistic importance. The town fortifications, ramparts and towers outside the walls were built, reinforced and reconstructed in the period from the 12th to the second half of the 17th century. An independent, merchant republic for 700 years (abolished by Napoleon in 1806); it traded with Turkey and India in the East (with a consul in Goa, India) and had trade representatives in Africa (Cape Verde Islands). It even had diplomatic relations with the English court in the middle ages.

"Those who seek paradise on Earth should come to Dubrovnik and see Dubrovnik" - Bernard Shaw once wrote.

Originally it was a Greek settlement called Epidaurum. Around 228 BC it was under the Romans and later became a Roman colony. The name Cavtat originates from Civitas vetus, as the fugitives in the newly established Dubrovnik used to call their first habitation. Archaeological finds from those times include the remains of a Roman theatre (?), as well as tombs and the remains of a Roman road above the present town. The ancient town was destroyed at the beginning of the 7th century, during the invasions of the Avars and the Slavs. - The remains of town ramparts toward the mainland and the Renaissance-style Duke's Palace, a work by local masters, have been preserved from the 15th/16th century. The Baroque parish church features wooden altars. The parsonage houses an art gallery.

The Gothic-Renaissance Franciscan church keeps a polyptych (beginning of the 16th c.) by Vicko Lovrin, while the monastery safeguards an art collection. The collection of Baltazar Bogisic contains numerous graphics by domestic and -foreign artists, ethnographical objects and a small archaeological collection of stone monuments and fragments. The large library keeps also several extremely valuable books. The house of Vlaho Bukovac keeps a collection of his paintings and mementoes. On the cemetery is the mausoleum of the Racic family, a work by Ivan Mestrovic (1920-1930) and in the town the monument of Baltazar Bogisic.

Overnight at hotel in Dubrovnik.

 Day 3: Dubrovnik / National Park Mljet / Korcula

Breakfast.

For most people, Mljet is an island lost in the open sea, and the island is indeed hard to reach. But do not let this landscape - mentioned in the stories about Odyssey and St. Paul, as well as Benedictine monks and the Mediterranean Seal - remain a secret for you. Mljet is an elongated island, with an average width of 3 km, 37 km long. It is an Island of great diversity and contrast, and "Mljet" National Park covers his northwestern part with an area of 5.375 ha of protected land and surrounding sea. This area was proclaimed as national park 11 November 1960 and represents the first institutionalized attempt to protect an original ecosystem in the Adriatic.

Mljet National Park has been proclaimed as an area of special interest. The salt lakes are a unique geological and oceanographic phenomenon of worldwide importance. They originated approximately 10,000 years ago and, until the Christian era, they were freshwater lakes. Some endemic Dalmatian plants can only be found on the rocky coast of the island. Beautiful, rich forests once covered large areas of the Mediterranean Coast, but they are rarely preserved today as beautifully as they are on Mljet. The woods on Mljet gently descend all the way to the surface of the lakes, thus creating an image of unspoiled nature.

The little isle of St. Mary in the Great lake, with an ancient Benedictine monastery and a church dating from 12th century. The small island is the symbol of the entire island, because of its exceptional aesthetic image and strong cultural and spiritual dimension. Polace site, a cultural and historic complex consisting of the remains of a Roman Palace with fortifications and ancient Christian basilica nesting in a sheltered bay. It is quite obvious to connoisseurs of history that the area of today's national park has played an important historical role since ancient times, when Illyrian tribes lived there in stone villages and left stone graves as landmarks of their culture.

Sightseeing tour of Mljet. Free time on the island.

Boat/coach transfer to Korcula island, in the evening hours.

Overnight at hotel in Korcula.

 Day 4: Korcula

Breakfast.

All day at leisure in Korcula for individual exploring.

In the evening departure to Lumbarda. Traditional Dalmatian dinner in local tavern.

Overnight at hotel in Korcula.

 Day 5: Korcula / Ston / Drvenik / Sucuraj / Hvar

Breakfast.

The historical small town of Ston, with its famous walls and numerous cultural and historical monuments, is one of the most beautiful examples of a fortified town and Dubrovnik architecture. Ston is also known for its saltworks, and the coast along the Channel and in the Prapratna cove provides fine swimming, fishing and underwater fishing opportunities. The beautiful sand beach is ornamented with centuries-old olive trees, and one of the most excellent campsites of the region is situated in this scenery. The salt works and oyster farming used to be and still are most important for Ston. The foundations of the Roman castrum can still be seen on Starigrad Hill. In the 10th century Ston was the seat of the diocese, probably located by the church of Our Lady of Luzina. The present Ston was founded in 1333, as soon as Dubrovnik got hold of Peljesac. The town was fortified by 980 m long walls, forming an irregular pentagon, with more massive towers on the corners.

Nice, green coves with the sources of potable water render a special atmosphere to Drvenik. Drvenik is a village and ferry pier in the cove of the same name on the Makarska Riviera, 29 km southeast of Makarska; population 509. Economy is based on farming, viticulture, olive growing, fishing and tourism. On a knoll north of the village are the ruins of a tower with fortification walls from the 17th century. The Gothic church of St. George, later reconstructed in the Baroque style, features built-in tombstones from the Middle Ages.

Sucuraj, a village and small harbour in the cove of the same name, on the eastern part of the island of Hvar; population 422. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture, olive growing, fishing, fish processing and tourism. West of the village, on the northern coast of Hvar, there are many coves with sand beaches (Vela Mosevcica, Mlaska, Bristova, Pokrivenik, etc.). Sucuraj lies on the regional road; ferry port, connection with Drvenik.
Colonized probably in the mid-15th century. The Augustinian monks arrived here in 1573 and of their monastery only a part has been preserved. The fortification was erected by Venice in 1631. A picturesque square is in front of the Baroque church of St. Anthony (1664).The sea around Sucuraj is rich in perchards, and its inhabitants are true masters in salting perchards, so that this specialty is worth tasting.

Overnight at hotel in Hvar.

 Day 6: Hvar

Breakfast.

Island tour.

Though representing a part of the diverse southern Croatian archipelago, formed by numerous islands, since the earliest days Hvar has been the subject of special recognition, distinguished by both its natural beauty and its cultural strata. It was chosen by the earliest prehistoric inhabitants because of its pleasant climate and convenient havens and its arable land well suited for cultivation, as well as for the defense and construction possibilities it offered.

Island of Hvar is wonderful and remarkable in everything. It boasts one of the most beautiful Mediterranean landscapes Nature has ever created, an agreeable and healthy climate, clean, unpolluted environment, the strong and intoxicating fragrance of lavender, rosemary and heather, cheerful and brisk everyday life, age-old and glorious history, illustrious Renaissance poets, the first public theatre in Europe and an attractive urban visage.

Overnight at hotel in Hvar.

 Day 7: Hvar / Split

Breakfast.

After breakfast, departure by ferry to Split.
Morning city tour of Split covering the Diocletian’s Palace inscribed on the UNESCO’s List of World Cultural Heritage, the Peristyle, Jupiter’s Temple and the Cathedral. A city with a 1700-year old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, among which the well-known Palace of Diocletian, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List, certainly occupies a special position, and the warmth and offer of a modern Mediterranean city.

The oldest nucleus of Split is located within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. According to its dimensions and level of preservation, the Palace represents the most valuable example of Roman architecture on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It was constructed around AD 300 and has a rectangular ground plan. Its form and arrangement of the buildings within the Palace represent a transitional style of an imperial villa, Hellenistic town and Roman camp.

Overnight in hotel in Split.

 Day 8: Split

Breakfast.

Tour ends with transfers to the airport.

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