We have just returned from 2 weeks in Central Dalmatia staying at Villa Ruzmarina, a private villa split into well appointed apartments overlooking the neighbouring island of Brac. The coastline in Croatia is stunningly pretty being made up of thousands of coves and inlets, rimmed by white shingle/pebble beaches leading to the crystal clear turquoise sea. The nearby islands are serviced by regular ferries and boat excursions and make for enjoyable day trips. If you're lucky, you may see dolphins. We saw them from the boat and then on 3 consecutive mornings from our balcony!

Having travelled around Italy at the same time last year we were struck by how few tourists there were around, the friendliness of the Croatians and how clean the country is. We flew into Split airport which is quite new and easy to navigate and driving in the country is easy too with the roads being well marked. The further south you travel towards Dubrovnik, the more spectacular the... more