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Croatia (The Bradt Travel Guide) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Piers Letcher (Author)
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  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; illustrated edition edition (20 Feb 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841620653
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841620657
  • Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 689,089 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Every aspect of this charming Balkan country is explored, including cultural sightseeing in Zagreb, Split and historic Dubrovnik, "the Pearl of the Adriatic". For those in search of tranquility, Croatia has unrivalled coverage of all national parks and the Plitvice Lakes, plus the miles of unspoilt beaches and offshore islands on the Dalmatian coast perfect for a holiday spent hiking, yachting or just relaxing.

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Croatia's peaceful beauty belies its turbulent past. Standing at the crossroads of Europe, and offering an extraordinary heritage, dramatic mountains, 1,185 islands, and the best climate on the Adriatic, it is regaining the reputation it once enjoyed as the most popular region of Yugoslavia.

This Bradt guide includes comprehensive practical and background information. Whether you yearn for the cultural attractions of Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik (Byron's 'pearl of the Adriatic'), prefer to explore the many national parks and nature reserves, wish to indulge a passion for Roman ruins and Venetion treasures, or simply soak up the sun, this is the ideal visitors' companion.

Detailed background to the country's rich culture and history.

The best of the islands, including Krk, Cres, Losinj, Rab, Brac, Hvar, Korcula and Mljet.

The only guide to cover all the national parks and nature reserves.

Hiking, sailing and other activities.

Full information on where to eat, drink and stay.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Like first footprints - feeling the soul of a new country, 21 Mar 2003
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.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful travel companion, 19 Mar 2003
By Chris Eastland "Eurotraveller" (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews
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I came across this while cruising the internet looking for a suitable introduction to travel in the Balkans. And I found it. I found this book invaluable in planning my trip (delayed since before the Yugoslav war). It is a cut above most of the travel guides one finds and more in the tradition of George Borrows or Gerald Brennan, but nonetheless loaded with practical advice. This book is a must have!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vade mecum, 13 May 2005
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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