A Love Letter to Croatia

In Love With Croatia is a luxury travel guide to one of Europe’s most extraordinary countries. We write hand-built itineraries, curated destination guides, and quiet insider notes for travelers who want to experience Croatia’s coast, islands, and inland heritage at its most refined — and for whom the right hotel suite, the right table at dinner, and the right boat between islands genuinely matter.

Croatia rewards the unhurried traveler. Behind every walled medieval old town there’s a quieter neighbor an hour away; behind every famous beach there’s a hidden cove reached only by boat; behind every popular wine there’s a local one grown nowhere else. We exist to map that quieter Croatia for travelers who would rather stay one night longer in one place than chase the next thing on a list.

What We Cover

Destination guides for Croatia’s most rewarding cities and islands — from the obvious flagship destinations like Dubrovnik, Split, and Hvar to the quieter places we genuinely prefer: Rovinj, Korčula, Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir, Cres, and the inland villages of Istria.

Hand-built itineraries that take the guesswork out of planning a meaningful Croatian trip — a 7-day Dalmatian classic, longer grand tours, sailing weeks, honeymoon journeys, and quieter inland routes through Zagorje and Istria.

Practical travel guidance — the best time to visit, how to navigate the ferry network, the most beautiful beaches, the eight national parks, and the smaller decisions (where to land, which side of the airport to drive from, which restaurants to actually book) that make a Croatian trip flow.

Our Editorial Approach

We believe travel writing is at its best when it’s specific. Our destination guides name actual restaurants, actual wine cellars, actual hotel suites — not generic categories. When we recommend a beach, a ferry route, or a quiet konoba in an inland village, it’s because we’ve been there ourselves, often more than once.

We don’t accept paid placements, sponsored content, or hotel-comp arrangements that influence our recommendations. The hotels and restaurants we mention are simply the ones we believe a discerning traveler would want to know about. When something has changed for the worse — a famous restaurant slipping in quality, a beach overrun by day-trippers — we say so.

Our writing is informed by people who travel Croatia regularly, plus the local fishermen, vintners, hoteliers, and konoba owners who keep us honest about what’s worth a visit and what isn’t.

Who This Site Is For

If you’re planning your first trip to Croatia and want a thoughtful starting point, we built this for you. If you’re returning after years away and want to know which corners of the country have transformed and which have stayed the same, we built this for you. If you’ve spent decades on the Adriatic and want occasional confirmation that the konoba you’ve loved for twenty years is still worth the drive, we built this for you too.

Above all, In Love With Croatia is for travelers who would rather have one extraordinary meal than three forgettable ones, who would rather stay in a beautifully restored stone palazzo than a five-star resort chain, and who treat the choice of hotel, restaurant, and route as part of the pleasure of travel, not just the logistics of it.

Get In Touch

We love hearing from readers — corrections, suggestions, recommendations of places we should know about, or simply where you’re headed and what you’re hoping to find. The Croatian travel scene moves fast and the best tips usually come from people who’ve just returned. Reach out anytime at [email protected].

Start Planning Your Croatia Trip

Begin with the Croatia Travel Guide for an overview of where to go and when, browse the Destinations hub for our city and island guides, or jump straight to the 7 Day Croatia Itinerary if you have a week and want it well-spent.