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Category: Croatia

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Lake Bled and the Castle

Dalmatian Coast Day 13

We left from Pula, and stopped by Rovinj on our way out of Croatia. By the time we\'d crossed the border into Slovenia it was cloudy and wet; but we'd soon be in Bled

August 30, 2018

Inside the Pula arena

Dalmatian Coast Day 12

Leaving the lakes of Plitvice behind us, we arrived in the Italian influenced city of Pula for our last day in Croatia.

August 29, 2018

Waterfalls in Plitvice National Park

Dalmatian Coast Day 11

Another day, another place to see - we travelled from Zadar to Grabovac and spent the afternoon hiking around the lakes and waterfalls of Plitvice National Park.

August 28, 2018

Pag cheese

Dalmatian Coast Day 10

After a wet day in Zadar, we had a warm but extremely windy day on Pag Island to visit one of their cheese manufacturing places.

August 27, 2018

Church of Saint Donat, Zadar

Dalmatian Coast Day 9

We left Split behind us and took a coach to Zadar - one of the oldest populated cities in Croatia, but one which had been bombed to the ground by the Allies in WW2. With the change in group, came a change in the weather.

August 26, 2018

Klis Fortress

Dalmatian Coast Day 8

With our group now in pieces, a few of us continued the tour with a private bus to Klis, Salona, and Trogir. It was also time to be introduced to the new group…

August 25, 2018

Split

Dalmatian Coast Day 7

Arriving in Split was the beginning of the end for our group. We'd each be going our separate ways. First we'd got time to explore, and have one last group meal.

August 24, 2018

On the speedboat

Dalmatian Coast Day 6

We hired a speed boat for the day so we could see Vis, and the blue caves on Biševo.

August 23, 2018

Hvar and the Pakleni Islands

Dalmatian Coast Day 5

Leaving Korčula Island behind us, we arrived on Hvar ready to continue exploring. Just there wasn't that much to see…

August 22, 2018

Vela Spilja

Dalmatian Coast Day 4

There was nothing else to see, so we took a public bus across the island to see Vela Spilja - just above the town of Vela Luka.

August 21, 2018

Korčula old town, seen from the ferry

Dalmatian Coast Day 3

After seeing everything Dubrovnik had to offer we moved on to Korčula's old town, visiting Ston and the Matusko Winery along the way.

August 20, 2018

Rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town

Dalmatian Coast Day 2

On our first full day in the country, we filled the day with sightseeing in the old town to make sure we'd seen as much as possible. Everywhere we went there were ghosts of Game of Thrones…

August 19, 2018

Taking a cable car in Dubrovnik

Dalmatian Coast Day 1

An early start turned into a long day, but with fun sightseeing around the old town in Dubrovnik.

August 18, 2018

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