Istria and Kvarner Region

Istria is Croatia’s largest peninsula, and is divided from Kvarner Region by the mountain Ucka. It is known for its small towns, attractive summer resorts on the coast, rich cultural and entertainment offer (film, music and dance festivals, concerts, sport tournaments), high-quality wines, notable historical heritage and many legends, myths and sagas. Kvarner Region is mostly island area – here is our largest island Krk, and many others (Rab, Cres, Lošinj, northern part of Pag, Susak, Unije, Goli otok…). Most of them are significant because of their historical heritage or landscape beauty. The largest city in the region (and the largest Croatian port) is Rijeka, in the near is National Park Risnjak (“Lynx mountain”) and Opatija is Croatia’s oldest tourist resort, destination of the aristocracy and wealthy, world renowned for its healing Mediterranean climate.

North Dalmatia

North Dalmatia region comprises the city of Zadar, its wider surrounding area (including southern part of the Velebit Mountain and fertile lowland Ravni Kotari in the hinterland) and numerous islands of the Zadar archipelago. The bare island of Pag stands out with its unique traditional products: cheese, salt, lamb, wine and lace. Other interesting locations are bird reserve Vrana Lake near Biograd na Moru, Nature Park Telašcica and National Park Paklenica on Velebit.

Middle Dalmatia

This region region is centred in the city of Split, and includes islands and the Split surrounding. The hinterland is interesting to visitors for karst and mountainous landscape (Blue and Red Lake [Plavo i Crveno Jezero] in Sinj), as well as long traditions, which mostly derived from Ottoman Empire (chivalrous game Alka in Sinj). Islands aren’t numerous, but each has something interesting und unique – the lavender from hvar, Modra špilja (Blue Cave) on Biševo, windsurfing and other water sports on Brac… Split and Trogir have monuments of world importance and are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This region is very diverse, but also very rich in its history, tradition, landscape beauty and tourist offer.

South Dalmatia

A long and narrow region gravitating Dubrovnik, comprises the mouth of the river Neretva, widely known for tangerine fields. This region is known for the National Park island Mljet and the town of Dubrovnik, protected by UNESCO, and known as the town of dames and gentlemen, very graceful and harmonious, one of the most famous cities on the Mediterranean. The traditional products, widely recognized for their quality are white wine Malvazija and European flat oyster, which is successfully grown only in this part of the world. This region has almost no hinterland, because of its topography, and is entirely oriented on the coast and islands.