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Contents Left Excursion boat, Cavtat Right Fish platter, Nostromo, Split Contents Dubrovnik & the Dalmatian Coast Produced by DP Services, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom First American Edition, 2006 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright 2006 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company All rights reserved under International and Pan- American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A CIP catalogue record is available from the British Library. ISSN 1479-344X ISBN-13: 978-0-75661-553-6 ISBN-10: 0-75661-553-4 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Floors are referred to throughout in accordance with British usage; ie the “first floor” is the floor above ground level. Old City Walls, Dubrovnik 8 Stradun, Dubrovnik 10 Rector’s Palace, Dubrovnik 14 Korula Town 16 Trogir 18 Krka National Park 20 Diocletian’s Palace, Split 22 Kornati National Park 26 Cathedral of St James, ibenik 28 Zadar Old Town 30 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL. Cover: Front – Alamy Images; Austrophoto/f1 online main image; DK Images Lucio Rossi t, cl, clb, bl. Back – Aura Photo Agency Aldo Pavan tl; DK Images Lucio Rossi tc, tr.
Left Onofrio’s Fountain, Stradun, Dubrovnik Right River Cikola, Krka National Park Moments in Dalmatian History 34 Old Towns 36 Around Dubrovnik & the Dalmatian Coast Dubrovnik 58 Contents Cathedrals & Churches 38 Museums & Galleries 40 Beaches 42 Sporting Activities 44 Sailing Destinations 46 Restaurants 48 Things to Buy 50 Activities for Children 52 Festivals & Events 54 Northern Dalmatia 72 Central Dalmatia 80 Southern Dalmatia 90 Streetsmart Practical Information 100 Places to Stay 110 General Index 118 Phrase Book 126 Dalmatia Map Index 128 Left Old town, Dubrovnik Right Croatian National Theatre, Split
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Page 9 and 10: Trogir Set on its own island, this
Page 11 and 12: Rooftops The legacy of the 1991-92
Page 13 and 14: Church of St Saviour The staid Ren
Page 15 and 16: Left Dubrovnik Painting Middle Ston
Page 17 and 18: Statues of St Blaise The sculpture
Page 19 and 20: Bishop’s Palace To the south of
Page 21 and 22: Church of St John the Baptist This
Page 23 and 24: Visovac Monastery Founded by Franc
Page 25 and 26: Belltower The belltower, which soar
Page 27 and 28: Trg Republike In contrast to the R
Page 29 and 30: Kornat The largest island in the Na
Page 31 and 32: Gothic Portal The sculptures of va
Page 33: Narodni Trg This busy square (abov
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Page 47 and 48: Tennis National heroes Goran Ivani
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Resort Hotels The swimming pools,
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Split Summer Festival Opera, balle
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Around Dubrovnik Left Old Harbour R
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Around Dubrovnik Fall of the Republ
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Around Dubrovnik Left Church of St
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Around Dubrovnik Left Troubadur Har
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Around Dubrovnik Left Lokrum Right
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Around Dubrovnik Left Mea Culpa Mid
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Around Northern Dalmatia Left ibeni
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Around Northern Dalmatia Church of
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Around Northern Dalmatia Left Otavi
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Around Northern Dalmatia Left Sunse
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Around Central Dalmatia Left The fi
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Around Central Dalmatia Franciscan
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Around Central Dalmatia Left Hvar M
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Around Central Dalmatia Bavice, Spl
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Around Southern Dalmatia Left Pelje
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Around Southern Dalmatia Marco Polo
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Around Southern Dalmatia Left Bust
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Around Southern Dalmatia Left Massi
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StreetSmart General Information 100
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Left Domestic ferry Right Sailing G
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Left ATM Middle Internet café Righ
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Left Multi-lingual accommodation si
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View from the Excelsior, Dubrovnik
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Jadran, ibenik Northern Dalmatian H
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Liburna, Korula Town Southern Dalma
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Stone Cottages, Kornati Islands Isl
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Camping Trsteno, Trsteno Self-cater
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Cavtat 93 cafés, bars and nightlif
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Konoba Marko Polo (Kor≤ula Town)
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Rector’s Palace (Dubrovnik) 6, 14
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Acknowledgments The Authors Based i
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Eating Out Have you got Imate li ee
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