1/30/2018 0 Comments Exploring Croatia 2015-2017If you are going to Croatia, you are in for a treat. With the gorgeous transparent seas (where you can watch as fish swim around your feet) and the picturesque views, as well as the historical magnificence of the old towns and the amazing restaurants on the sea front, Croatia has to be one of the best holiday destinations there is! I have been lucky enough to have holidayed in Croatia for the past 3 years in a row, and below are some of the adventures we have had... 2015- Cavtat & DubrovnikCavtat in 2015 really set the bar high and it is clear to see why we love this place. We had initially wanted to go to Dubrovnik, the famous old city on the hill side and one of the filming locations for the HBO series "Game of Thrones", however, due to its' magnificence in addition to its' recent shot to fame, this was quite a bit out of our price range. Therefore, my Mum discovered another little old town just across the sea from the Dubrovnik, called Cavtat- and this couldn't have been a better find. It had everything we needed, and was touristy enough that there were things to do and amazing places to eat out, but it wasn't overcrowded with tourists. The bars on the sea front were perfect, as we could literally get out of the sea and have a sip from our cocktails then run back in, not to mention they did lovely food as well as the sea front restuarants (if you're going, check out Beach Bar Cool). There were watersports and inflatable sea parks, secret cafes half way up the mountains and secret coves round the peninsula. We also took the boat across to visit Dubrovnik one day, which is more beautiful than you can imagine, but we were all dripping in sweat from the beating heat, so spent most of the time admiring the historic walls from the sea just beside it. We also took the sky lift up to a monument on the cliff, giving us a 360 degree pano view of the landscape- if only I had, had an up-to-date iPhone to capture it! 2016- Cavtat & DubrovnikThe second time round, we made the most of our visit to Durovnik a little bit more, by being more touristy and walking the walls. The views were spectacular as we watched the town below and the sea seemed to be even bluer than we had remembered. Once again, we cooled off by jumping off of the rocks surrounding the town walls into the sea. My Aunties also holidayed in Cavtat in 2016, (upon our recommendation!) staying in the luxury Hotel Croatia, meaning we were able to spend time in their amazing pool and bar and dive into the sea around the exclusive Hotel coves. I have never stayed in a hotel abroad before (as far as I can remember) as we are a family of 5, which most hotels don't cater for, and I now know why people choose it over apartments even despite the added cost- I felt like actual royalty walking through the grand entrance and swimming in the plush pool! We also took a 3 Island boat tour this year, where we boarded a boat in the morning and spent the day visiting various isolated islands and had a lovely lunch on board. Back at Beach Bar Cool, we had drinks as we watched the sunset, and despite jumping directly on an anemone (thank you auto correct cos I can't even say their name, let alone spell it) and getting it stuck in my foot, this matched, if not exceeded our first trip in this beautiful country! 2017- Trogir & SplitSo it was only fitting that we made it a hatric and went back! But to switch it up a bit, this time we ventured out to an Island just off of the little Island of Trogir which is just off of the mainland near to the city of Split. This offered us another look at a less rural version of Croatian culture, where there were more people. and way more cars. Don't get me wrong, this really was a lovely part of Croatia, and a great place to visit which I would highly recommend, however, there is currently just a single bridge separating the islands from the mainland, which as you can imagine, creates a massive problem! There was a constant stream of traffic right along to seafront and up to the bridge, which kind of ruined the beautiful bars and restaurants along the waterfront of the Island we stayed on, as there was lots of pollution and noise. Despite this, once you were over the bridge, there was a pedestrian only area along the seafront where we ate at bars and restaurants as we watched the boats come in. Furthermore, the walls of the old town demonstrated smaller scale Dubrovnik architecture, which you just can't beat, within which, we discovered tiny restaurants as well as open squares. In one of the squares, we sat down for a drink one night and soon found ourselves watching a flamboyant, traditional Croatian dance in front of a grand old building! One of the days we visited Split, which I personally found a little too touristy for me, however, it was undeniably pretty and we did spend a lovely day there. On another day, we took a different 3 Island tour; the boat stopped in the "Blue Lagoon" where there was no shore, and the only options were to jump off of the sides of the boat or take the slide- there were people falling everywhere and was amazing and slightly terrifying! Despite the traffic problem in Trogir, this was a lovely part of Croatia and one I would love to revisit when the new bridge has finally been finished (which the locals say they have been promised for years). And even after all of that, we still aren't bored of Croatia; you'll never guess where we are going this year.... Croatia! (again)Maybe this year I will have better luck trying to capture this country's amazing-ness on camera, something I have yet to have done to the extent it deserves... Becky xx Comment below your favorite holiday destinations which you just can't stop going back to.
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