Holidays Croatia

Self catering villas, holiday homes or apartment rentals in Croatia are growing fast in popularity with people looking in Europe for holiday accommodation - in Croatia, bed and breakfasts and other types of self catering holiday homes maintain the luxury standards of hotels in Croatia but provide more privacy, space and culture.

Self catering accommodation in Croatia present an even wider range of options, being found in a country that can boast over 1778 km of coastline, so if lazing on a beach is your idea of relaxation, you won't have far to look for somewhere to put your sun bed!

Croatia is one of the ecologically best preserved parts of Europe. It is a land where the hues of the sunny and warm Mediterranean happily blend with the tranquillity and freshness of mountains and the gentle sway of the golden plains. A rare European landscape which boasts as many as eight national parks in so small area!

Dalmatia is a Croatian region located south of Croatia. The coastline is indented with rocky cliffs, peninsulas and small inlets with hundreds of Croatian islands offshore, and large mountains inland from the Dalmation Coast. The capital of Dalmatia is built around the World Heritage site of Diocletian Palace.

Istria is largest peninsula in Croatia, located on the very west part of Croatia. It is closely located to Italy, Slovenia and Austria. It has a large coastline, full of small and larger bays and hundred of places and villages. The interior of Istria peninsula is very attractive, with numerous villages built on top of the hills around the towns of Istria, surrounded by vineyards and olive grooves.

Kvarner - The Kvarner Gulf is the area in Northern part of the Croatian Adriatic, bordered by the Croatian mainland, Dalmatia and Istrian Peninsula. Kvarner is one of the closest points of Adriatic Sea to Central and Western Europe, therefore, because of it's mild climate and unique archetecture, Kvarner remains very popular tourist destination for UK and other countries holidaymakers.

Zagreb lies on the crossroads of important routes between the Adriatic coast and Central Europe. Zagreb as a city has a Baroque ambience, charming markets, various shopping facilities, as well as choice of various small and larger restaurants and hotels. Zagreb is also a city of green parks and walks.

Airlines have direct, scheduled flights to Croatia to Bol (BWK), Dubrovnik (DBV), Mali Losinj (LSZ), Osijek (OSI), Pula (PUY), Split (SPU) and Zagreb (ZAG). Providers include all the major airliners, so shopping around for cheap flights to Croatia is advised. A useful way to get around Croatia is to hire a car on arrival, and prices for car hire are very reasonable.