Croatia (Eyewitness Travel Guide)

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

croatia

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

CROATIA

PRODUCED BY Fabio Ratti Editoria Srl, Milan, Italy PROJECT EDITOR Donatella Ceriani ART EDITOR Oriana Bianchetti EDITORS Sara Cattel, Emanuela Damiani, Alessandra Lombardi

Giovanna Morselli, Federica Romagnoli MAIN CONTRIBUTORS Leandro Zoppé, Gian Enrico Venturini PHOTOGRAPHER Lucio Rossi CARTOGRAPHERS Grafema Cartografia Srl, Novara

LS International Cartography snc, Milano ILLUSTRATORS Modi Artistici ENGLISH TRANSLATION Susan Andrews Dorling Kindersley Limited EDITORS Hugh Thompson, Fiona Wild CONSULTANT Jane Foster SENIOR DTP DESIGNER Jason Little PRODUCTION Melanie Dowland Reproduced by Fabio Ratti Editoria Srl, Milan and in Singapore by Colourscan Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd First American Edition 2003 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Copyright © 2003, 2011 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK.

A lovely bay on the island of Mljet

CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6

INTRODUCING CROATIA DISCOVERING CROATIA 10

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-7566-7021-4

PUTTING CROATIA ON THE MAP 12

FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE; IE THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS THE FLOOR ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

A PORTRAIT OF CROATIA 14

Front cover main image: View of the coast and harbour from Trsteno, Dalmatia

CROATIA THROUGH THE YEAR 24 THE HISTORY OF CROATIA 28

The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain, or email: [email protected]. The splendid golden beach of Bol, on the island of Brač

Woodcutters by Mijo Kovačić, Croatian National Museum of Naive Art

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS

SURVIVAL GUIDE

WHERE TO STAY 218

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 264

WHERE TO EAT 234

TRAVEL INFORMATION 274 GENERAL INDEX 282 PHRASE BOOK 295

CROATIA AREA BY AREA CROATIA AT A GLANCE 46 ISTRIA AND THE KVARNER AREA 48 DALMATIA 88

Buzara, a typical Dalmatian dish, shellfish in tomato sauce

SHOPPING IN CROATIA 250 ENTERTAINMENT IN CROATIA 254 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 258

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ZAGREB 148 CENTRAL CROATIA 166 SLAVONIA AND BARANJA 180 THE NORTHERN COUNTIES 198

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The mansion built by Commander Livio Odescalchi in Ilok

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