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Experiences

Things to do

Visit the Pliva lakes and traditional watermills

A half-day upstream of Jajce to the turquoise Pliva lakes and the old wooden watermills at Mlinčići — the gentle, photogenic counterpoint to the town’s fortress and waterfall.

Jajce

Raft the Una river

The signature experience of Una National Park: a guided raft run down the river’s rapids, from splashy warm-summer stretches to bigger spring white water, with licensed local operators based in Bihać and the park.

Una National Park

Explore the Una’s waterfalls and river landscapes

A self-guided park circuit linking the Una’s waterfalls, boardwalks and swimming pools — Štrbački Buk, the Martin Brod falls and the calmer upper river — the way to see the park on foot and at your own pace.

Una National Park

Camp in the national park — Camp Buk and the riverside sites

Sleep inside the park: Camp Buk’s 10,000 m² of Una riverbank at Kulen Vakuf — room for 200 pitches, bungalows and a riverside restaurant — plus the quiet sites toward Martin Brod, with the waterfalls as your alarm clock.

Una National Park

Swim and spend a day on the Adriatic in Neum

A day in and beside the water of Neum Bay — swimming from the town’s small beaches and bathing platforms, resting on the shore, and eating fish beside the sea on the country’s only coast.

Neum

Explore Neum’s coast by foot and waterfront

A walk along Neum’s waterfront, coast road and the headlands of the bay — the way to read the town, its short coastline and the meeting of sea and karst on foot.

Neum

Electric Boat Cruise on Kozjak

Cross Kozjak, the park’s largest lake, on the silent electric-boat service included in your ticket — the link between the Upper and Lower Lakes.

Plitvice Lakes

Swim and Snorkel at Cape Kamenjak

Spend a day on the wild coves of the Kamenjak headland — swimming, snorkelling and cliff-jumping in clear, protected water.

Pula

Ascend St Euphemia’s Campanile

Ascend the 60-metre campanile for the classic panorama over the pastel rooftops, the harbours and the sea.

Rovinj

Boat Trip to the Archipelago Islands

Take a boat taxi from the harbour to the wooded islets for swimming, the St Andrew monastery and quiet coves.

Rovinj

Golden Cape and Lone Bay Coastal Walk

A flexible, self-directed coastal walk from central Rovinj’s waterfront through Mulini Beach and Lone Bay into Golden Cape Forest Park, with harbour views, pebble and rocky shorelines, pine shade and optional swimming stops.

Rovinj

Climb the Basilica Bell Tower

Ninety steps up the 18th-century campanile for the classic panorama: the red rooftops of the Roman grid, the harbour, and the sea to the horizon.

Poreč

Boat Trip to Sveti Nikola Island

The fifteen-minute passenger boat from the harbour to Poreč’s swimming island — pebble beaches, fortress ruins and the town panorama on the way back.

Poreč

Beach Day on the Poreč Riviera

The pebble and rocky coves south of the old town — Debeli beach, the Blue Lagoon and the pine-shaded ledges of the Zelena Laguna resort coast.

Poreč

Visit the Baredine Cave & Istrian Countryside

The guided descent through Baredine’s five karst chambers — and the truffle-and-wine tasting village museum on the surface above.

Poreč

Sunset at Savudrija Cape

The coast-road drive to Croatia’s oldest lighthouse for sunset over the open sea toward Italy — with fish at the konoba by the light.

Umag

Attractions

Sights worth the detour

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Arslanagić Bridge

A graceful 16th-century Ottoman stone bridge with two arches and a humpbacked profile, originally built over the Trebišnjica upstream of the town and moved stone by stone in the 1970s to save it from a hydroelectric reservoir. It now stands just downstream of the centre and is Trebinje’s most elegant single monument.

Trebinje

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Martin Brod Waterfalls

A gentler, multi-step series of travertine falls beside the small riverside village of Martin Brod — the upper-gateway settlement of Una National Park and a quieter counterpart to Štrbački Buk.

Una National Park

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Neum Waterfront & Coastal Promenade

The line of promenade, cafés and restaurants that follows the shore of Neum Bay through the centre of town — the public face of the coast and the natural spine of a visit.

Neum

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Neum Beaches & Bays

The small beaches, bathing platforms and rocky coves around Neum Bay and the Neum peninsula — the places where the town meets the Adriatic for swimming and seaside life.

Neum

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Kozjak Lake

The largest and deepest of the Plitvice lakes, crossed by a silent electric-boat service that links the Upper and Lower sections of the park.

Plitvice Lakes

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Pula Arena

A 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, the sixth largest in the world and the best preserved in Croatia, still used for summer concerts and gladiator re-enactments.

Pula

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Temple of Augustus & Roman Forum

A Roman temple on the old forum, its classical façade preserved in the heart of the old town, beside the surviving columns of the Roman city council house.

Pula

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Kastel Fortress

A Venetian-Habsburg fortress on the central hill, with views over the harbour and the arena, now a museum and a viewpoint.

Pula

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Cape Kamenjak

A protected karst headland at the southern tip of Istria, with wild coves, swimming, snorkelling, cliff-jumping and dinosaur footprints in the rocks.

Pula

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Twin Gates & Zerostrasse

The 2nd-century twin-arched gate of the Roman city wall, with the First World War tunnel network of Zerostrasse cut into the hill behind it — a cool shortcut beneath the Kaštel lined with a century of inscriptions and opening onto unexpected views of the bay.

Pula

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Old Town

A maze of pastel houses, cobbled lanes and artists’ studios on the steep slopes leading up from the harbour to St Euphemia’s church.

Rovinj

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Church of St Euphemia

The baroque hilltop church whose campanile — modelled on St Mark’s in Venice — gives the town its landmark and its best viewpoint.

Rovinj

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Golden Cape / Punta Corrente

A protected forest park of pine and rocky coves south of the old town, with swimming, cycling and walking trails along the coast.

Rovinj

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Rovinj Archipelago

A string of protected wooded islets just offshore, reached by boat taxi for swimming, quiet coves and the island of St Andrew.

Rovinj

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Lone Bay, Mulini Beach and Coastal Promenade

A developed rocky and pebble beach at Mulini, the sheltered Lone Bay and the waterfront promenade linking the central harbour with Golden Cape Forest Park.

Rovinj

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Euphrasian Basilica

A 6th-century Byzantine basilica with spectacular gold mosaics, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the finest early-Christian monument in Croatia.

Poreč

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