Croatia

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. The city is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic. The city’s population in 2006 was about 784,900. In 1991, it became the capital of the country following secession from Yugoslavia. During the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence, it was a scene

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. The city is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic. The city’s population in 2006 was about 784,900. In 1991, it became the capital of the country following secession from Yugoslavia. During the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence, it was a scene

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. The city is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic. The city’s population in 2006 was about 784,900. In 1991, it became the capital of the country following secession from Yugoslavia. During the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence, it was a scene

The Croatian Dalmation coast with its thousand islands is a very picturesque and appealing corner of Europe. It has drawn tourists for thousands of years and a drive along the coast and across some of the islands immediately reveals why. Good ferry service connects most of the larger islands. The largest island is Cres –

The Istrian peninsula, part of the scenic Dalmatian Coast, has been settled for hundreds of thousands of years and has seen empires come and go. Beautiful vistas, rocky shores, fertile farms and a magnificent intact Roman amphitheatre in Pula attacts visitors worldwide. Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern

In Plitvice Lakes Park sixteen lakes at descending elevations tumble into one another via countless waterfalls creating a scenic wonder.A wooden nature trail follows the course of the lakes.The sixteen lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster formed by runoff from the mountains, descending from an altitude of 636 m to 503 m

Bosnia is not far from any border crossing with Croatia. This one, near the Plitvice Lakes Park, led to a short visit to the Bosnian provincial capitol of Bihac. It’s a university city with many students and a somewhat lively downtown. But the feeling of recovery is still present especially with many bullet holes in

The rugged highlands contain Croatia’s wartime ghosts. During the Balkan Wars in the 1990’sCroats, Muslim Bosnians and Serbs attacked one another in a bizarre checkboard holocaust as the federation of Yugoslavia fell bloodily apart. In Croatia, the so-called Croatian War of Independence  was first waged between Croatian police forces and the Serbs living in the