Step Back in Time ; Croatia's Coastline South of Split Is a Fascinating Mix of History and Stunning Scenery, Says Mark Irving

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If you swim out from the beach and look back, you get a true picture of coastal Croatia, a thin strip of land that rises steeply from the beguiling waters to a sharp saw of grey-white mountains that cut into the sky. It's an impressive scene theatrical but also protective.

Croatia's islands, which snake down the east edge of the Adriatic, are well enough known but it is only fairly recently that people have focused on the hinterland and what they've found they've liked.

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Step Back in Time ; Croatia's Coastline South of Split Is a Fascinating Mix of History and Stunning Scenery, Says Mark Irving

Our seven-day stay was based on the Makarska Riviera, situated south of Split and below the Biokovo mountain range that backbones the Croatian coastline.

This is a region defined by the coast road that runs south-east to Dubrovnik, one of Croatia's best-known destinations, but its charm lies in the landscape either side. Below the road lie towns with graceful promenades, neat beac...

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