Croatia in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

From beautiful Dubrovnik & the stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park to Pula`s wealth of Roman heritage sites & the plethora ...

Croatia on an indexed, double-sided map from Reise Know-How, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The country is shown on three panels designed to provide convenient coverage of its most visited part, the Adriatic Coast. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, presents the coastal regions of Croatia at 1:300, 000 spread across both sides of the sheet, with a good overlap & the mapping tilted so that the coastline stretches horizontally. The inland part of Croatia is added as an inset at 1:700, 000 – please see the coverage image. Light altitude colouring with names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc, shows the topography; national parks & protected areas are highlighted. Road network, clearly visible against the background,

Includes:: local roads & selected tracks, & indicates routes closed to motorized traffic. Driving distances are marked on many smaller roads. Railway lines are shown with stations; ferry links along the Adriatic indicate approximate passage timings. Locations of particular interest are highlighted & symbols mark various other places of interest. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15’ (300K) & 1° (700K) intervals. Map legend

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Croatia in the AA Spiral Guides series; comprising a selection of titles exploring a wide range of cities, regions & countries in a handy, spiral loose-leaf format. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of each title give an overview of the main regions covered, with page numbers so visitors can locate their destination easily. Each guide explores the destination geographically by region or area & provides the essential information for the main sites & attractions in addition to a recommended tour of each area by car. An introductory section - ...

Croatia in the Step by Step series by Insight Guides focuses on providing tailor made itineraries for touring the country. The guide features fifteen route recommendations that link up better known sights & take you off of the more beaten track; they are written by local experts who have personally selected places to eat & drink en-route & who offer insider tips on culture, shopping & nightlife. The guide has an array of colour photographs which help bring to life the background & descriptive information provided for destinations & attractions. An orientation chapter opens the guide & reviews geography, customs & culture, history, food & drink, shopping, culture & entertainment. Next feature the selected itineraries for tours, each of which have a good amount of accompanying information & come with a simple route plan. A user friendly alphabetical directory lists practical information to do with day to day basics & listings of h&-picked hotels & restaurants are provided to suit different budgets & tastes. The publisher ...

Croatia in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

Rudolf Abraham’s Cicerone guide to Walking in Croatia is a comprehensive selection of walks in one of Europe’s increasingly popular walking destinations. Rising suddenly & spectacularly beyond the narrow ribbon of coastal cities & rocky beaches, the mountains of Croatia have much to recommend them as a walking destination. Ranging from gently sloping, forested hills to rugged tops & limestone crags, & reaching their most grandiose in the massifs collectively known as the Dinaric Alps, Croatia’s mountains offer the walker a landscape of magnificent grandeur in which to roam & explore. The guide is organized in eight sections, including Around Zagreb, Istria, The Dinaric Alps & the Islands with 26 walks offered in total. Various walks are also split into sections, offering three of four day’s walking at a time. It also caters for walkers of differing abilities, from easy day trips on islands in the Adriatic to extended itineraries across the country’s jagged mountain chains. An extensive introduction offers information on history & language, detailed background information & appendices giving details of mountain huts & shelters. Detailed route descriptions- including warning passages on areas that may still be mined
- are accompanied by colour diagrams mapping the route as well as colour photographs which illustrate some of the highlights of this attractive country.
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Western Croatia with southern Slovenia & the northern Adriatic coast of Italy on a large, double-sided map at 1:300, 000 on a large, double-sided indexed road map from Insight Guides, with street plans of the regions main cities. The map presents Croatia on three panels. On one side is the north-western part, extending east beyond Zagreb & covering the whole of the northern coastline of the Adriatic. Street plans on this side show central Zagreb, Ljubljana & Trieste, plus Venice with an enlargement of the adjoining mainland showing road access to the city. On the reverse the Dalmatian Coast is shown in two panels, with street plans of Split, Rijeka & Dubrovnik, plus the index for the whole map including the street plans. Topography is shown by relief shading with plenty of spot heights & names of various mountain ranges, etc. Road network is very clearly presented, with driving distances shown on main & many secondary routes. Motorway service areas are marked, as well are roads closed to motorized traffic or nor recommended for caravans. Railway lines show high speed routes, & ferry routes are marked. Picturesque towns are highlighted & symbols indicate various other places of interest. The map has no geographical coordinates. A special feature of the Insight Travel Map series is additional information provided in the margins of both the main map & all the enlargements & street plans. Numbers of roads leading to the edge of the map are prominently displayed there, together with distances to the nearest towns and/or major locations along the route, plus, where appropriate, to nearest motorway junction. ...

Western Croatia with southern Slovenia & the northern Adriatic coast of Italy on a very large, indexed, double-sided map at 1:300, 000 from Insight Guides, with street plans of main cities. The map presents the region on three panels. On one side is the northern part of the Adriatic, extending from Zagreb & Ljubljana south to Zadar, & on the Italian side from Udine to beyond Ravenna & inland to Vicenza & Bologna. On the reverse the remainder of Croatia ...

Croatia, Slovenia & Bosnia-Herzegovina on an indexed road map at 1:500, 000 from Hallwag offering a very good choice for those who need cross-border coverage of north-western Balkans with the Adriatic coast of Italy. In the north the map

Includes:: much of Carinthia & a large part of Hungary with most of Lake Balaton. Coverage of the Italian coast of the Adriatic extends past Ancona to Pescara. Also included is much of Montenegro with Podgorica & the Durmitor National Park. The map has a light base with subtle relief shading & colouring but still provides a good representation of the topography through plenty of names of individual mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, etc. National parks are highlighted. Road network indicates partial motorway junctions & services, sections closed to motorized traffic, gradients on steep roads, opening months of mountain passes, etc. Driving distances are marked on main routes & selected connecting roads. Scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines indicate connections with car transport facilities, domestic airports are marked, & on the Adriatic ferry routes are shown.A range of symbols highlights various places of interest. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 15

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