InterRailing through..... Croatia!

Croatia is the new hotspot in Europe !It is a popular destination under the InterRailers nowadays. This isn’t so strange because Croatia has something unique for everyone. I’ll give you some of the highlights of Croatia!

If you like to see old (welpreserved) cities and impressive architecture, Croatia hasn't only got beautiful buildings, cathedrals etc, it even has 6 Unesco World Heritage sites.                                                                                                  

(Picture on the right taken by mpecarevic)

If you’d rather go and enjoy the sun, the beach and parks you’ll be amazed, for Croatia is truly a land of islands. There are 1.185 islands in the Adriatic Sea on the Eastcoast of Croatia. This is a real unique area in Europe for motorboats, sailboats and the amazing underwater world.

Zagreb and Split are great cities fo some good (fashion) shopping. If you want to buy souvenirs, search for olive oil and the black and white truffels. They're supposed to be a real treat! Dubrovnik is a really popular city amongst most tourists.

I believe Croatia is really worth the trip. So if you’re going InterRailing through Eastern Europe make sure you’ll make a stop there! The capital, Zagreb, has good railway connections, as have the other cities. See the map. On the website of the Croatian Railways you’ll find a timetable, so you can easily plan your trip through Croatia. 

If you want more information about Croatia I recommend the website of The Croatian National Tourist Board, where you can find everything you need to inform yourself to plan your trip.

Croatia is also very environment minded. Since 1997 they’ve launched this project called Blue Flag. It’s idea is that every region, city, island is awarded a Blue Flag as a proof of cleanness and quality. The conditions to obtain the Blue Flag are very strict and it’s a great honour if the flag is awarded! I think this is a great way of cooperating to maintain the environment, reef and the unique monuments. For us ‘tourists’ it’s also a point of recognition, for a blue flag means clean, environment friendly and good sights and entertainment!

For hostels in Croatia you can use one of the websites on my post A Helping Hand with Hostels.

Curious about current Croation events? Check Whatsonwhen for a local guide for global travellers!

If you've been to Croatia and you have additional information to this post please let us know!

For people who are going to Croatia, I wish you a very nice time, let me know about you're experiences!

Sheena