Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia: CROATIA, VENICE AND BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA

During this trip which began in Venice and ended in Dubrovnik, we discovered a beautiful coast with charming villages, breathtaking natural parks, important monuments and beaches of clear and turquoise water, although they were of rocks instead of sand.

Apart from Venice, what I liked the most in Croatia was Plitvice Lakes National Park and the tale city of Dubrovnik with its impresive city walls. I found lovely the towns of Rovinj, Sibenik, Trogir and Korkula and I have a wonderful memory of the turquoise and clear water of the beaches of Hvar and Korkula. Finally the beauty of the old town of Mostar in Bosnia surprised me a lot.

This was our trip route from Venice to Dubrovnik:

Days 1,2 and 3 - Venice

Rialto
Piazza San Marco
Grand Canal
Small Canals and streets

Day 4 - Istria Peninsula in Croatia

Porec, Rovinj and Pula

Day 5 - Dalmatia in Croatia

Susak and Mali Losinj
Zadar

Day 6 - Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park

Day 7 - Dalmatia in Croatia

Sibenik - Cathedral of St. Jacob, Old Town

Day 8 - Dalmatia in Croatia

Krka National Park

Day 9 - Dalmatia in Croatia

Split - Diocletian Palace, Riva, Marjan Hill
Trogir

Day 10 - Dalmatia in Croatia

Hvar Town
Korkula

Day 11 - Dalmatia and Dubrovnik in Croatia

Korkula
Ston
Dubrovnik

Day 12 - Bosnia Herzegovina and Dubrovnik

Neum, Pocitelj and Mostar

Day 13 - Dubrovnik in Croatia

City Walls of Dubrovnik and Banje Beach
Cavtat

Day 14 - Dubrovnik in Croatia

Stradun and Pile District

Next I would like to show you some pictures of these days in Venice, Croatia and Bosnia:

Days 1,2 and 3 - Venice

Gondolas on a small canal in Venice

Masks near Ponte di Rialto in Venice

Enjoying a Spritz in Venice

Palazzo Ducale in Venice

San Marco Basilica in Venice

Grand Canal in Venice

Day 4

Porec (Parenzo)

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec

Rovinj (Rovigno)

Saint Euphemia church in Rovinj

Pula (Pola)

Pula amphitheater in Croatia

Day 5

Susak

Susak from the Jadrolinija Catamaran. This was the first stop of our journey from Pula to Zadar

Mali Losinj

Our Catamaran of Jadrolinika stopped in Mali Losinj too

Zadar

Forum in Zadar

Day 6

Plitvice Lakes National Park

Turquoise and clear water of one of the lakes of Plitvice Lakes National Park

One of the many waterfalls we saw in Plitvice Lakes National Park

The day was lovely in Plitvice Lakes National Park, so we can enjoy all of its beauty

Day 7

Sibenik

Saint James Cathedral in Sibenik

Loggia of the City Hall in Sibenik

Day 8

Krka National Park

Stradinski Buk in Krka National Park

Day 9

Split

Riva and Diocletian Palace in Split

Diocletian Palace in Split

Trogir

Loggia in Trogir near the cathedral of Saint Lawrence

Day 10

Hvar Town

Beautiful beach near Hvar Town

Hvar Town in Croatia

Korkula

Revelin Tower in Korkula

Day 11

Korkula

Korkula in Croatia

Ston

Ston Walls in Croatia

Dubrovnik

Pile Gate in Dubrovnik

Day 12

Pocitelj in Bosnia Herzegovina

Mosque of Pocitelj in Bosnia Herzegovina

Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina

Stari Most in Bosnia Herzegovina

Stari Most and Neretva River in Mostar

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik from Fort Lovrijenac

Day 13

Dubrovnik

Old Port in Dubrovnik

City Walls of Dubrovnik

Cavtat

Cavtat, a lovely village near Dubrovnik

Day 14

Dubrovnik

Stradun and Clock Tower in Dubrovnik

In summer it is completely feasible to perform this route with public transport, as we did, basically with Catamaran and bus. The main destinations have daily combinations, often several times a day. In our case, almost all the catamarans and buses were comfortable and punctual.

The only minor drawback was sold out tickets in catamarans between Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik (you can`t buy them in advance) but we always found an alternative to reach the destination on time.

So my advice is that the first thing you should do as soon as you reach a place, is to buy bus or catamaran tickets to the next destination.

These are the means of transport we use during our route through Croatia:

Venice - Porec: Venezia Lines Catamaran (2h45 and 72€)
Porec - Rovinj - Pula: Public Bus (45min and 35 Kn each one)
Pula - Zadar: Jadrolinija Catamaran (5h30 and 200Kn)
Zadar - Plitvice Lakes: Bus from Zadar Station (2h and 105Kn)
Plitvice Lakes - Sibenik: Bus (5h15 and 110Kn)
Sibenik - Krka National Park - Sibenik: Public Bus from Sibenik Station (30min 25kn)
Sibenik - Split: Bus from Split Station (1h45 and 75Kn aprox)
Split - Trogir - Split: Public Bus from Split Station (45min and 25Kn)
Split - Hvar: Jadrolinija Catamaran (1h and 60Kn)
Hvar - Korkula: Jadrolinija Catamaran (1h and 40Kn)
Korkula - Dubrovnik: Bus shuttle (3h and 20€) (GV lines Catamaran tickets sold out)
Dubrovnik - Neum - Pocitelj - Mostar: Excursion with Lea Travel (40€)