From our guide to Croatia
Restoring this tumble-down farmers' cottage was a labour of love for the Gurdulićs (who live at Pansion Murvica: see entry 101). In the family for generations, it now stands in original 17th-century glory...
Picture an island with empty beaches and ruins strewn across its hills. Imagine a 19th-century Renaissance-styled mansion, surrounded by ornamental gardens, where you step out of the front door and onto the sand...
Imagine a country of valleys, rivers, medieval villages and gothic palazzos. Conjure up a day exploring Roman excavations, karst gorges and red coral underworlds deep in the sea. Picture a breakfast whose ingredients were grown by your host. Its topographical diversity is astounding. If it had a desert, Croatia would hold a full house of the earth's landscapes. Instead you'll have to settle for rocks, islands, mountains and valleys. ski resorts and beaches, bustling cities and tiny villages.
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