On the 19th of July, we headed to Plitvice National Park. The Park is composed of 16 turquoise lakes which are linked by a series of waterfalls and cascades. The site was proclaimed a world heritage site by Unesco in 1979. It is a most beautiful place to walk around on wooden footbridges. The water is so clear you can see all the fish and plants. It is a real pity the fragile ecosystem doesn't allow swimming...
July 20th. We took a ferry to Hvar island and stayed there for a couple of nights. We visited the beautiful and and medieval villages around the island, swam in beautiful creeks, tried the local food and wine, etc.
There are only a few sand beaches in Croatia, usually it's just rocks or sometimes pebble beaches. This, added to the fact that the locals just love sunbathing, makes the coast packed with people during the high season.
Enjoying the view from the city medieval fortress after a pretty tough climb...
July 23rd. Visit of Korcula town on Korcula Island. The town has got typical round defensive towers and compact cluster of red-roofed houses. It is a really peaceful place to walk around.
July 24th. Orebic Town on Peljesac Peninsula. The town is known for the beautiful and luxurious houses built by prosperous retired sea captains. It is also famous for its beaches (a couple of sandy ones!!) so we enjoyed a bit of lazing in the sun.
It's lovely to swim in the sea when it's so hot but beware of the sea urchins!! (That explains why it always took us about 10 minutes to figure out a way of getting into the sea on a urchin free basis!!)
The Opel Corsa we rented to go around the country...
July 25th and 26th. Visit of Dubrovnik and its surroundings. View of the medieval city center.
The clock tower dominates a square at the end of "Placa", the main street.
View on the roofs of the city from the top of the city walls. Although they were bombed during the civil war in 1991, the houses were rebuilt just as they were before with the help of Unesco and the international community.
Visit of Cavtat, a little town about 15km from Dubrovnik. The marina was full of luxurious and splendid sailboats, yachts,etc... Our favourite was the "Only Now", we spent about 1hour watching it and its crew until it finally left...
July26th. Drive back to Split.
The Diocletian Palace
The "Loggia"
July 27th. Our last day. We decided to stay in Trogir which is a small town close to the airport. It's much cosier than Split and its awful surroundings loaded with "Russian style" buildings.
