Croatia

[Tbilisi]

Right after 20 years of having travelled only in the UK, Purplenose is climbing aboard big metal bird and going behind the iron curtain to Croatia. I will be staying in close to Zadar.

Has anyone been?
Is beer and grub cheap and acceptable.
Can you get Golden Virginia Rolling tobacco and Lambert and Butler fags?
Are the locals friendly?
Is it a relatively rag free place?

As I will be flying with Ryan air is it best to bring my own flying hat and goggles?

My Mrs and 2 lads were there for a few days at the start of April staying at an airbnb.They had a good time, food excellent.She said all the men were ugly but shes spoilt.

She also said that public transport is not very good if you are using it as a base so maybe hire a car?

 

[Jacob Smith]

Been once and loved it, will be going back. Stayed in an Airbnb near Sibenik, nice little village called Zablaće.

Highly recommend Croatia.

 

[PragueBlue]

Omiš is a lovely little town on the coast. Plenty to do and see there and around. Sand beaches in the area too(quite rare in Croatia). Reasonable prices and very friendly.

 

[TCIB]

Anyone thinking "Croatia = shithole warzone that never got fixed" should think again. Just google the place, it is like some heaven.

Next time i go on holiday it is to Croatia.

 

[vincent]

I've been to Croatia for my last two holidays - to Rovinj ("roveen"). Stunning place, if not rather busy. Stayed at the Hotel Lone, and it's a beautiful hotel, with fabulous grounds and pool area. The Eden next door is also nice, shares the same grounds and pools and is much cheaper.

https://www.maistra.com/hotel-lone-rovinj

At happy hour a nice 175ml glass of Merlot is €1, which in a 4 star hotel, is not bad I think. A bottle is about a fiver.

Pula, down the coast maybe 20 miles is nice too, and very cheap.

I recently read that hotel Lone that you mentioned is the best hotel in Croatia... Btw, is Rovinj suitable for kids? I was looking at it but wasn’t sure. Anyone else recommend any decent family places/resorts in Croatia?

 

[Chippy_boy]

I recently read that hotel Lone that you mentioned is the best hotel in Croatia... Btw, is Rovinj suitable for kids? I was looking at it but wasn’t sure. Anyone else recommend any decent family places/resorts in Croatia?

The Lone is a lovely hotel for sure, and very kid friendly.

You see loads and loads of families in and around Rovinj with young kids. There's loads of cycle tracks as well which the kids love bombing around on. Maistra also have the Amarin hotel, which is very child friendly.

https://www.maistra.com/family-hotel-amarin-rovinj
https://www.maistra.com/family-hotel-amarin-rovinj/kids-world#top

They are all wonderful hotels and it's a great place to visit. The Eden, Lone or Amarin are the best for families.

But incidentally, in terms of "best hotel in Croatia", then the Monte Mulini next door is fabulous (and ££££ to go with it!) And the new hotel they are building next to that - the Grand Park Hotel is just WOW (and £££££££££!)

https://www.maistra.com/hotel-monte-mulini-rovinj

https://www.maistra.com/grand-park-hotel-rovinj

 

[Ric]

Going to Dubrovnik in a couple of weeks, can’t wait. Never been before so any recommendations on what to do/see would be much appreciated. Also, going to be there for the Wolves game so anyone know where’s good to watch football there, preferably near the old town?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Going to Dubrovnik in a couple of weeks, can’t wait. Never been before so any recommendations on what to do/see would be much appreciated. Also, going to be there for the Wolves game so anyone know where’s good to watch football there, preferably near the old town?

Not been to Dubrovnik, we went to Zadar. I definitely recommend visiting at least one of their beautifully stunning national parks.(Google them) We went white water rafting and swam in crystal clear pools below waterfalls. I hired a car and got about easily on good uncrowded roads. Never had a bad meal anywhere, very similar to Italian food being as it's opposite there. Not touristy and very reasonably priced. Croatia is definitely a place I'll go back to.

 

[Andy Dale]

Daughter has just come back from Dubrovnik.
She said it was great.
But the beer is nearly £5 a pint.

 

[dickie davies]

Following graduation, my daughter is on a month long world tour of Europe
She left Croatia the other day after spending time in Plitvice Lakes national park (google it), Zagreb and Split

Her and her friend had a ball of a time in the National park. As @bluemoon risin' has said, white water rafting, jumping off waterfalls, hiking and a long kayak trip were all fantastic
She said Zagreb was ace, but Split was horrible