Croatia has lots of tourist destinations and attractions,
especially along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Croatian coast stretches
from Horn of Savudria on the north-west point in Istria to the Horn of
Prevlaka in Boka Kotorska bay on the south-east point. There are several large and
small peninsulas and bays along the lengthy coast of the Adriatic.
There are few larger towns like Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik,
Split, and Dubrovnik, and lots of smaller towns along the Adriatic
coast. Most of these towns support tourism by offering accommodation in hotels,
villas, and private apartments in Croatia. Pula, Zadar, Split,
and smaller town Solin, as well as a number towns on Croatian islands, have buildings,
monuments, and remains from ancient times, some of which are well preserved.
- Pula has Pula Amphitheater, Hercules Gate (Porta Herculea), Augustus Temple,
Dual Gate (Porta Gemina), and Triumphal Arch of the Sergi.
- Zadar has ancient Roman Forum and famous preromanesque church of St. Donat.
- Split has Diocletian's Palace, in which the central place takes Peristil
and the church of St. Domnius in the mausoleum that had been made for Roman Emperor
Diocletian.
- In the vicinity of Solin, there are remains of Salona, one of
the oldest ancient settlements in Croatia.
You can read more about these tourist attractions and other places and tourist destinations
in Croatia right here on Apartments in Croatia, using the Tourist Information
sidebar you see on the left.
As for the islands in Croatia, Croatian archipelago is
the second largest in the Mediterranean after Greek archipelago. Croatia has about
700 islands, 389 islets, and 78 reefs, many of which are small and uninhabited.
There are more than 45 islands in Croatia that are inhabited. Some of larger inhabited
islands in Croatia, ordered from west to east, are Krk, Cres,
Lošinj, Rab, Pag, Vir, Dugi Otok, Ugljan,
Pašman, Šolta, Brač, Vis, Hvar, Korčula,
Mljet, and Lastovo. Islands in Croatia also support tourism, and
since they are far away from major cities, they have naturally clean air and sea.
Most beaches along Croatian coast and on the islands are pebble
beaches, but there are also beaches that were formed by sediments of rock. Trees
growing on Croatian coast are mainly coniferous. Such trees offer lots of shade
in hot days in summertime, while temperature of the Adriatic Sea is just
cool enough for refreshment.
Croatia is known for its rivieras on the Adriatic Sea (Jadransko More) with
large number of apartments for rent. On the western part of Croatia,
there is Istria (Istra) with Istrian Riviera. Towns and tourist resorts in Istria
include Pula, Rovinj,
Poreč, Umag, and other towns on Istrian peninsula. Travelling east from
Istra, you enter Kvarner Riviera with tourist resorts Crikvenica, Novi Vinodolski, as well
as islands Krk, Rab, and
Pag.
Farther south you enter southern region of Croatia, known as Dalmatia, very
attractive summertime tourist destination. Dalmatian rivieras include
Zadar Riviera with Zadar,
Nin and other tourist resorts
along Zadar Riviera with islands
Ugljan and Pašman.
Rivieras around central Dalmatian town Split include tourist destinations Primošten,
Trogir, Split,
and Omiš, and islands
Hvar, Brač with famous
Golden Horn (Zlatni Rat) beach in Bol, and
Vis.
Farther south-east, there is beautiful Makarska Riviera with Brela,
Makarska, Tučepi, Gradac and other tourist resorts along the riviera.
Makarska Riviera is distinctive for its long and attractive gravel
beaches and private apartments. The southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian Riviera
is Dubrovnik Riviera.