From Istria to the Makarska Riviera
Pick a stretch of coast to get a feel for it — the beaches, the towns, when to go — then let the AI find a place to stay. Or just describe your trip and skip straight to results.
Istria
Croatia's green northCroatia's north-western peninsula — often called its Tuscany — where Venetian harbour towns, hilltop villages and clear pebble coves sit within an easy drive of one another.
Rovinj
IstriaThe most photogenic town in Istria: a tight cluster of tall Venetian houses on a small peninsula, crowned by the bell tower of St Euphemia and ringed by clear coves.
Zadar
North DalmatiaA Roman-and-Venetian old town on a compact peninsula, famous for a sunset that Hitchcock called the world's best — and for a waterfront that actually plays music.
Vir
North DalmatiaA low, sunny island joined to the mainland by a bridge near Zadar — no hotels, all apartments and holiday homes, with shallow sandy-and-pebble bays made for families.
Šibenik
Central DalmatiaA stone town stacked up a hillside between two UNESCO sites — St James Cathedral and St Nicholas Fortress — and the natural gateway to Krka's waterfalls and the Kornati islands.
Split
Central DalmatiaDalmatia's lively capital, built inside a 1,700-year-old Roman palace that never stopped being lived in — and the busiest ferry hub on the coast for hopping to the islands.
Makarska Riviera
Central DalmatiaA 60-km ribbon of white-pebble beaches and pine between the sea and the sheer wall of Biokovo mountain — the most dramatic backdrop on the Dalmatian coast.
Kvarner
Kvarner GulfThe green, genteel corner of the coast next to Istria — the grand old resort of Opatija, the islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab, all wrapped around a sheltered gulf beneath Mount Učka.
Dubrovnik
South DalmatiaThe walled city at the far south of Croatia — medieval stone ramparts around a marble old town, deep-blue sea, and green islands and a wine peninsula within an easy day trip.