This fourth edition of Bradt's Croatia further strengthens its outdoors coverage, including new hikes and information on cycling, national parks and environmental issues. It has increased coverage of Croatia’s literature and film scenes and includes a new section highlighting the sculptures that dot Zagreb, Croatia’s thriving, lively capital. There's new information on Velebit, including the bear sanctuary at Kuterevo and more detailed coverage of the inland destinations of Papuk and Kopacki Rit. All this comes in addition to in-depth coverage of Zagreb and the historic cities of Dubrovnik and Split including the latest hotel and restaurant openings. Plus the book guides visitors from the country’s dramatic mountains to its stunning Dalmatian coast with its thousand-plus islands.
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'Informative and entertaining.' Daily Telegraph 'Highly recommended travel guide to Croatia, and currently the most up-to-date one! Certainly a must for all those visiting the country this year. Very detailed guide provides information for all types of travellers, from holidaymakers to backpackers, families to lone travellers.' Visit Croatia: www.visit-croatia.co.uk 'Croatia is erudite, iconic and informative.' Belfast News Letter Group
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I've had a love affair with Croatia for more than twenty
years, ever since I first inter-railed round Europe in 1982 and got
stranded in Split for four days, waiting for someone to show up who never
showed. It wasn't difficult to find my way out to the islands of Braè and
Hvar, and from there to Korèula and on to Dubrovnik, by which time I was
off the inter-rail map, and into a different place altogether.
years, ever since I first inter-railed round Europe in 1982 and got
stranded in Split for four days, waiting for someone to show up who never
showed. It wasn't difficult to find my way out to the islands of Braè and
Hvar, and from there to Korèula and on to Dubrovnik, by which time I was
off the inter-rail map, and into a different place altogether.
Three years later I got diverted in Trieste and ended up in Pula instead of
Athens, and worked my way down the coast as far as Split again, stopping in
at Rab, and then for a week at the lovely Paklenica national park (still a
Croatian favourite). To get back to where I was going I went up through the
country to Zagreb, and saw the Plitvice Lakes for the first time. I
travelled inland, and visited the pretty baroque town of Vukovar, then
wandered up through Osijek into Hungary.
It wasn't long before I was hammering at Bradt's door and clamouring to
write about (what was then) Yugoslavia. That book came out in 1989, just in
time to be washed away by the war - I spent 1991 glued to the television
set, watching in horror as Vukovar fell and Dubrovnik was shelled, and had
to wait a decade for my second chance.
My Bradt guide to Croatia was published in 2003 and now, four years later,
here's the third edition: every hotel, restaurant, museum and national
park, along with their associated costs, has been re-visited, revised and
re-worked, so what you have here is the most comprehensive and (I hope)
useful guide to the country - and the only one which covers all the
national parks and nature reserves.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Dan
Format:Paperback
I found this Bradt travel guide more comprehensive and accurate than many of the Lonely Planet or Rough Guides I've purchased in the past. The author seems genuinely interested in the country and I enjoyed reading the funny accounts of his experiences - both good and bad. The Practical Information section is particularly useful (I did't realise I needed vaccinations to visit Croatia until I'd read this!)
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By DarkoV
Format:Paperback
with this book. Recently got back from a trip to Croatia. I used the "Lonely Planet" & "Rough Guide" books as well, but mostly to cross-reference info with Mr. Letcher's guide. I completely concur with the previous reviewer's comments of how enjoyable this book is to read, regardless of whether you make the trip or not. But, if you do go to Croatia, the usefulness of the information, the organization and the presentation of the facts, and the innumerable little quips, humorous observations, and gentle warnings will come through for you. It's obvious Mr. Letcher enjoyed being in Croatia and his love of the country must have been detected by the natives. Neither of the other two books (though information packed) offer as much of the personal experience of the nooks and crannies of this (yes, I'm prejudiced!) fabulously beautiful country. If there's one bone I'd like to pick with Mr. Letcher, it's his mentioning of certain small towns along the coast that may now lose their mystery and their minimal tourist visitations. He has been to the out of the way places; hopefully some will stay that way.
Since we've been back, I still find myself picking up the book and re-reading passages. They're as evocative of the coastline, the wind, and the people now as before our trip. He's captured the true spirit of Croatia.
