Explore a unique variety of regions in Croatia

Ranging from cities, towns and villages, islands and mountains, beaches and forests, making Croatia the smartest choice for your next holiday !

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Dubrovnik Region - Dalmatia

A true jewel of Croatian cultural heritage

The most beautiful jewel of Croatian cultural heritage, the Old City of Dubrovnik, is situated in the south of the sunniest tourist region of Dalmatia – the Dubrovnik area. The region is made up of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County, which stretches across the coastline. Dubrovnik is the most important, but by no means the only cultural pearl.

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Split Region - Dalmatia

Three major landmarks under UNESCO protection

The largest tourist region of Dalmatia is the part around its largest city, Split, which only includes the Split-Dalmatia County. It is the heart and the centre of Dalmatia, where most of its inhabitants live, and where the main Dalmatian islands and the most beautiful beaches are located.

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Šibenik Region - Dalmatia

Mediterranean architecture that marked the world

The Dalmatia - Šibenik Region is known for its national parks Krka and Kornati. The two most important historical cities are Šibenik situated by the sea and the royal town of Knin in the interior of the Dalmatian hinterland. The Kornati archipelago consists of the largest number of islands in all the Adriatic region.

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Zadar Region - Dalmatia

The origin of early Croatian culture

The origin of early Croatian culture Dalmatia is the largest and the most famous historic region of Croatia. It is an area of sun, warm sea, olives, wine, fish, poems and picturesque villages with houses made of stone – the real Mediterranean. Five of the six sites are protected as World Heritage by UNESCO.

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Kvarner Region

The wonder of Central Europe and the Mediterranean

Within Croatia, a culturally and naturally very diverse country, one of the most diverse parts is the Kvarner region, which is part of the Primorje - Gorski Kotar County. This region covers the coastal area of the Kvarner Bay along with numerous islands and most of the small historic province of the mountainous Gorski Kotar.

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Istria

ISTRIA - The magical country

The Istrian peninsula, located on the Western edge of Croatia, where the Mediterranean Sea most deeply retracts into the European mainland, has always been a special place. Istra has only one county (the Istrian county), and which is by far the most visited county in Croatia.

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Lika and Karlovac Region

An area with a rich warrior past

The region of Lika – Karlovac is the largest of all the regions that lead out to the Adriatic Sea, and it is the biggest and the most sparsely populated part of Croatia. In addition to crude nature, the sparse population of this area has been influenced by its turbulent history, and frequent exposure to a number of wartime devastations, especially in times of battle between the Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

Zagreb Region - Central Croatia

Zagreb

Tagreb Region is located at the crossroads of major routes between Central Europe and the Adriatic coast, with Zagreb as a rich cultural and powerful economic and business center.

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Slavonia

Croatia cultural heritage

Last updated on: 18.2.2023

Island Korčula, Croatia Croatian cultural heritage is not as well known as the cultural heritage of some large and powerful countries. It has no magnificent monuments, such as for example the Egyptian pyramids, the Pompeii in Italy or the castle Neuschwanstein in the German Alps. Croatia was not the centre of the great empires of the past and will surprise many visitors in that, in proportion to its surface, there are more sites of cultural heritage under UNESCO protection in Croatia than for example in France or Germany. Croatia has many other valuable cultural monuments which would also be able to find a place on UNESCO's list.

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