Here you can wander quiet streets of marble, sprawl undisturbed on pine-scented beaches and sail to remote islands, deserted except for tiny konobas – restaurants catering mostly to fishermen. Not only is there a dramatic coastline but northern Dalmatia also has a broad hinterland. Three national parks are crammed between the crystal-clear coast and the dusky Velebit mountains, offering hiking, swimming and rock-climbing.
Natalie Paris, The Telegraph, 4th August 2010
The article: Zadar, Croatia: The perfect break

After entering Croatia, the Sava winds its way round the southern edge of Zagreb, separating the main city from the new suburb of Novi Grad where the massive residential tower blocks built during the socialist era of Yugoslavia have been joined, this year, by the Museum of Contemporary Art, the largest cultural institution in Croatia.
Mick Webb, The Independent, 31st July 2010
The article: Super Sava: Find beauty, wildlife and history on the shores of this mighty river

Before I left for Croatia, I had never heard of Plitvice Lakes. Having returned from the country - best known to Indians as the home of tennis player Goran Ivanisevic - if I am asked for the one must-visit destination in Croatia, I'd have no hesitation at all in plumping for Plitvice Lakes.
Asha Rai, The Times of India, 31st July 2010
The article: Plitvice Lakes in Croatia: Walking on water

Lord Byron described Dubrovnik as “the Pearl of the Adriatic” while George Bernard Shaw called it “Paradise on Earth”. With such lavish praise heaped on the place, visitors could be forgiven for fearing it might fall short of expectations. Happily, even at first glace, it soon becomes apparent that with its towering stone walls, marble streets and beautiful baroque buildings, Dubrovnik is a city that is not just aesthetically pleasing, but steeped in a rich and fascinating history.
Aasma Day, Lancashire Evening Post, 24th July 2010
The article: Travel - Croatia

Porat is a west-facing sandy beach that is a hidden gem. It is overlooked by day trippers, the Blue Grotto brigade, who explore the world-renowned caves and then depart the island. Sheltered by scrub from strong winds it also boasts a small beach bar and a fish restaurant where you can enjoy food and the local Plavac wine.
Deirdre McQuillan, Irish Times, 24th July 2010
The article: Seven of the best beaches in world

Once upon a time, I was awarded a sports degree. But that was more than 20 years ago, in my previous life, BC (Before Children). Today, as a 43-year-old mother of two, I have let keeping fit slip down my list of priorities...but then I was offered the chance of a week's cycling trip in Croatia. Staying on a boat, island-hopping along the Dalmatian coast...I could manage that. But then I saw the itinerary: we would be biking up to 60km a day for seven days.
Kate Edgley, The Guardian, 24th July 2010
The article: Blazing saddles: Croatia on two wheels

The Elafiti islands are popular with Dubrovnik's elite but development remains low-key. Famed for its sandy beaches – a rarity in Croatia – tiny Lopud has just one settlement and is car-free.
Henry Shukman, The Financial Times, 17th July 2010
The article: A walker's dream (Lopud is featured under the "More crowd-free island hideaways" heading)

But Dubrovnik – known as the “Pearl of the Adriatic” – is indisputably lovely and still drawing Irish visitors. It's hard to believe now that less than 20 years ago this medieval walled port city, on the island-strewn Dalmatian Riviera, was under siege and bombardment. Happily, the bitter war which resulted from the break-up of Yugoslavia is a fading memory and Dubrovnik has been meticulously restored.
Michael Parson, The Irish Times, 17th July 2010
The article: 101 reasons to visit Dalmatia

Solta is overlooked, in two senses. Other islands strung along Croatia's Dalmatian coast seize more attention from visitors keen on the multiple pleasures of sun and sea, sophistication and simplicity that this archipelago delivers: Hvar, Brac and Korcula are far better known. And in the other meaning, anyone fortunate enough to be idling along the Riva in Split can look over to Solta.
Simon Calder, The Independent, 3rd July 2010
The article: Slavic secret: Solta is steeped in history and rich in beauty

