Activities and attractions

Active holiday -holiday homes all over Croatia

Panorama on 2 wheels
Mountain bike and bicycle trips on easily negotiable tarmac, forest and gravel tracks along the coastline, in the mountains or on the islands. In Istria there are 2,600 km of designated cycle tracks

Hair-raising trip above the clouds
Paragliding and hang gliding in the region of Istria with 5 well established take-off points

Play with the wind
“Poor man’s Caribian”, Croatia’s own sailing boat preserves, sailing through rugged cliffs, small coves, uninhabited islands, white mountain walls and dark green oak and olive groves. There is also excellent surfing here, for example on the windy island of Brac

The marvellous underwater world
Natural and cultural treasures beneath the surface of the sea. Divers can explore the fruits of the sea, shipwrecks, ancient finds, staggering depths, corals and caves

River expeditions
Rafting and canoe trips on wild rivers, through narrow channels and down noisy waterfalls

Trogir

UNESCO’s world heritage

The heart of the ancient city of Dubrovnik

The basilica of Euphrasius at Porec

Diocletian’s palace at Split

St Jakov’s Cathedral at Sibenik

The city of Trogir

The Plitvice lakes national park

Important public holidays and festivals in Croatia

February:
Carnival in Opatija and Rijeka

Regatta

April:
Kornati Cup (sailing regatta)

May:
Big Wall Speed Climbing (climbing competition on the cliff walls in the Paklenica National Park)
Ladies Open (tennis tournament at Bol)

June:
International Children’s Festival in Sibenik
Folk Music Festival in Split, the Zagreb Festival

July/August: National festival

Surfing Freestyle (Croatian surfing championship in Dubrovnik)
Concerts in the Pula arena
The St Donat Music Festival at Zadar (classical/chamber music)
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Raber Fiera (medieval week in Rab)
A Capella Festival in Omis
Sword dancing at Korcula
Summer Culture in Makarska
Summer Culture in Split

September/October:
Marunada (chestnut festival in Lovran)
Truffle festival in Istria
Baroque evenings at Varazdin

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