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Croatia - History, Culture & the Environment (Chapter)

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Croatia - History, Culture & the Environment (Chapter)

Croatia - History, Culture & the Environment (Chapter)

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5th Edition / March 2009
44 pp

This is the History, Culture, Food & Drink, Environment & The Adriatic chapter from Lonely Planet's Croatia guidebook

It is available digitally: you can download and print it after purchase. Preview this chapter

With a torrid history and multiple personalities, Croatia is an ever-rewarding travel spot. We'll take you beyond sauerkraut and boiled potatoes, including unusual geography and the limpid sapphire-blue waters of The Adriatic Coast.

  • check out hidden coves, traditional fishing villages and the glitzy beach scene of the the Adriatic Coast
  • learn about the troubled history that has contributed much to the fabric of the country
  • get with the new musical craze of the overwhelmingly popular Serbian turbo folk
  • be optimistic: weather on Hvar is so reliable that hotels offer discounts on cloudy days. Stay free for snow
  • catch up on slow food. Croatia focuses on promoting local, fresh and seasonal ingredients
  • Coverage includes: Architecture & Landscape, Food & Drink, Early Inhabitants, Rome, Then Byzantium, Arrival of the Slavs, Christianity & the Croat Kings, Covetous Neighbours: Hungary & Venice, Hovering Ottomans, Napoleon & the Illyrian Provinces, Dreams of Yugoslavia, The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes, The Rise of Ustase & WWII, Tito & the Partisans, Yugoslavia, The Collapse of Yugoslavia, The War for Croatia, Post-War Moves Towards Europe, Daily Life, Women In Croatia, Arts, Environmental Issues.

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