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Photo: Plitvice Lakes National Park — Pablo BM from London, England · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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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Capital
Zagreb
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
Croatian
Currency
Euro (EUR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Croatia’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

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 Park

    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 Palace

    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

  • Dubrovnik

    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 Basilica

    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 Cathedral

    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

  • Paklenica

    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 Plain

    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 Cathedral

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • Hvar

    Hvar

    Island · Split-Dalmatia County

    Hvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: col_ford (CC BY 2.0). Map

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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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