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Hypnotoad Goes to Croatia

I'd love it if they rebuilt that chair-lift you can see in the background. In saying that, the drive from the airport's got a cracking view of the whole city too.

Anth: it's certainly on the list!
 
I've been to Dalmatia several times and will happily return. I don't have pictures from my trips on this computer, but here are some pictures I found of the main sight I've seen (I'll skip Dubrovnik and Split since they're well known and there's already some pictures in this thread).

Walls of Mali Ston, I've only driven by on my way to Dubrovnik but they go all around the mountain, apparently they're the longest in Europe.
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Neretva Delta, an interesting contrast to the arid mountainous landscape.
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Orebic, only drove through but can be seen from the strait in Korcula.
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Korcula, the town thought to be the birthplace of Marco Polo
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Gate to the old city, it's the only way in, so no cars.
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Cathedral
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Near Marco Polo museum
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Typical alley/street
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Seen from the nearby mountain
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Korcula island vineyards
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Vela Luka, also on Korcula Island, I was in town when they had a small dance/festival going on with men in traditional dress sword fighting, it was getting dark too, so you could see their swords making tons of sparks.
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You can take a boat ride (during which we saw dolphins come up to the boat) from the town of Korcula to the island of Mljet which has a monastery on an island in a lake on the island. Actually I think it's technically an inland sea... it's salt water and connected to the sea at high tide.
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We also stayed at the island of Hvar, with accomodation at the village of Ivan Dolac. The beach walk is kind of the main artery of the town, with many resorts a bakery and restaurants.
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After going up a winding road, the village is connected to the rest of the island by a winding tunnel. It's one way, one lane, 1km long and has no lighting... so not for the claustrophobic. :p
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Once you get out of the tunnel, you pass a few charming hilltop villages
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And reach Stari Grad Plain, in use since the time of the Greeks
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Stari Grad means old town since it was built by the Greeks (who called it Faros), although much of the town's old buildings were lost in war with the Turks.
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Terraced mountain on the Island of Hvar.
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Jelsa is relatively new and has a great market. It has a food market too, not just souvenirs.
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Vrboska, a charming little town built along a long and narrow bay that becomes more or a canal at the end.
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St Mary of Grace Church/Fortress in Vrboska.
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Finally Hvar, the island's main town/city.
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Spanish Fort
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Fort and harbour... which had some rather fancy yachts when we were there.
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Central Square at night
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Makarska
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These flowers were everywhere in Dalmatia.
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Makarska riviera
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Omis
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Cetina gorge near Omis
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Trogir
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Sibenik
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Krka National Park
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Sveti Rok near Zadar. This is next to a 6km long tunnel that's part of Croatia's new highway system.
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Plitvice National Park, about 50km from the coast, it is a lush valley with many blue lakes crammed with fish and connected by waterfalls.
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