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Dobro došli u Hrvatsku
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★ Has its own city story
A Roman palace you can live in, a walled city by the sea, a thousand islands and the birthplace of the necktie.
Croatia stretches from the plains of Slavonia to the long Adriatic coast with more than a thousand islands. Romans, Venetians, Hungarians and Habsburgs left their mark, and Croatians gave the world the necktie, the mechanical pencil and the parachute idea. Walk Diocletian's Palace in Split and the walls of Dubrovnik, see Meštrović's sculpture and the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb. Plan your museum days on museumtickets.com, then try peka and the cheese of Pag.
Romans, a medieval kingdom, a free republic and a young state.
The Roman emperor builds a palace by the sea; the town of Split grows inside its walls.
See it at: Split City MuseumTomislav is the first king of Croatia.
See it at: Croatian History MuseumDubrovnik becomes a free merchant republic that lasts until 1808.
See it at: Dubrovnik Museums – Rector's PalaceFaust Vrančić from Šibenik publishes a drawing of a parachute, the 'flying man', in his book of machines.
See it at: Technical Museum Nikola TeslaThe inventor is born in Smiljan, in the Lika region.
See it at: Nikola Tesla Memorial CentreCroatia declares independence and defends it in the war of 1991–1995.
See it at: Croatian History MuseumA fairy-tale writer, the first woman journalist and a composer.
Writer (1874–1938) called the Croatian Andersen; her 'Tales of Long Ago' are full of Slavic myths.
See it at: Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Memorial CollectionThe first woman journalist in Croatia and author of popular historical novels set in old Zagreb.
See it at: Marija Jurić Zagorka Memorial ApartmentComposer (1885–1923) who wrote the first modern Croatian symphony.
See it at: Našice Local MuseumFrom a cathedral builder to the naïve painters of Hlebine.
Architect and sculptor of Šibenik Cathedral, with 71 stone heads around its walls.
Renaissance miniaturist known in Italy as Giulio Clovio, 'the Michelangelo of miniatures'.
Painter from Cavtat who worked in Paris and Prague; his family house is a museum.
The great Croatian sculptor of the 20th century; his villa in Split is a gallery.
Leader of the naïve painters of Hlebine, who painted village life on glass.
Food under the bell, island cheese and baked dough with curd.
Meat or octopus with potatoes, slowly cooked under an iron bell covered with embers.
A hard sheep's cheese from the island of Pag, salty from the sea wind on the grass.
Dough filled with fresh cheese, boiled or baked with cream, from the hills north of Zagreb.
A thin pie of chard, onion and parsley from the Poljica area near Split.
Small fried doughnuts with raisins and lemon, made for Christmas and carnival.
Bell-ringers, a knights' tournament and a city saint.
Dubrovnik honours its patron saint with processions and flags; UNESCO lists the feast.
Rijeka has a big carnival, and the zvončari, bell-ringers in sheepskins, chase winter away.
On Hvar, a night procession walks 25 km between six villages; it is on the UNESCO list.
Knights in old costume ride and spear a ring in Sinj, a tradition since 1715.
Groups of singers sing in harmony without instruments; klapa singing is on the UNESCO list.
Dubrovnik and Split are very busy in summer; visit museums early.
Ferries and catamarans link the islands; book in high season.
Buses are the best way between coastal towns; there is no coastal railway.
Many museums close one day a week, and some have shorter hours in winter.
On museumtickets.com: 72 museums with photos, the way there and the museums nearby. Save your favourites in the free Culture Passport and, where the museum offers it, pay your admission in advance.
From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.
Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.
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