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This Dalmatian Island is Heavily Visited, But Few Spend the Night There…

Lauren Simmonds

September the 12th, 2026 – There’s a beautiful Dalmatian island that attracts around 150,000 visitors each summer, but only 40 ...

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Meet the Highest Fortress of the Dubrovnik Republic… That Isn’t Even in Dubrovnik

Lauren Simmonds

September the 12th, 2026 – The highest fortress of the former Dubrovnik Republic (Ragusa) isn’t even located within the city. ...

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Nikola Šubić Zrinski – The Croat Who Stopped 100,000 Ottomans

Lauren Simmonds

September the 7th, 2026 – Turning the clock all the way back to the 7th of September 1566, and we ...

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One of the Most Important Lowland Fortresses in Croatia Is Being Restored

Lauren Simmonds

September the 5th, 2026 – One of the most significant lowland fortresses in all of Croatia is currently being restored, ...

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Kucel – The Sandy Oasis Less Than an Hour from Zagreb

Lauren Simmonds

August the 31st, 2026 – You’ll likely have never heard of it, but Kucel is a sandy oasis less than ...

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Martelovo Jezero: Meet The Strange Cave Deep Below a Town in Istria

Lauren Simmonds

August the 31st, 2026 – Martelovo jezero lies inside a strange cave deep below a town in Istria. It is ...

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One of Largest Railway Accidents in Europe Happened in Zagreb 50 Years Ago Today

Lauren Simmonds

August the 30th, 2026 – One of the largest railway accidents in all of Europe occurred in Zagreb 50 years ...

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Speleologists Explore Biokovo Cave, Discover Evidence of Forgotten Craft

Lauren Simmonds

August the 30th, 2026 – Speleologists have explored a deep Biokovo cave that has never been archived and discovered evidence ...

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Ploče: The Croatian Town That Changed its Name 4 Times in 45 Years

Lauren Simmonds

August the 29th, 2026 – There’s a coastal Croatian town now called Ploče that changed its name 4 times in ...

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The Croatian Island Settlement Once Called the Village of Millionaires

Lauren Simmonds

August the 29th, 2026 – There’s a very old Croatian island settlement that was once often referred to as the ...