Nature's Viagra is the ultimate temptation if you're heading to Dubrovnik. The area is famous for the aphrodisiac powers of its fresh oysters and they are one of the most popular dishes on the menu of many of the restaurants. If you head to nearby Mali Ston you can even enjoy them straight from the water at the Vila Koruna.
Marion McMullen, Coventry Telegraph, 30th June 2010
The article: Get in the mood with the food of love in Croatia

As we gear up for the mothership of UK festivals Glastonbury next week, across Europe in sunny Croatia, organisers and music fans alike are doing the same thing. The country might have been in the midst of a war just 15 years ago, but has fast become a popular and vibrant destination for European festival-goers.
Georgie Rogers, BBC 6 Music, 18th June 2010
The article: Croatia leads a summer of Eastern European events

Q&A: An August Honeymoon in Croatia
Rusha Haljuci, The New York Times, 15th June 2010

The Times had a piece on the 20 best seaside villas in Europe with a Croatia picked for a Roman Villa (no. 4) and a solar powered villa (no. 18).
The Times, 12th June 2010

The 16th-century chapel of Our Lady of Tarca stands on the jagged rocky shore of the scarcely inhabited island of Kornat, 18 nautical miles off Croatia's north Dalmatian coast. Yet, despite its remoteness, most sailors in the desolately beautiful Kornati archipelago make a point of visiting at the start of the season. Signing the book by the door, and genuflecting before the altar and the ancient wooden statue of St Anthony, is held to protect the visitor from storms and other dangers.
Claire Wrathall, Financial Times, 12th June 2010
The article: The deserted bays of Kornati islands

The hot 100 best hotels in Europe from the Sunday Times featured Croatia (hotels in Split, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik) at numbers 88-91
The Sunday Times, 23rd May 2010

We pulled into the village of Sipanska Luka. Restaurant More is the white canopy behind Geraldine in our photo. Sitting outside in the sun the owner, Baldo Svijtkovic, served focaccia and bread with pumpkin seeds, both warm from the oven. Best I've ever tasted. Then a very light cheese with garlic. Great olive oil.
Michael Winner, The Sunday Times, 23rd May 2010
The article: Winner's Dinners: A hissy fit followed by an island of tranquillity

48 Hours In: Zagreb
Chris Ledbetter, The Independent, 22nd May 2010

When you plan to visit Croatia, the following regions are worth travelling. You can start your tour by visiting Zagreb, the capital city of the Mediterranean country. One day is enough to look around the truly central European cultural center. This reporter who crisscrossed 1,500 kilometer of the country by a car in April, believes that Dubrovnik, the southern tip of the country, is another must-see.The Plitvice Lakes, which are about 90 minutes from the capital city, are another amazing sight Croatia has to offer.
Korea Times, 20th May 2010
The article: Croatia: Harmony of Europe and the Mediterranean

The Telegraph had a guide to the best beaches in:
Istria - Cape Kamenjak; Lone Bay, Rovinj & Medveja Beach, Lovran
Dalmatia - Kraljicina Plaza, Nin; Proidz, Vela Luka & Sunj, Lopud
The Telegraph, 11th May 2010

Bargain of the Week: Croatia
The Independent, 8th May 2010

The tourist board tagline is "The Mediterranean as it used to be" and, for once, the ad people have got it spot on. Made up of almost 1,200 islands, only 67 of which are inhabited, and for the most part, blissfully unspoilt, it's easy to imagine that you're in a world far away from hectic modern life.
Nicki Bayley, Daily Mirror, 8th May 2010
The article: Dalmatia is spot-on

Sail Croatia's Dalmatian Coast: top things to do
TNT Magazine , The Telegraph, 6th May 2010

Trogir, on the Croatian coast, is a town with many faces. In the summer, it's a popular – and picturesque – holiday resort. In the winter, more of a windswept architectural museum, with the obligatory late-night burger kiosks set among some striking medieval and Venetian-style buildings. Which is why, in December 2009, three hotels suddenly experienced a licence-fee-funded winter season, with 40 cast and crew from Doctor Who descending to put Trogir on-screen.
Neil Midgley, The Telegraph, 5th May 2010
The article: Why Doctor Who is vamping it up in Croatia

Sail Croatia, Cycle the islands and Rafting the Dinaric Alps
The Sunday Times, 2nd May 2010
The article: 50 summer adventures, week 2

