Croatia, a country named the Destination of the Year in 2006 by National Geographic Adventure Magazine with the shape of a crescent or a horseshoe which spanks its neighbors Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro is tempting a record number of visitors. 2,000km of crystal clear coastline bordered by 1,200 mainly uninhabited islands. Six World Heritage sites and eight national parks. And all this at inexpensive prices. Easy and cheap available accommodation, great cuisine, great history and culture and a highland climate. Yeah maybe it does sound like a commercial! When everything sounds too good to be true, people are suspicious. But no, I am not paid by any Croatia authority nor a travel agency. I have been in Croatia last year and what I have seen amazed me. Since than I have convinced all my friends to go there for a surprising break. Although is a small country Croatia is extremely rich in countless examples of work of art, architecture and stunning places along the Adriatic coast. I end up accidentally with holiday plans in Croatia. I did not have loads of information about Croatia, I only knew that there is a sea and I thought that it will be a quite and ordinary sunbathing program. When I arrived in Cvatat, a small village by the sea I felt like an explorer. Like I was about to discover a new world, a world named “Dalmatia” with almost one thousand islands that make up the Croatian archipelago. I have to be honest and say that I wasn’t actually a Columbus’ descendant because I only explored Elaphite islands. Three of the Elaphite islands, Koločep, Lopud, and Šipan, are still inhabited, each of which can easily be reached by the inexpensive local Jadrolinija ferry (the mainland is connected to the larger islands by numerous local ferries from where you can choose), that runs four times daily throughout the year from Dubrovnik or Cvatat. All three islands have private accommodation, hotels, and small tourist offices that are open in summer only. Both Koločep and Šipan are, like the Old City of Dubrovnik, car-free. In the following posts I will describe more consistently the surroundings with all the activities that you can participate in. You might take these recommendations into account; after all I am only offering this advice as a simple person who experienced great feelings in Croatia. Hope there are other persons who traveled to the southern part of Croatia and wants to confirm or deny what I will say.