Croatia Holidays: Where to go?

Croatia's treasures are more ageless than trendy. Along its thousand-mile shoreline a glistening sea winds around rocky coves, splash at pine-fringed bays. Istrian ports bustle with fishermen while kids leap into the spotless sea. In Dalmatia, cities beat with nightlife amid prehistoric Roman ruins. So, it is time you planned for a 10-day holiday in Croatia

Yachts fly up the shoreline movie stars cautiously make plans to buy one of Croatia's 1185 islands and no Mediterranean journey is complete without a stop in Dubrovnik. The interior scenery is as captivating yet though less visited. bathe in a thermal spa at Istarske Toplice in Istria. trek through unspoiled forests watered by mountain brooks in the west. Let the waterfalls of Plitvice dampen your face. And then there's the traditions. The people that endured Roman, Venetian, Italian and Austro-Hungarian rule has a unique and slightly odd identity. You'll find a sharp central European taste in the flamboyant structural design of Zagreb, and Italian dedication to the good life percolates up from the coast, permeating Croatian food and style. During holidays and festivals the country's Slavic heart surfaces as brightly costumed dancers spin about to a traditional folk song.

Croatians keep a strong connection to the land and habits that nurtured the aspiration of independence for so long.