Albania is a small country with Adriatic and Ionian coastlines and an interior crossed by the Albanian Alps. The country has many castles and archaeological sites. A piece of advice if you want to come driving make sure that you have Albania included in your car insurance. The insurance of our motorhome only covers the European Community and we have […]
Montenegro is a Balkan country with rugged mountains, medieval villages and a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic coastline. The Bay of Kotor, resembling a fjord, is dotted with coastal churches and fortified towns. Durmitor National Park, encompasses limestone peaks, glacial lakes and the 1,300m-deep Tara River Canyon. The best of Montenegro is driving along its mountain road and […]
Dubrovnik is known as the Pearl of the Adriatic due to its cobbled streets, its buildings in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles and the wall that surrounds the old town, being considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We stayed at Camping Kate (42.624001, 18.2071 lat, long) much cheaper than the other option in the area, 22 euros with an […]
Split is the second-largest city in Croatia. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. It concentrates excellent treasures of history in its old town and transports you to another era, perhaps for this reason many scenes from Games of Thrones were recorded here. We stayed in Camping […]
Trogir is a town on the central Adriatic coast of Croatia located 27 kilometres west of Split and founded by the Greeks in the 3rd century B.C. Its old town declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO is known for its mix of Renaissance, baroque and Romanesque buildings, lies on a small island connected to the mainland and the island […]
Krka National Park is situated along the Krka River in southern Croatia. It’s known for a series of 7 waterfalls. No matter what you say about this place, it is unbelievably stunning and beautiful! If you come to Croatia you have to see it, it is a must! We stayed in Camping Vrata Krke (43.795598, 15.966246 lat, long) in the […]
Gravobaca Park is a unique area that consists of 9 speleological sites that will take you back thousands of years into the past. Among these, only the Samograd Cave is adapted for tourist visits. The Park is dominated by hills reaching a height of around 770 metres, which form part of the continental area of central Velebit. The Park offers […]
Senj is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains. For a time this was the seat of the Uskoks, who were Christian refugees from Ottoman Bosnia resettled here to protect the Habsburg borderlands. The Republic of Venice accused the Uskoks of piracy and declared war on them, leading […]
Crossing through Slovenia and Herzegovina we arrived in Croatia. We filled the petrol in Slovenia because it was really cheap 1.4 and when we were in Herzegovina it was even cheaper 1.3. A curious thing in Slovenia is that all the restaurants have barbecues outside and they cook in them. Croacia starts at the entrance of a long bridge and […]
Venecia, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. We stayed at camping Aladin (45.461618, 12.185781 lat, long) in a village outside Venice as you cannot go […]
