Baska is a small village and port on the south-eastern coast of the island of Krk. Only 9km north of Makarska and just south of Brela, it’s an easy day trip from Split but it’s also a wonderful holiday destination in its own right. First-class accommodation, sports and leisure facilities, unique pristine beaches, more the 2500 hours of sunshine make Baska the right choice for everyone.
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Situated on a cliff next to the ancient walls of Dubrovnik, Grand Villa Argentina is a luxury complex consists of five separate objects – Villa Argentina, Villa Orsula, Villa Glavi?, Villa Sheherezade and Hotel Argentina. Just a ten minute walk from the Old Town of Dubrovnik, the complex combines the highest standards of elegance and comfort, offering excellent opportunity to many activities and unrivaled hospitality which makes visitors feel special, comfortable and relaxed.
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Cres and Losinj are two Adriatic islands linked by an isthmus – a thin ribbon of rock running for 99 km alongside the mainland, and there are often treated as a single entity. One theory of their origin goes back to Greek mythology, the legend of the Argonauts. Back in the 3rd century BCE, Jason and the Argonauts were busy fleeing from the Colchians who wanted to get their hands on the prestigious Golden Fleece.
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Croatia has 1,778 km of mainland coastline, together with 1,185 islands and islets within its territory, making a total of 5,835 km for a surface area of 56,538 sq km. ten per cent of this surface area consists of 450 preservation zones, the pride of the country’s natural heritage. If one adds to this all maritime areas also under protection, Croatia has a total of 6,129 sq km of ecologically protected zones. One of the most picturesque zones of the country is the small town of Bol.
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Lovran – the lovely land of laurel
Named for the laurel trees that are abundant everywhere, Lovran is a continual festival of truly smells, plants and wild species such as cherries, chestnuts, green asparagus, and varieties of mushrooms. A small seaside resort, a port and a medieval town lying in the shadow of Opatija, Lovran too has its own discreet charm and turn-of-the-century villas with verdant gardens lining the seafront, perfectly restored to modern standards.
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Situated in the northern part of the Adriatic where the Mediterranean penetrates deepest into old Europe, the Kvarner region provides central Europe with a splendid balcony overlooking the sea. A haven for tourism, the Gulf of Kvarner is a particularly rich and varied region. Lovran, Opatija and Volosko make up a succession of small fishing ports, villages and seaside resorts wedged between the sea and the surrounding hills, which provide an alternative Riviera for visitors. Picturesque and welcoming, these quaint towns bask sleepily in the sun amidst its stunning coastal views and glittery, transparent water.
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Unlike much of Croatia, Sibenik was not founded until the 7th century by Croats. The town was inevitably tossed around between the country’s many successive invaders: Ottomans, Venetians, Hungarians, French and Austrians. Despite all this, and the heavy bombing during the Second World War, the old part of Sibenik has survived. The city boasts typically urban Croatian architecture – houses of pale stone and red-tiled roofs.
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Known as Tragyrion (island of goats) in the time of the Greeks, it became Tragurium under the Romans, finally ending up as Trogir with the Croats. This exquisite medieval city is certainly one of the highlights of the Dalmatian coast. Built on an island, but linked to the mainland by two bridges, it resembles a ship at anchor. The smell of spindrift fills the air, which in turn permeates the light Brac stone all around.
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Hvar is the longest and sunniest Croatian island – one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Both rustic and worldly, bucolic and chic, Hvar is an island of fields. Inland, it is as rugged as ever – strong-smelling dense maquis, rocky mule tracks, and abrupt cliffs dropping down to the sea. Elsewhere, there are entire fields where fragrant lavender bushes grow, hillsides overrun with wild herbs, slopes covered with carpets of green vines and clear creeks. With its architecture, beautiful nature and mild climate many would describe it as a true fairy-tale city. Not surprisingly, many of a famous writer has been bowled over by Hvar, Croatia.
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Vis is the furthest and most westerly of the Dalmatian islands, Croatia. The ferry runs between the Islands of Solta and Brac, around Hvar and on, before docking two and a half hours later at Luka, the port of Vis Town. In the ancient times it was a bustling place, known as Issa to the Greeks, who made it their first trading port in the Adriatic. If the numerous amphorae lining the seabed are anything to go bay, the Romans, too, carried out a roaring wine trade there. There are still traces of a Roman road and the ruins of a thermae, now overgrown with the vegetation. During the years of the Second World War, Tito established his headquarters there and it then subsequently became a base for the Yugoslav navy.
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