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Meet Taljurić, The Strange Croatian Fingerprint Island

Lauren Simmonds

August the 3rd, 2026 – Taljurić, (or Pijat if you’re local) is a strange formation, it’s a totally flat Croatian ...

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Stari Grad Pag: The Croatian Town That Cholera Forcibly Relocated

Lauren Simmonds

August the 3rd, 2026 – Stari grad Pag was entirely planned and constructed, but ended up being completely relocated because ...

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The 3,500-Year-Old Sunken Settlement Near Zadar You Can Swim to

Lauren Simmonds

August the 2nd, 2026 – There’s an absolutely fascinating 3,500-year-old sunken settlement not far from Zadar that you can swim ...

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The Slavonian Banovac: The Croatian Town That Had Its Own Money

Lauren Simmonds

August the 2nd, 2026 – Few have heard of the Slavonian banovac, but there’s a small, totally overlooked Croatian town ...

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Croatia to Expand Bottle Deposit Scheme in Biggest Overhaul Yet

Lauren Simmonds

August the 1st, 2026 – Croatia’s deposit return system is set for its biggest expansion since it was introduced, with ...

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Svetac: The Remote Island Where History and Nature Meet

Lauren Simmonds

July the 31st, 2026 – Svetac is a very remote Croatian island where abandoned history and wild, untamed nature come ...

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How Can Sweden Have Cheaper Petrol Than Croatia With No Domestic Production?

Lauren Simmonds

July the 30th, 2026 – Sweden produces almost no domestic oil, yet drivers there usually have access to much cheaper ...

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July 1377: Dubrovnik Introduces Organised Isolation of Arrivals to Combat Plague

Lauren Simmonds

July the 28th, 2026 – Turning the clock back to July 1377, we saw how the ever-diplomatic Dubrovnik organised the ...

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Sveti Ivan Beach: The Hidden Paradise That Requires a 50-Minute Hike

Lauren Simmonds

July the 27th, 2026 – The entire island of Cres is stunning, but Sveti Ivan beach takes it a step ...

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The Green Cave: One of the Vis Archipelago’s Most Magical Wonders

Lauren Simmonds

July the 26th, 2026 – The Green Cave is one of the beautiful Vis archipelago’s most incredible natural wonders, and ...