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Croatia in TOP 10 world most attractive destinations acording to Expedia.co.uk, interestin comparison between Croatia and Greece in Sunday Times
According to Expedia.co.uk Croatia is one of the top 10 world destiantions for 2007, together with Brasil, Vietnam, Cape Verde, Cape Town, Beijing, Las Vegas, Morroco, Bulgaria and Devon. Sunday Times keeps writing about Croatia, this time compares holidaying in Croatia and Greece. The journalist, James Stewart, wrote: "Then you have the luminescent quality of the light, and the green, green valleys, shot through with silver olives and splashed by rust-red soil. And the nights, boiling with stars. A Croatian folk tale says that this coast is the leftovers from heaven — and who would argue? Alongside poster stars such as Dubrovnik, Hvar and Korcula lie timeless hideaways that Croatians keep for themselves: the pristine lost worlds of Vis and Lastovo; the Elafiti islands, still “lovelier than gardens”, as they were when first discovered by Renaissance aristocrats; and Mljet, which bewitched Odysseus and Prince Charles alike. All are places of pinch-me perfection, where lunches are long and nightlife means sipping rakija by the harbour. The Dalmatian people, a stirring mix of Balkan heart and Italian dolce vita, invented their own word to encapsulate all this — fjaka. It defines a deliciously lazy mood of pure contentment. " About restaurants: " Dubrovnik’s smooth stone streets burst with restaurants. You’re also spoilt for choice on Korcula and Hvar. But I love Vis, Croatia’s most distant island, which is sensational for seafood, locally made wine and escapism. A harbourside dinner at Bako, in the postcard-pretty village of Komiza, comes as close to perfection as eating out gets. " About history and culture: " But the clincher is not the stuff of dusty museums — rather the swoony Italianate architecture. Dubrovnik, for example — Croatia’s flawless, brilliantly crafted crown jewel. Or Korcula town: where in the Cyclades can compare with this pocket-sized Dubrovnik — the alleged birthplace of Marco Polo, with a treasury of old masters to its name? Or Hvar town, a honey-hued city in miniature, the golden child of the Venetian Adriatic, its Renaissance looks as ritzy as its modern visitors? I rest my case. " |
