"Islands and hopes (island hopping) " a Croatia Travel Page by SirRichard

I started my trip in Venice, as flights there from madrid were much cheaper with low-cost companies.
From there I did:
- Venice-Pula by bus. 2 days in Pula, visiting some Istria peninsula locations (Porec and Rovinj)
- Pula-Rijeka. 2 days in Rijeka, visiting Opatija 1 day.
- Rijeka-Krk. 2 days in Krk island.
- Krk-Rab. 1 day in Rab islan.
- Back to the continent, Zadar. Visited the Kornati islands.
- Zadar-Sibenik by bus. Visited the Krka Nat.Park
- Sibenik-Split. 2 days in Split.
- Ferry to Dubrovnik.
- Last 2 days in Zagreb, visiting Karlovac.

In spite of world famous (and overcrowded to my opinion) DUBROVNIK, my favourite city in Croatia was undoubtely SPLIT. Its main attraction is the unique-in-the-world city center, an updated ROMAN city where old temples and forums mix with today buildings, restaurant, charming alleys and hotels. As far as I know this is the only place where you can actually "live" inside a roman city and somehow imagine how daily life could be at those times.
Besides, Split is a lovely laid-out mediterranean city with a lively harbour and is a maritime hub for most of the ferries.

It seemed to me that Croatia has 2 different "sceneries", quite diverse in landscapes, architecture, people, food...:
- All the COAST is mediterranean, venetian style, with incredible islands and cozy little villages.
- INLAND you will find a more "centro-european" country, more similar to Hungary or Austria than to Italy or Greece.
I travelled along the coast all the time, except for a short trip to Zagreb and surroundings.