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Croatia at a glance
Croatia is a country in Southern Europe; its capital is Zagreb. People mainly speak Croatian. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Places to see in Croatia
12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

Plitvice Lakes National ParkUNESCO
Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera
Park & nature · Karlovac County
Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, for its outstanding and picturesque series of tufa lakes, caves, and connected waterfalls.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pablo BM from London, England (CC BY 2.0). Map

Diocletian's PalaceUNESCO
Dioklecijanova palača
Ruins · Split-Dalmatia County
Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in Split, Croatia. It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ernest Hébrard (recoloured by DIREKTOR) (Public domain). Map

DubrovnikUNESCO
City · Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Dubrovnik, historically also known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zysko serhii (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Euphrasian BasilicaUNESCO
Eufrazijeva bazilika
Religious · Istria County
The Euphrasian Basilica or the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Istrian town of Poreč, Croatia.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tiefkuehlfan (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Šibenik CathedralUNESCO
katedrala svetog Jakova
Religious · Šibenik-Knin County
The Cathedral of St. James or simply Šibenik Cathedral is a triple-nave Catholic cathedral with three apses and a dome in Šibenik, Croatia. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Šibenik. It is often known as "St.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SchiDD (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

PaklenicaUNESCO
Nacionalni park Paklenica
Park & nature · Lika-Senj County
The Paklenica karst river canyon is a national park in Croatia. It is near Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, on the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar. It contains two canyons, Mala (Small) and Velika (Big) Paklenica.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Donarreiskoffer at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Stari Grad PlainUNESCO
Starogradsko polje
Park & nature · Split-Dalmatia County
The Stari Grad Plain, near the town of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar, Croatia, is an agricultural landscape that was set up by the ancient Greek colonists in the 4th century BC, and remains in use to this day.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Carsten Steger (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Trogir CathedralUNESCO
katedrala svetog Lovre
Religious · Split-Dalmatia County
The Cathedral of St. Lawrence is a Roman Catholic triple-naved basilica constructed in Romanesque-Gothic in Trogir, Croatia. Since its construction lasted several centuries, it illustrates all the styles that succeeded one another in Dalmatia.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Helmlechner (CC0). Map

Zagreb
City
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the north of the country, along the Sava River, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately 158 m (518 ft) above sea level.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

Split
City · Split-Dalmatia County
Split is the second-largest city in Croatia, after the capital Zagreb, situated on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. As the administrative seat of Split-Dalmatia County and the largest city on the Croatian coast, it serves as a key economic, cultural, and transportation hub for the region.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: dronepicr (CC BY 2.0). Map

Rijeka
City · Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and in 2021 had a population of 107,964 inhabitants.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: László Szalai (Beyond silence) (Public domain). Map

Keep exploring
Also in Southern Europe: Greece · Portugal · Italy · Spain · Albania · Andorra · Bosnia & Herzegovina · Gibraltar
Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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