It’s no secret I love my newly adopted homeland of Croatia. This blog and its contents are enough to tell you all of the great things about living here. My shouting from the rooftops about it non stop means I get tweets and emails from people asking questions like ‘what are the things to do in Croatia‘ or specific questions about their upcoming visit. I love answering them.
Yesterday, a reader asked me if they should bring their Mother-in-law with them to Croatia. Not because this reader did not like his Mother-in-law – but instead asking if his Mother-in-law would like Croatia.
What was I supposed to say to that? It got me thinking about the types of people who should not visit Croatia. So I told him, that she should not visit Croatia if she does not like….
Ancient Ruins
These are everywhere in Croatia. Left over from many previous rulers from centuries ago. Not only do you have Roman forums, like this one in Zadar and palaces like Diocletians Palace in Split, but you’ll see ancient & historic ruinslike small churches in almost every town. If ancient ruins don’t interest you, you may not want to visit Croatia.
Coffee
Croatians have a serious love affair with coffee. Business meetings, catch ups with friends old & new are all conducted over a teeny cup of espresso coffee, for hours! There are cafes everywhere here in Croatia, so you’ll have no trouble finding one. Cody from Zablogreb wrote last year that Croatians annually drink 5 kg of coffee per person, that’s 22,500 tons of coffee per year, and they spend 2.25 million hours having coffee each year, that’s half an hour a day per person. So don’t visit Croatia if you don’t like coffee.
The Sun
It’s one of the sunniest places on earth, well at least in the Mediterranean. During summer the sun does not go down till well after 9pm, which means you can enjoy a full day of exploring and then still have plenty of time to take a stroll along a beach after dinner and watch the sun set. Croatia is known worldwide for amazing sun sets. If you hate sunsets, you best not come to Croatia.
Smiling faces
A Croatian would give you the shirt of his back. They’re friendly and happy-go-lucky here in Croatia. Whenever we travel, we always ask the locals we meet for their recommendations and they’re always happy to tell us about a secret spot, or hidden restaurant that we should visit. If smiling friendly locals turn you off while on vacation, I recommend you book some place else.
Natural Beauty
I recently wrote about Croatia’s 8 stunning National Parks, and I had a number of people tell me they had no idea that Croatia was so diverse. As well as theUNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the breathtaking waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes, you can climb, raft, hike, cycle and trek all across Croatia. Things of beauty not your style, then you know my response….
Now, I have not yet has a response from that reader. So I do hope that he had a giggle at my cheeky response and that he and his Mother-in-law visit Croatia and they have a smashing time. I did give him this list of things to do in Croatia if they do decide to come on over to this paradise I now call home.