If there is one complaint that the Croatian coast gets each and every summer (one of the very few), it’s that things are too expensive. While those of us who live here often disagree, because you quite simply need to find the more local and out of the way places and not expect a coffee on the UNESCO protected Stradun to be cheap, the comments keep on coming. The issue of parking continues to be a big one, and most people would agree it’s problematic in most coastal cities.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, German TikToker Jackthebackpacker, who is otherwise from Berlin, recently arrived in Croatia, more precisely Dubrovnik, but he is not as enthusiastic as many other tourists are about Croatia’s stunning southernmost city. He recorded a video and explained what disappointed him about Croatia’s tourist Mecca.
Right at the beginning, he pointed out that he thinks this is one of those cities that just wants to get the last coin out of the pockets of tourists and not much else.
“An hour of parking is 5.5 euros, but well, they are kind, so they give you 24 hours for only 65 euros,” he said ironically, adding that insanely high prices continue in other services, especially in restaurants and cafes, according to a report on the topic from Vecernji list.
“A portion of french fries is 5.5 euros, a hamburger costs 11 euros, which isn’t so terrible, but then again… some coke costs 5.3 euros? What robbery,” stated German TikToker Jackthebackpacker.
He also complained about the crowds in the city, which are unbearable and which make it impossible to visit everything you want to see.
“This is another big scam – if you want to walk along those famous walls, you have to pay as much as 26 euros! They also have a selfie museum where you can take pictures… Who would even want that?!”
In the end, he said that he what he did like was the prices of fast food restaurants and supermarkets because they are the only places with down to Earth prices – he paid three euros for a sandwich.
“I don’t want to be too negative, there are nice things here, but there are also better destinations. It’s insanely expensive!” concluded Jackthebackpacker.
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