Mail Travel Top Pick for 2015
Dubrovnik, the Dalmatian Coast and Montenegro
8 days from £799pp* Selected departures up to October 2015 and April to October 2016 Dubrovnik is a delight, almost a living museum, medieval in character with numerous baroque churches and where life spills spontaneously onto its pedestrianized marble streets. The Dalmatian coastline is legendary: one of the most dramatic in Europe and extending for hundreds of miles. Whilst this is a unique country, the Croatians appear very much Mediterranean in character: effervescent, friendly and open. The cuisine really is superb too, heavily influenced by nearby Greece and Italy; you will find exquisite fish like fresh sea bass, tuna and bream, excellent meats and Mediterranean vegetables. Then we visit Montenegro, one of the world’s newest countries yet reminiscent of the Mediterranean 30 years ago: stunning coastline and centuries old fishing villages with tiny streets, Byzantine churches and market squares with stalls creaking from the weight of colourful local produce. Still so wonderfully undiscovered, it is a journey back in time. Our price includes return flights; seven nights’ three or four-star half-board accommodation; visits to Split, Krka, Trogir and Mostar; tours of Dubrovnik, Montenegro and the Emperor Diocletian’s monumental palace; escorted by a Tour Manager. * From price based on October 17, 2015 from London Gatwick.
Holiday code r032
Why we like it
“This escorted tour of Croatia and Montenegro’s Adriatic coast will really leave you wishing you could stay in this paradise of shimmering turquoise waters and delicious food for longer. Beautiful Dubrovnik, historical Split, the coastal towns of Dalmatia, Krka National Park and the ultimate hidden gem of the Mediterranean, Kotor in Montenegro, are all on the eight day long itinerary.”