Croatia with its many Islands, unique picturesque natural landscapes and frontline to the crystal-clear waters of the Adriatic is home to some outstandingly beautiful beaches. Here at Croatian Villas we have been travelling up and down the Croatian coast for more than 2 decades viewing villas and discovering the hidden depths of this beautiful country. […]
When we talk of the Kvarner Region we refer to the Northern Adriatic including the city of Rijeka, the Opatija Riviera featuring Opatija itself and the nearby resorts of Volosko, Ika, Icici, Medveja, Lovran, Moscenicka Draga, Brsec. Inland there are stunning hilltop villages including Moscenice, Kastav, Draga di Lovrana. Following the main coastline east around […]
Written by Julia Berg I fell in love with Croatia four years ago when a work conference took me to Split. With a couple of colleagues we added on a week on the stunningly beautiful island of Brac where we rented a villa very close to the famous Zlatni Rat beach in Bol. I’m a […]
Croatia’s Northern region, the pendant shaped peninsular of Istria, is unlikely to disappoint as a holiday destination. Easily accessible from most European destinations and offering routable connections from outside Europe, the region can be accessed from 5 airports (Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb, Trieste in Italy and Ljubljana in Slovenia) along with a direct scheduled catamaran service […]
The Istria region has always been famous for fabulous food and wine. Italians often make the short drive simply for a gourmet weekend break and the region has the highest number of award winning restaurants in Croatia. The country’s first Michelin star restaurant is here in Rovinj. Monte won the award in Spring 2017 and […]
SECRETS? …..DID YOU KNOW? LONGEST LUNGOMARE IN CROATIA Many places in Croatia have a lungomare (seaside promenade) and the one in Kvarner region is the longest. It is 12 kilometres from Volosko in the east to Lovran in the west, passing though Opatija, Ičići and Ika. Hugging the coast, passing pretty coves and stunning fin-de-siecle […]
The Kvarner region of Croatia is often called “Croatia’s best kept secret”. It is well known to visitors from neighbouring countries who mainly drive there (from Vienna to Opatija in under 5 ½ hours and from Trieste in under 1.5 hours). It is also a very popular place for Croats living away from the coast […]
The heart shaped peninsula in the north west corner of Croatia is a very special region and many writers have called it “Croatia in miniature” because, they say, “it has everything”. Istria is very close to Italy (two hours by catamaran from Pula, Rovinj, Porec to Venice), inland the rolling hills around the Mirna valley […]
