Istria and Dalmatia, a little Italy in Croatia
Over in the North West is Istria, not far from Trieste, in Italy, and with a very Italian feel to it, both in landscape and food. Istria, Croatia's jewel, is a dreamland of rolling wooded hills, with Italianate fishing towns and Tuscan hill villages, and it is now Europe's top destination for the cognoscenti. Forget the over development of some European countries, with their coastlines smothered by continuous development, Croatia's tourist chiefs have been the determined not to follow the same destructive path. Croatia has a special coastline and its people are determined to protect it. Istria is easy to reach, with airports at Pula and Rijecka, both important ports as well as over the border in Trieste or Venice
Moving south we come to Dalmatia, with its coastal plain flanking the Dinaric Alps and the thousands of offshore islands, from large islands with their own towns and villages, Brac, Cres, Hvar, Krk, Korcula and Rab, down to tiny, uninhabited islands. The northern islands can be reached via the airport at Rijecka and the more southerly ones via Split or Dubrovnik airports. There is an extensive ferry service linking the islands with the mainland. Many of the islands have already attracted the attentions of the rich and famous, although once they learn that all the beaches are public property, the thought of the paparazzi camping out on their doorstep tends to put them off.
Further down the coast. Split is a thriving port and the on this part of the coast. Not far away is the town of Sibenik, whose cathedral is another historic building protected by UNESCO. At the very bottom of the Croatian mainland is Dubrovnik, which has been rebuilt after being devastated during the war. It is now indistinguishable from the city fondly remembered by so many of its inhabitants and visitors, and is under UNESCO protection.
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