DAY
1 ZAGREB:
Upon arrival in Zagreb, you will be transferred from
the airport to your hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY
2 ZAGREB:
After breakfast, we go on a sightseeing tour of Zagreb,
featuring Upper Town, St. Mark's Church with a famed
multi-coloured roof, picturesque central market and
Croatian National Theatre. In the afternoon, we'll visit
Zagreb's Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary – the largest ecclesiastical building
in Croatia housing the tombs of bishops and distinguished
persons from the Croatian history. Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
DAY
3 ZAGREB - RIJEKA (160 km):
After breakfast, we depart for Rijeka and a Shrine of
Our Lady of Trsat which is situated on the top of Trsat
hill. It has been a subject of a legend dating from
the 13th century. In 1291 Mary's house in Nazareth is
said to have appeared here, then mysteriously disappeared
later, to be discovered in Italy, in Loreto, where it
still stands today as a shrine. Then we descend down
to the city of Rijeka to visit the Church of St. Vitus,
build on a model of basicila Santa Maria della Salute
in Venice. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Rijeka.
DAY
4 RIJEKA - ZADAR (250 km):
After breakfast, drive to Zadar. Sightseeing tour of
the city and a visit to the Cathedral of St. Anastasia,
built in the 12th and 13th century. It is considered
to be the most impressive basilica in Dalmatia. The
cult of St. Anastasia began in the 9th century after
Bishop Donat had brought her remains from Constantinople
and enshrined them in this church. Check-in at the hotel
in Zadar, dinner and overnight.
DAY
5 ZADAR - ŠIBENIK - SPLIT (150 km):
After breakfast we head south towards Šibenik,
the oldest Croatian and Slavic city on the Adriatic
with a famous Cathedral of St. James. This is the most
important architectural monument of the Renaissance
in Croatia, built in the 15th and 16th century. After
the short rest, we continue our journey to Split. Split
is most famous for Diocletian's Palace which is the
most important and best preserved Roman building in
Croatia, built between AD 295 and 305. Check-in at the
hotel in Split. Dinner and overnight.
DAY
6 SPLIT - TROGIR - SPLIT (60 km):
After breakfast, and a sightseeing tour of the city
(Diocletian's Palace, Peristyle, Cathedral of St.Domnius),
we head towards the town of Trogir whose historical
centre was placed on the UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage
List in 1997. Visit the Cathedral of St. Lawrence which
dates from the 13th century. The Cathedral has a Romanesque
portal which was built and signed in 1240 by the greatest
Croatian master sculptor, Radovan. Return to Split.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY
7 SPLIT - MAKARSKA RIVIERA - STON - DUBROVNIK (250 km):
After breakfast, we head south along Makarska
Riviera and Neretva Valley towards Dubrovnik, one of
the most beautiful stone cities in the world. On the
way, we'll make a short break in Ston, known for the
largest oyster farms on the Eastern Adriatic coast.
Arrive in Dubrovnik, a city-monument, registered on
UNESCO's List of the World Cultural Heritage. Rest of
the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Dubrovnik.
DAY
8 DUBROVNIK - KOTOR - DUBROVNIK (160 km):
Breakfast. Morning city tour of Dubrovnik including
a visit to the Franciscan monastery, Rector's Palace
and the Cathedral. Later on, we head south to Kotor
where we visit the Cathedral of St.Tryphon, built in
Romanesque style during the Middle Ages. Return to Dubrovnik.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY
9 DUBROVNIK:
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport
for the flight home.
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