The Islands of Croatia

This guidebook describes 30 walks on 14 islands of the Croatian Adriatic including the islands of Hvar and Mljet, as well as quieter islands. The walks are arranged from north to south starting in the region of Kvarner, then covering the northern Dalmatian coast, Central Dalmatia and Southern Dalmatia.

The walks are between 2 and 23.5km and mostly of an easy nature on well-established trails. All the walks can all be completed within a day and there are also suggestions for additional routes.

• 1:20,000 maps included for each walk
• Notes on local history, wildlife and plants
• Overview information for each island
• Croatian glossary and language notes
• Easy access from Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Rijeka

Auteur

Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.com) is an award-winning travel writer, photographer and guidebook author specialising in Central and Southeast Europe. He is the author of 14 books, including the first comprehensive English-language hiking guidebooks to Montenegro and Croatia, and has contributed to many more. His work is published widely in magazines. He first visited the mountainous borderlands of Montenegro and Albania in 2004, having already lived and worked in neighbouring Croatia in the late 1990s - and has been a frequent visitor to this little-known corner of Europe ever since.

Contenu

Overview map Map key Preface Introduction The islands Geography Climate When to visit Wildlife Plants National parks and nature parks History Language Getting there Getting around Accommodation Food and wine Visas Money Phone and internet Water Walking on the Croatian islands Using this guide Dangers Krk Walk 1 Obzova Walk 2 Rt Škuljica Walk 3 Hlam Walk 4 Zakam and Jurandvor Other walks on Krk Rab Walk 5 Kamenjak Walk 6 Kamenjak to Matki?i Walk 7 Premuzi?eva staza (Matki?i to Lopar) Other walks on Rab Cres Walk 8 Sis Walk 9 Tramuntana Other walks on Cres Lošinj Walk 10 Osorš?ica Walk 11 Veli Lošinj - The Dolphin Way Other walks on Lošinj Unije Walk 12 Rt Vnetak Other walks on Unije Pag Walk 13 Šimuni to Sv Vid Walk 14 Dubrave to Sv Vid Ugljan Walk 15 Š?ah Other walks on Ugljan and Pašman Dugi otok Walk 16 Oštravica, Orljak and Veli vrh Walk 17 Kruševac Walk 18 Telaš?ica Bay and Mir jezero Bra? Walk 19 Vidova gora Other walks on Bra? Hvar Walk 20 Sv Nikola Walk 21 Stari Grad Plain Other walks on Hvar Vis Walk 22 Sv Mihovil to Sv Duh (Hum) and Komiza Walk 23 Zena glava to Sv Duh (Hum) and Komiza Walk 24 Komiza to Rt Barjaci, Dragodid and Sv Blaz Other walks on Vis Kor?ula Walk 25 Vela Luka to Hum Walk 26 Ko?je Walk 27 Kom Other walks on Kor?ula Lastovo Walk 28 Hom Other walks on Lastovo Mljet Walk 29 Malo jezero Walk 30 Veliki Gradac Other walks on Mljet Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Gateway cities - Rijeka, Zadar and Split Appendix C Ferry routes Appendix D Further reading Appendix E Croatian language notes and glossary Appendix F Contacts and useful addresses