This guidebook describes 30 walks on 14 islands of the Croatian Adriatic including the islands of Hvar and Mljet, as well as quieter islands. The walks are arranged from north to south starting in the region of Kvarner, then covering the northern Dalmatian coast, Central Dalmatia and Southern Dalmatia.
The walks are between 2 and 23.5km and mostly of an easy nature on well-established trails. All the walks can all be completed within a day and there are also suggestions for additional routes.
- 1:20, 000 maps included for each walk
- Notes on local history, wildlife and plants
- Overview information for each island
- Croatian glossary and language notes
- Easy access from Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Rijeka
Tabela de Conteúdo
Overview map
Map key
Preface
Introduction
The islands
Geography
Climate
When to visit
Wildlife
Plants
National parks and nature parks
History
Language
Getting there
Getting around
Accommodation
Food and wine
Visas
Money
Phone and internet
Water
Walking on the Croatian islands
Using this guide
Dangers
Krk
Walk 1 Obzova
Walk 2 Rt Škuljica
Walk 3 Hlam
Walk 4 Zakam and Jurandvor
Other walks on Krk
Rab
Walk 5 Kamenjak
Walk 6 Kamenjak to Matki?i
Walk 7 Premuži?eva staza (Matki?i to Lopar)
Other walks on Rab
Cres
Walk 8 Sis
Walk 9 Tramuntana
Other walks on Cres
Lošinj
Walk 10 Osorš?ica
Walk 11 Veli Lošinj – The Dolphin Way
Other walks on Lošinj
Unije
Walk 12 Rt Vnetak
Other walks on Unije
Pag
Walk 13 Šimuni to Sv Vid
Walk 14 Dubrave to Sv Vid
Ugljan
Walk 15 Š?ah
Other walks on Ugljan and Pašman
Dugi otok
Walk 16 Oštravica, Orljak and Veli vrh
Walk 17 Kruševac
Walk 18 Telaš?ica Bay and Mir jezero
Bra?
Walk 19 Vidova gora
Other walks on Bra?
Hvar
Walk 20 Sv Nikola
Walk 21 Stari Grad Plain
Other walks on Hvar
Vis
Walk 22 Sv Mihovil to Sv Duh (Hum) and Komiža
Walk 23 Žena glava to Sv Duh (Hum) and Komiža
Walk 24 Komiža to Rt Barjaci, Dragodid and Sv Blaž
Other walks on Vis
Kor?ula
Walk 25 Vela Luka to Hum
Walk 26 Ko?je
Walk 27 Kom
Other walks on Kor?ula
Lastovo
Walk 28 Hom
Other walks on Lastovo
Mljet
Walk 29 Malo jezero
Walk 30 Veliki Gradac
Other walks on Mljet
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Gateway cities – Rijeka, Zadar and Split
Appendix C Ferry routes
Appendix D Further reading
Appendix E Croatian language notes and glossary
Appendix F Contacts and useful addresses
Sobre o autor
Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.com) is an award-winning travel writer, photographer and guidebook author specialising in Central and Southeast Europe. He is the author of 14 books, including the first comprehensive English-language hiking guidebooks to Montenegro and Croatia, and has contributed to many more. His work is published widely in magazines. He first visited the mountainous borderlands of Montenegro and Albania in 2004, having already lived and worked in neighbouring Croatia in the late 1990s – and has been a frequent visitor to this little-known corner of Europe ever since.