Croatia

Why Croatia?
After the fourth place in 2004, Croatia reached one of the top positions in the category "most popular destinations in the world in 2005 by Lonely Planet.
The reason is the unique combination of culture, history, cuisine, accessibility and reasonable prices.

One year later the famous American magazine National Geographic Adventure made an oppinion poll with its journalists and editors and proclaimed Croatia to the most popular holiday destination for the year 2006.

ADAC made an investigation in 2006 and named Croatia as the cleanest part of the Mediterranean Sea.

Visit Croatia`s beautiful cities like the historical cities Dubrovnik, Sibenik or Split or one of 47 inhabited islands like Brac, Korcula, Krk, Hvar ...

Also very interesting and worth seeing is the capitol of Croatia,Zagreb.
Croatia has numerous beautiful places to visit, find out which one could be your favourite one.

When is the best time to visit Croatia

The period from April to October is the best time for a vacation in Croatia. The air temperature in summer rises to 38 ° C, while the temperature of the sea achieves pleasant 26 ° C at this time.We recommend July and August for all who are looking for entertainment, variety and excitement. The diversity of Croatia offers also plenty peace for guests who want to be far away from disco clubs and want to relax and recuperate. The weather in spring is very mild, although there can be downpours(but very infrequent). The early autumn is ideally for those guests who want to spend a quiet holiday.
And outside the high season the beaches are no longer overcrowded and the prices of the accommodations are much lower, while the weather remains stable.

With approximately 2700 hours of sunshine per year you can visit the coast of Croatia throug during the whole year. The winter is a bit colder. Although the average temperature along the coast is 5 to 10 degrees Celsius in winter, the wind can be strong and unpleasant and it seems to be colder than it is.

Beaches in Croatia

Croatia has a 1777 km long well-indented coast with 1,185 islands, islets and reefs, 47 of them are inhabited. The Coast and the majority of the beaches are stony, gritty and sandy beaches with numerous coves and reefs. In the vegetation coniferous woods(pine, larch trees, cypresses ...)outweigh , while in Istria and Kvarner oaks also can be found.
Flood and ebb have relatively small amplitudes, which amounted to 0.5 m.
Besides clean and crystal clear ocean, different types of beaches are the main property of the croatian coast. Everyone would find his favotite kind of beach and sea: shallow sandy and pebble beaches for families with children, romantic hidden coves, famous beaches with sports and entertainment, or rich nightlife, windy bays and channels for wind surfers, quiet coves and rocks for divers. ..

Cultural and historical monuments

Croatia is characterized by mixing of different cultures and historical events,that`s the reason why the country offers numerous cultural und historical monuments from different eras.
The croatian coast is characterized by the influence of Mediterranean cultures, many monuments from antiquity, from the Roman period and from the Middle Ages, Romanesque sacred heritage and numerous well-preserved Mediterranean cities.
The continental part of Croatia belongs to Central Europe and possesses numerous world-famous prehistorical old cities, walls and medieval castles from the Middle Ages and cultural monuments and buildings from the Baroque era.