A great thing about Croatia is the people. They're immensely pleasant, smiling, willing. The fact that the coffee was cold every morning, the croissants and breads inferior, the jams horrendous, is kind of incidental.
The Sunday Times, 2nd May 2010
The article: Winner's Dinners: Not my choice of style, but a great destination

And soul-inspiring architecture it is, too. Surrounded on three of its five sides by the glassy waters of the Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik is a jigsaw of piazzas, palaces, cafes, monasteries, fountains and dinky southern Italian baroque shops.
Johnny Morris, The Telegraph, 9th March 2010
The article: Dubrovnik: Cities to put spring in your step

Sipan is the largest of the three inhabited Elafiti Islands and the only one to allow cars. But you still feel way off the tourist track as you walk around the island's picturesque little villages or take a bike ride through the rugged countryside.
Karen Rockett, Daily Mirror, 7th March 2010
The article: Croatia offers something really special

In Rab town I found myself down a dark alley with a witch in shackles, a boil-faced leper and a hooded executioner. Unusual drinking buddies, but this was not a usual Saturday night. While many of Croatia's visitors spend glorious summers sailing along the coast, I didn't have the means to charter a yacht. Instead, my companion and I opted to take a hire car on some distinctly unglamorous ferries and explore the north-west.
Natalie Paris, The Telegraph, 3rd March 2010
The article: Croatia: Summer festival-hopping

The Dalmatian Coast is tourist friendly  -  and for good reason. The Makarska riviera, a 35-mile stretch along the Adriatic sea, is overshadowed by the hulking Biokovo Mountain.
Paul Oswell, Daily Mail, 23rd February 2010
The article: Secret Europe

It was the perfect way to cool off at the end of a day that had seen us explore Croatia's second city of Split, with its well-preserved Greek and Roman ruins, before boarding the 120 foot MV Emanuel for a two-hour voyage to the south of the island, the biggest in central Dalmatia and third largest in the whole Adriatic.
Liverpool Echo, 23rd February 2010
The article: Croatia – holiday in the Mediterranean as it used to be

It's not every day you see a nun hitch-hiking. But as we drive round a bend on a mountain road in Croatia there she is, thumb raised, expression hopeful. We stop, of course. And she gathers up her habit, clambers on board... and puts us to shame. We're on our way back from a trip to the Biokovo Mountains near the resort of Makarska, and the air is full of the smell of juniper and pine and the Adriatic Sea is sparkling far below.
Sue Jolly, Daily Mirror, 7th February 2010
The article: Treasure in the Adriatic

This is cruising for people who don't do cruising. Rather than a large, anonymous hotel on sea and formal dining, the Croatian equivalent of a Turkish gulet has a changeable diary, informal atmosphere and there's no need to pack socks or long trousers let alone a dinner jacket.
Mark Solomons, The Times, 3rd February 2010
The article: Cruising Croatia with the kids

Indeed, the Esplanade was purposely built in 1925 for the well-heeled clients of the Orient Express and was sited, sensibly enough, close to the railway station, in what was then a field or esplanade. The Orient Express hasn't stopped in Zagreb since 1939 but the hotel, now called the Regent Esplanade Zagreb, is still an art deco triumph.
Nicola Walker, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31st January 2010
The article: On the edge of elegance

Dubrovnik selected as a city break for one of the 20 perfect getaways for Valentine's Day by The Guardian
24th January 2010

Cavtat, near Dubrovnik, recommended as a holiday for small families in the Daily Mirror's "Our pick of the best holidays for single parents & children"
17th January 2010

Bonj ‘Les Bains' beach on Hvar named as one of The Sunday Times' hottest European beaches for 2010
17th January 2010

Istria is picked by Mark Smith (founder of Seat61.com) as part of "The Travel Gurus' Guide to 2010"
The Guardian, 3rd January 2010

My husband, daughter and I were setting out to explore the interior of Vis, a 35-square-mile island off the Croatian coast. At the end of our journey lay the fishing village of Jujeca, all 10 dwellings of it. For at least 450 years, this tiny enclave has been home to my family, the Zitkos.
Wynne Crombie, Dallas Morning News, 3rd January 2010
The article: Serenity reigns on the island of Vis, Croatia