Croatia travel guide

What to see, what to eat, when to go and itineraries by real travelers.

  • 22 places to see
  • 22 local dishes

What to see in Croatia

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  • Blue Cave

    Biševo, Split-Dalmatia

  • Diocletian's Palace

    Split, Split-Dalmatia

  • Fort Lovrijenac

    Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva

  • Kornati National Park

    Murter, Šibenik-Knin

  • Krka National Park

    Skradin, Šibenik-Knin

  • Plitvice Lakes National Park

    Plitvička Jezera, Lika-Senj

What to eat in Croatia

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  • Ćevapi

    Ćevapi

  • Istarski Pršut

    Istarski Pršut

    Istria

  • Bakalar na Bijelo

    Bakalar na Bijelo

  • Brudet

    Brudet

    Dalmazia

  • Burek

    Burek

  • Crni Rižot

    Crni Rižot

When to go

The months when this country is one of our destinations of the month.

  • February

    Rijeka10°C

    The Rijeka Carnival peaks before Lent, usually in February, with a huge parade and bell-ringing zvončari.

    Plitvice Lakes4°C

    February frost often turns Plitvice's waterfalls to ice, and the boardwalks are nearly empty.

  • May

    Plitvice Lakes19°C

    Spring snowmelt makes the waterfalls roar in May, and the boardwalks are far quieter than in the summer months.

    Split19°C

    Diocletian's Palace, perfect spring weather and Adriatic islands.

  • June

    Croatia - Hvar28°C

    Sun-drenched island, nightlife, and beaches.

  • July

    Zadar29°C

    July sunsets over the sea organ are among the Adriatic's finest, with islands and Kornati boat trips close by.

  • August

    Rovinj27°C

    Venetian architecture, Istrian cuisine and Adriatic summer charm.

  • September

    Rovinj25°C

    The sea is still around 23°C, the summer crowds have gone and the first Istrian truffles reach the menus.

  • October

    Plitvice Lakes16°C

    In October the forests around the turquoise lakes turn gold and red, and the boardwalks are far less crowded.

  • November

    Motovun13°C

    November is the heart of Istria's white truffle season, with truffle hunts in the forest below the hilltop town.

  • December

    Zagreb5°C

    Advent in Zagreb, repeatedly voted Europe's best Christmas market, fills the upper and lower town with lights.

Itineraries in Croatia

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