Croatia Holidays

Croatia is one of the most popular
holiday destinations in the Mediterranean!

Stretching alongside the Adriatic Sea, with its coastline of a thousand islands, Croatia has been for a long time one of the most popular holiday destinations, in particular with European tourists. For decades it was a popular Summer holidays playground for over 20 million European travellers, who visited Croatian coastline annually.

Over the past few years however, Croatia has started to enjoy even greater recognition as a safe and popular tourist and holiday destination in the Mediterranean. Not only with the Europeans, but also with visitors from around the world. See more info about this on Croatia page.

	In the year 2005 more than nine million tourists from around the world visited Croatia. This year you, too, can  discover  what makes this small Mediterranean country so popular with visitors and international celebrities alike!
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The #1 holiday destination in 2005

Last year the Lonely Planet guidebooks company named Croatia as the 'No. 1 Destination' for the year 2005. The Lonely Planet also published its first ever travel guide to Croatia in 2005. This year, Croatia is at No. 4 on the Lonely Planet list for 2006.

Peter Jon Lindberg, in his Croat D'Azure article (travelandleisure.com), said about the Dalmatian Coast in 2005, '...the islands of southern Croatia are—among a certain group of people—the premier destination in the Mediterranean region.'

	The Dalmatian coastline and its hundreds of islands hide many secluded beaches, with crystal blue waters - these are amongst the cleanest in the world. You will find such beaches on 'Pakleni otoci' islet of St. Klement...
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One of the top six holiday destination for 2006

This year Croatia has gained further recognition, with CNN web site naming Croatia as one of the '2006 hot spots', calling it 'the cheap alternative to the Italian Riviera'. It names the city of Dubrovnik as one of European holiday destinations arousing interest among American travellers.

USA Today in its mid January 2006 travel article, reprinted from SmarterTravel.com, lists Croatia amongst the top six destinations to watch for 2006. Giving it a "hidden gem" status, it quotes United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA): "Croatia began experiencing a boom in tourism in 2005, one that is likely to increase even more over the next few years."

It goes on to say that: "This Mediterranean country  has plenty of things to offer visitors, from its capital city, Zagreb, to the islands scattered along the Dalmatian Coast, and the old city of Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World Heritage site."

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (post-gazette.com) refers to Croatia's Dalmatian region as: '101 Dalmatias: Adriatic coast of Croatia displays endless variety of sights and experiences.'

One of the growing holiday visitor groups to Croatia are the travellers from the Scandinavian countries. This year Croatia has been the 2nd most popular tourist destination mentioned in Scandinavian papers.

Overall, it's expected that more than 10 million tourist will be coming over to Croatia in 2006, spending over 6 milliards of Euros (6 billion) in the process.

All signs are there that Croatia will experience another bumper holiday season in 2006. Holiday this year in Croatia and experience the travel adventure for yourself!