Since we've been back, I still find myself picking up the book and re-reading passages. They're as evocative of the coastline, the wind, and the people now as before our trip. He's captured the true spirit of Croatia.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
..after just one recent visit (I also picked up the same author's book 'Zagreb' on the same trip). I can heartily recommend both books.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
We have just returned from a week's holiday in the Kornati archipelago in the Croatian Adriatic, taking this book with us. We found it an excellent companion, helpful and illuminating on everything from Croatia's history to the abrasiveness of the limestone rock which makes up the islands. The maps are excellent and very clear. Above all the author's affection for the country shines through and is very infectious.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Rajko Zoric
Format:Paperback
This guide to Croatia is the most detailed, comprehensive and above all readable guide to the country. It gives not just all the things you'd expect from a guidebook -- when to go, where to stay, what to eat and drink, what to see, how to get around, and how much it's all going to cost -- but also provides amusing and thought-provoking insights and anecdotes about Croatia, its culture and people, and its history. This is the one book you should have with you when planning a trip to Croatia. Highly recommended
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By tillsters
Format:Paperback
Having used lots of guides in lots of places this is by far and away the best. Other reviews have commented on a lack of pictures but that made no difference to how effective the guide was. It is easy to read, easy to follow and there is just enough information on each subject. The writing is in a relaxed style with elements of humour along the way. It is the most thumbed through book we have used when away and really added to the holiday experience - thoroughly recommended.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Most travel guides claim to be "more than just a travel guide". But "Croatia" by Bradt/Letcher has something very special: a deep intimacy with the country, its riven and complex history, its wild natural corners (sea, rugged mountains, deep green reserves, lakes and gushing falls and sources), its people and food, and, importantly, the quirks of its existence that make it Croatia and nowhere else. Thanks to what is refreshingly good and engaged writing, this intimacy breathes its way through the pages, and is captured eloquently in the luxuriant photography.
This guide manages to elegantly straddle the divide between "travel writing" and the "travel guide", providing concise and clear information on all the things you could want or need to know - including what really happens at the bus stop after a long day's hike and when there's only one way back to a bed and a meal! Everything the veteran independent traveller needs is here, including how to cope as a vegetarian or as a lone female, and where to sleep if you're short of cash. At the same time though, it is a compelling and enjoyable read that sows just the right number of seeds. The invitation is not only to travel to Croatia for a holiday (whether for its beaches, sailing and gastronomy, for its towns, architecture and history, or for its mountains and wildlife), but one is inticed to go on discovering an intimacy so lovingly revealed, with a country full of startling richness.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The line betwen an excellent travel guide and an excellent piece of travel writing can be superbly erased at times. This book does that. I have read it from cover to cover at home just for the pleasure of reading it - that's the way it is with this writer's books. If, on a winter's night, a traveller finds himself sitting at home wishing he had a blazing fire to dream away the hours to, but he only has gas, then being whisked away by a guide who knows his stuff is perhaps the next best thing.
And Letcher knows his stuff. Because he has done the hard miles around this dramatic country, and shares his knowledge in a diverting, modern style which updates the works he cites as references and establishes this book as the new standard.
I have shown this book to Croatians living here and they have said he has got it just right. I have had a brief trip there too using this book very much as a vade mecum in situ and it proved itself admirable as a practical guide. Buy this, and then treat yourself to his book about France too.
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thoroughly helpful guide
This book is packed with useful information on places to visit and how to get around in Croatia.
There's good local detail and interesting historical facts. Read more
There's good local detail and interesting historical facts. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs Susan Mitchell
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Excellent Informative Travel Guide
We have not used this brand of Guide before and were influenced by earlier reviews. We found the guide most useful on a Saga Tour of the Dalmatian Coast and the National Parks. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. Roy Lawson
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Croatia
I was very disappointed with this book because of the lack of photos, I know the information is what I bought the book for but for me a travel guide is all about what I'm going to... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2010 by C. Cummings
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A must
I found this an excellent and accurate guide. Because of this book I was fully prepared for my holiday. It is a must have for any traveller going to Croatia. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2009 by C. Vincent
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Vade mecum
The line betwen an excellent travel guide and an excellent piece of travel writing can be superbly erased at times. This book does that. Read more
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