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• Zagreb (website: www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr), Croatia's economic, cultural and administrative heart. Visit Gornji Grad's historic monuments: the Cathedral, St Mark's Church (noted for its tiled roof) and the Sabor (Croatian parliament). Be enthralled by Donji Grad's 19th-century buildings.
• Head for the undulating hills and vineyards of Zagorje (website: www.turizam-vzz.hr), just north of Zagreb. Explore the historic Veliki Tabor and Trakošcan castles.
• Meander through Dubrovnik's (website: www.tzdubrovnik.hr) UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old City, which is enveloped by 13th-century walls and overlooks the Adriatic. Tour its fine monuments such as the Rector's Palace, the Franciscan Monastery (home to Europe's oldest pharmacy) and delightful baroque churches.
• Travel back in time to Split (website: www.visitsplit.com), the economic and cultural capital of Central Dalmatia which was founded in the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Its historic centre lies within the walls of Diocletian's Palace - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Stroll around the tiny medieval city of Trogir (website: www.trogir-online.com), founded by the Greeks in the third century BC. Discover the beautiful Venetian gothic stone buildings that have helped it earn a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Continue a discovery of Roman Croatia in Pula (website: www.pulainfo.hr), Istira's administrative centre and chief port. See a concert at the fifth-century BC Arena, a well-preserved Roman amphitheatre.
• Sail around Brijuni National Park (website: www.brijuni.hr), an archipelago of 14 unspoilt islands located off the west coast of Istria. Stay overnight on the largest island, Veli Brijun, where a range of tourist facilities are available.
• Built on a small peninsula, the Istrian town of Porec (website: www.istra.com/porec) dates back to Roman times. Climb the tower of its star attraction, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Euphrasius Basilica. Admire the Basilica's stunning sixth-century Byzantine mosaics.
• Drive around Inland Istria, whose romantic hill towns like Motovun (website: www.tz-motovun.hr), Buje (website: www.tzg-buje.hr) and Groznjan (website: www.tz-groznjan.hr), make an ideal day trip from the coast.
• Visit the historic centre of Zadar (website: www.tzzadar.hr), the chief city and port in Northern Dalmatia. Stroll around its narrow cobbled streets, drink coffee on a ruined Roman Forum and listen to classical recitals in the ninth-century Church of St Donats.
• Northern Dalmatia's second city is Sibenik (website: www.sibenik-tourism.hr), worth visiting for its 15th-century UNESCO-listed Cathedral of St James alone. Appreciate the distinctive architecture of its Old Town which, because it was not built by the Romans or the Venetians, is uniquely Croatian.
• Take a boat ride in the Krka National Park (website: www.npkrka.hr), where the eponymous river has sculpted a picturesque canyon, famed for its spectacular Skradinski buk (Skradin Waterfalls) and the islet of Visovac, home to a Franciscan Monastery.
• Join the throng at Plitvice Lakes National Park (website: www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr), one of Croatia's premier tourist attractions. This UNESCO World Heritage tree-shrouded wonderland of 16 turquoise lakes and waterfalls more than makes up for the crowds.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Head for the undulating hills and vineyards of Zagorje (website: www.turizam-vzz.hr), just north of Zagreb. Explore the historic Veliki Tabor and Trakošcan castles.
• Meander through Dubrovnik's (website: www.tzdubrovnik.hr) UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old City, which is enveloped by 13th-century walls and overlooks the Adriatic. Tour its fine monuments such as the Rector's Palace, the Franciscan Monastery (home to Europe's oldest pharmacy) and delightful baroque churches.
• Travel back in time to Split (website: www.visitsplit.com), the economic and cultural capital of Central Dalmatia which was founded in the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Its historic centre lies within the walls of Diocletian's Palace - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Stroll around the tiny medieval city of Trogir (website: www.trogir-online.com), founded by the Greeks in the third century BC. Discover the beautiful Venetian gothic stone buildings that have helped it earn a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Continue a discovery of Roman Croatia in Pula (website: www.pulainfo.hr), Istira's administrative centre and chief port. See a concert at the fifth-century BC Arena, a well-preserved Roman amphitheatre.
• Sail around Brijuni National Park (website: www.brijuni.hr), an archipelago of 14 unspoilt islands located off the west coast of Istria. Stay overnight on the largest island, Veli Brijun, where a range of tourist facilities are available.
• Built on a small peninsula, the Istrian town of Porec (website: www.istra.com/porec) dates back to Roman times. Climb the tower of its star attraction, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Euphrasius Basilica. Admire the Basilica's stunning sixth-century Byzantine mosaics.
• Drive around Inland Istria, whose romantic hill towns like Motovun (website: www.tz-motovun.hr), Buje (website: www.tzg-buje.hr) and Groznjan (website: www.tz-groznjan.hr), make an ideal day trip from the coast.
• Visit the historic centre of Zadar (website: www.tzzadar.hr), the chief city and port in Northern Dalmatia. Stroll around its narrow cobbled streets, drink coffee on a ruined Roman Forum and listen to classical recitals in the ninth-century Church of St Donats.
• Northern Dalmatia's second city is Sibenik (website: www.sibenik-tourism.hr), worth visiting for its 15th-century UNESCO-listed Cathedral of St James alone. Appreciate the distinctive architecture of its Old Town which, because it was not built by the Romans or the Venetians, is uniquely Croatian.
• Take a boat ride in the Krka National Park (website: www.npkrka.hr), where the eponymous river has sculpted a picturesque canyon, famed for its spectacular Skradinski buk (Skradin Waterfalls) and the islet of Visovac, home to a Franciscan Monastery.
• Join the throng at Plitvice Lakes National Park (website: www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr), one of Croatia's premier tourist attractions. This UNESCO World Heritage tree-shrouded wonderland of 16 turquoise lakes and waterfalls more than makes up for the crowds.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
