Instead, avoid the Amalfi Coast on Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula and choose Croatia's quieter, more rugged Dalmatian Coast spots. The Dalmatian Coast is Croatia's best beach location.

Unravel Croatia’s treasures on this 10-night journey, featuring a seven-night Adriatic cruise! Board your first-class ship in Dubrovnik, and discover this medieval city with its legendary ramparts and ...

Cruise from picture-perfect Venice, Italy, along the stunning Adriatic coast and through the Corinth Canal to Athens, Greece and discover the influence of Roman, Greek, Byzantine, ... Comprehensive, ...

A scenic view of the Croatian town of Hvar, located east of Italy across the Adriatic Sea. Croatia expects over 200,000 American visitors this year — nearly double the number that arrived in 2005.

To save cash, fly with Ryanair (0870 1569569, www.ryanair.com) from Stansted to Ancona in Italy from around £40 return and take one of the overnight ferries to Split.

he Croatian Tourist Office s claim that the country offers the Mediterranean As It Once Was has a ring of truth to it when it comes to Dalmatia. This sinewy coastal region sweeps south from the ...

You meet people who say Croatia is the new Italy. It used to be a part of the Venetian Republic, so there is logic here. And Diocletian’s Palace in Split is one of the greatest Roman monuments ...