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Excellent week in Croatia. We started to stay in Opatija arriving under a heavy rain, but it soon stopped and the next day in Pula the sun was already with us.
It was supposed to start there the boat trip, but problems with the boat (they said...) forced us to move by bus back to Krk Island, where another boat was waiting. Then we followed between Krk and Cres until Zadar, and without the expected stop at Rab, because of the delay that made us arrive at Zadar by sunset. The next day we had the visit of Sibenik and Krka National Park, sleeping in Vodice. The third day was reserved to Trogir and Hvar, with a final stop and sleep in Split. |
A small change in the program, took us by bus through the Makarska coast, to catch the boat in a beautiful beach that I think it is Drvenik, saving some precious hours to Korcula, before leaving the boat in Orebic, and the long trip to Dubrovnik, along the peninsula of Peljesac, with its beautiful landscape, and a brief stop to trekk up the walls of Ston. The free day in Dubrovnik was used to visit Mostar, but that will be referred in its own page.
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A long wall meandering in a mountain reminds us the great China's wall. Of course, the proportions have nothing to compare, but, if you decide to climb it, you will find, as I did, that they are not so small... Located in the wonderful Peljesac peninsula, this small town of Ston surprises by the long and strange walls, from where the sights spread over the salt mines. |
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Walls... of course Distracted by the beauties of Peljesac coast, we suddenly arrive to a small town, with a long wall perched in the hills. More than 5 km long, these remains of Ragusa republic are an invitation - and a health test. I passed the test, climbing to the top, where the award is... good views, and the pleasure to fell in good condition. |
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Salt Mines The only salt mines that we saw in Croatia were located in Ston. Maybe taking advantage of the shallow waters and plane land, they compose a geometric complement to the views from the walls. |
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The Coast Did I tell you something about Peljesac coast? No? Well... (Caught you! You didn't read my other Croatian tips...). riefly I say... its a photographer's paradise at sunset, and it has... Ston walls to climb. |
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No, we didn't go to Makarska. We were supposed to sleep there, but a small change in the program made us sleep in Split. However, we did follow the coast, which seems to be the highlight of the area. Makarska is referred as the Croatian Riviera and it is beautiful, but we just rushed across it. It was enough, anyway, to see its landscape and seashore (not so pretty as Peljesac, in my opinion!). |
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The Coast In a so long and beautiful coast, beaches are a rarity. However, in Makarska coast we have one of the biggest concentration of them, turning the area in a privileged bathing coast. Sorry, something more important was waiting and we didn't try them. |
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A Town in Peljesac
We really didn't visit Orebic - we just arrived there by boat, to our final travel inland towards Dubrovnick. It is the biggest town in the peninsula, and, for sure, a good start point to the marvelous views along it. Unless I missed something (and I surely did), Orebic is not very important and beautiful. It only shares with Ston the circumstance of being the towns of the Peljesac peninsula, where I caught some of the most beautiful views of all the trip, and... |
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Sandy beaches... a rarity in Croatia. But we just arrived there by boat and left to Dubrovnik. But it seems to be a very quiet place to a beach vacation.
Peljesac's Coast Maybe with the help of the light effects in sunset, maybe because it is really wonderful, the Peljesac coast provided us the most spectacular views of Dalmatian Coast. We passed there three times, and the sensation was always great. |
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To take the boat to Korcula, we travelled by bus along the Makarska coast, and stopped in... my God. Anybody tells me the name of this place? No chance. Arrived at home, the research I made pointed to Drvenik, but... not sure. Anyway, it was one of the most inviting beaches I saw in Croatia, deserving a reference. |
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Swim A deeper search reinforces the confusion - where is that great beach where we felt sorry for having no time to swim? I keep thinking it's Drvenik... Or Zivogosce? I accept any help. |
One of the biggest islands of Croatia, it was only our arrival point (Rijeka's airport). and a starting port to the boat cruise.
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Economy Why to use unnecessary letters? The funniest thing we found in this "not really seen" island was the name, without any vowel. The most practical was the port, that saved us a couple of hours of navigation, in a confuse start of our tour. It was supposed to start in Opatija, but the rain (they said...) forced some changes. No problem for us! |
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Strategically located, this common town is the gate to Bosnia-Herzegovina. I think that... that's it, otherwise our guide would have mentioned something, and he didn't. |
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The oldest tree in Croatia (the guide said), is already supported by a metallic structure. We passed there twice, but... no stop, so, I took the possible photo. |