Posted on February 26, 2013 by sguese

  Zagreb often falls under the category of stopover, not destination. However, Croatia’s capital city should be a destination, even if you have to work a little harder to find out why. At the crossroads of Western and Eastern Europe, Zagreb carries an urban energy you can feel. Those visiting will find this capital city [...]

Posted on February 12, 2013 by sguese

  Pula might be a long way from Rome, but its Roman influences are hard to miss. A town that drew crowds in Roman times for its gladiator fights, the large regional center in Istria, Croatia is littered with Roman ruins, including a remarkably preserved Roman amphitheatre. It’s not all Roman here though. Pula pulls [...]

Posted on October 08, 2012 by sguese

Zadar sits by the sea with more than 3,000 years of history and culture under its belt. The city on the Dalmatian Coast has gone through being a prehistoric settlement, Illyrian village and even a Roman city. Zadar itself was first mentions in the 9th century. It was nearly destroyed completely by Allied forces, but [...]

Posted on September 18, 2011 by sguese

Curtained in a magnificent fashion, Dubrovnik hides behind its old city walls. Covered and protected for a reason, the city exudes a pearly light as the Adriatic sun hit its marble streets, baroque churches and ornate palaces. A pearl indeed, Dubrovnik even fell into Lord Byron’s good graces when he called the city the Pearl [...]