There are so many eye-catching landscapes and attractions in Croatia that it may be hard to know where to start a vacation in the country.

As such, heading to the premier resorts of Split and Dubrovnik “themselves home to some smashing architecture and iconic sights “could be a smart move. It is also a choice that appears to meet up with the approval of TNT magazine, which latterly advised the towns are a couple of the highlights of the country.

The publication noted Split is an unprecedented epicentre, feted for Diocletian’s Palace around which it is built.Visitors can still walk thru the palace and experience the cafeterias, shops and bars that are located inside it today.

Dubrovnik’s Old Town area is another must-see when on holiday in Croatia, with its landmark walls and “postcard-perfect” harbour. Jutarnji List, cited by the Croatian Times, recently recommended that more folk are prepared to travel to Dubrovnik for holidays, with a ten % rise in traveller numbers anticipated this summer as reported tagza.com.

Dubrovnik (or the official italian, latin and formarly english name since 1909 is Ragusa) is a historic town on the Adriatic coast in the extraordinary south of Croatia.

1918. When the Town was assimilated into the then called Dominion of Yugoslavia the name was officially modified from Ragusa to Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik is a city of a unique political and cultural history. It is a home to many exceptionally poets, painters, mathematicians, physicists and other scholars and it is one of the most popular visitor destinations on the Adriatic-Sea coast.

1979. The historic center of Dubrovnik has been included in the UNESCO list of Global heritage preservation sites. There are lots of famous buildings like Duke’s Palace, lots of museums, cloisters, churches and some extremely old buildings, like the Nursery Trsteno, the oldest arboretum in the world built in 1492.,or the third oldest dispensary in Europe which date is returning to 1317.

The patron of the town is Sveti Vlaho ( Saint Blaise ). You can see statues and paintings of him round the town. The city’s cathedral is named after him Saint Blaise. The habitants of Dubrovnik are even organizing a feast in honour of Saint Blaise each February 3.

They celebrate these festivities with Mass, parades and they last a few days.
The most important event in the cultural life of the city is the once a year Dubrovnik Summer Holiday.

It is a traditional holiday where all doors are open for artists to amuse the habitants of Dubrovnik and their guests with games, theatre and concerts (classical & hippy music) between tenth of July and 25th of August, since 1950. The Dubrovnik Summer Holiday has been awarded with its first Gold World Prize for Quality in 2007. And it’s signed in the calender of world festivals as one of the most famed cultural holidays in the world since 1956.

Dubrovnik has a global airport and a harbour of its own. The airport is located approx. 20km (12.5 mi) from Dubrovnik city center, near Ilipi. Buses connect the airport with the main-bus-station in Dubrovnik. In addition, modern, local buses connects all Dubrovnik areas running frequently from dawn to midnight.

You have also, beside the fascinating holiday you should not miss, lots of offered activities for younger and older generations, visits to many beautiful islands or to the holy place Medjugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovina or Montenegro, which is only an our away by bus.

If you would like to, you can also make an one-day-trip to Makarska-Riviera or Split, which are 3-4 h away by auto.