#45 best destination in the world
Museum of Broken Relationships
- Museum dedicated to failed love relationships
- Its exhibits include personal objects left over from former lovers, accompanied by brief descriptions
- The museum began as a traveling collection of donated items
Tkalčićeva Street
- Street constituting the former “August Cesarec” commune, abolished in 1994
Monument to the Revolution of the People of Moslavina
- World War II memorial sculpture that is about 32 ft tall and 66 ft wide
- It is dedicated to the people of Moslavina during World War II
Pula Arena
- Only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved
- Constructed between 27 BC and AD 68, and among the world’s six largest surviving Roman arenas
- The arena is the country’s best-preserved ancient monument
Plitvice Lakes National Park
- One of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia
- Founded in 1949
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sea Organ
- Architectural sound art object, and an experimental musical instrument, which plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps
Šibenik Cathedral
- Triple nave catholic basilica with three apses and a dome
- It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese
- It is also the most important architectural monument of the Renaissance in the entire country
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- It is often known as “St. Jacob’s”, because Croatian, like many other languages, uses the same name for both “James” and “Jacob”
- It is dedicated to Saint James the Greater
Trogir
- Historic town and harbor on the Adriatic coast
- Situated on a small island between the mainland and the island of Čiovo
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Diocletian’s Palace
- Ancient palace built for Roman Emperor Diocletian’s retirement in the 4th century
- Resembles a large fortress, of which half was used for the military garrison and half personal use by Diocletian
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Blue Grotto (Biševo)
- Waterlogged sea cave located in a small bay called Balun on the island of Biševo
- The grotto is one of the best known natural beauty spots on the Adriatic and a popular show cave because of the glowing blue light that appears at certain times of day
Walls of Dubrovnik
- Considered to be among the great fortification systems of the Middle Ages, as they were never breached by a hostile army during this time period
- The oldest systems of fortifications around the town were likely wooden palisades
- Constructed mainly during the 12th–17th centuries
- The walls were continually extended and strengthened up until the 17th century
- The walls can be credited to protecting the Republic of Ragusa that flourished in peace and prosperity for five centuries
- The moat that ran around the outside section of the city walls, which were armed by more than 120 cannons, provided city defense capabilities
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Costs
Number of Days: 24 days
Best Time To Fly: May-June, Sept-Oct
Airline tickets: $1,651
Seattle -> Zagreb (one way) $700
Dubrovnik -> Seattle (one way) $951
Ferry/cruise tickets: $229
Split -> Vis (round trip) $118
Vis -> Biševo (round trip) $111
Food: $29/day x 24 days = $696
Rental car: $44/day x 17 days = $748
Gas: $89
Entertainment: $110
Airbnb: $84/day x 22 days = $1,848
TOTAL: $5,371