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Croatia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Opatija, Croatia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Opatija

Croatia

Historic seaside resort on Croatia's Kvarner Gulf, Opatija sits right on the water with a café and restaurant scene that would suit a town twice its size.

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Tucepi, Croatia
Silver
Mountain villages

Tucepi

Croatia

A small Dalmatian village on the Makarska Riviera in Croatia, Tučepi has an unusually dense café and restaurant scene for its size, several historic churches…

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Bjelovar, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Bjelovar

Croatia

Founded in 1756 by decree of Empress Maria Theresa, Bjelovar is one of Croatia's youngest cities, laid out on a planned grid with a regular square street pat…

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Raslina, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Raslina

Croatia

A small Croatian village on the clear turquoise waters of a sheltered bay, Raslina offers a compact waterfront with moored boats, a pine-fringed beach, and w…

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Vrsar, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Vrsar

Croatia

This pocket-sized seaside village on Istria's western coast, Vrsar has a café and restaurant scene that outpunches its size, a historic hilltop centre with t…

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Zadar, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Zadar

Zadarska županija · Croatia

Croatia's oldest continuously inhabited city, Zadar sits on the Adriatic coast in northern Dalmatia with a walkable old town dense with historic churches, ca…

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Vrbnik, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Vrbnik

Croatia

A medieval walled village on the island of Krk, Croatia, set on a limestone outcrop above the Adriatic and known for its local white wine, Vrbnička žlahtina.

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Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Slavonski Brod

Croatia

This riverside city in eastern Croatia on the Sava — which doubles as the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina — Slavonski Brod has a walkable centre with a so…

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Ston, Croatia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Ston

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija · Croatia

Compact stone village on Croatia's Pelješac peninsula, Ston pairs red-tile rooftops and a historic church with working salt pans stretching to a calm inlet,…

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Šibenik, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Šibenik

Šibensko-kninska županija · Croatia

Two UNESCO World Heritage sites anchor Šibenik's historic centre on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia: the Cathedral of St.

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Krk, Croatia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Krk

Croatia

This pocket-sized Croatian island town on the Adriatic has an unusually dense concentration of historic churches and cafés for its size, with scenic viewpoin…

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Gospić, Croatia
Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Gospić

Croatia

Gospić, the administrative seat of Lika-Senj County in Croatia's Lika region, took shape as a town during the Military Frontier period in the early 18th cent…

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Novi Vinodolski, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Novi Vinodolski

Croatia

Adriatic coast town in Croatia with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, Novi Vinodolski sits where the Vinodol Valley — long used for wi…

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Vrboska, Croatia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Vrboska

Croatia

A small fishing harbour on the north coast of Hvar island in Dalmatia, Vrboska dates to the 15th century and holds several historic churches for a village it…

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Metković, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Metković

Croatia

A compact Croatian river town where red-tile rooftops climb a wooded hill crowned by a white church, set along the Neretva near the Bosnian border and within…

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Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Mali Lošinj

Croatia

A sun-drenched island town on Croatia's Kvarner coast, Mali Lošinj sits in a sheltered bay on the island of Lošinj and draws visitors with a café and restaur…

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Promajna, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Promajna

Croatia

A small Dalmatian hamlet on the Makarska Riviera with a long gravel beach and a coastal promenade connecting it to neighbouring Baška Voda.

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Pazin, Croatia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Pazin

Croatia

Pazin, the administrative seat of Istria County in west Croatia, sits above a karst sinkhole into which the Pazinčica river disappears — a geological feature…

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Buje, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Buje

Croatia

This hilltop Istrian village, historically called the "sentinel of Istria" for its commanding inland position, sits in deep wine country with a café and rest…

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Banjol, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Banjol

Croatia

This waterfront village on the Croatian island of Rab, Banjol has a café and restaurant scene that outpunches its small size, along with several churches and…

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Sinj, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Sinj

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija · Croatia

Sinj, a pocket-sized town in the continental part of Croatia's Split-Dalmatia County, is best known for the Sinjska alka, a knights' tournament held since th…

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Pag, Croatia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Pag

Croatia

A pocket-sized Dalmatian town on the island of Pag, Croatia, with an unusually lively café and restaurant scene for its size, a striking number of churches,…

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Senjska Draga, Croatia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Senjska Draga

Croatia

Small Croatian settlement spread across a forested valley between steep green hillsides, viewable from old stone walls above, with the Adriatic coast and upl…

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Jurandvor, Croatia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Jurandvor

Croatia

This little hamlet on the island of Krk in Croatia holds the historic Church of St.

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Tisno, Croatia
Gold
Food scenes & café towns

Tisno

Croatia

Compact Croatian Adriatic village where orange-roofed stone houses line a sheltered bay busy with boats, backed by wooded hills, with a bell tower rising abo…

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Obrovac, Croatia
Gold
Mountain villages

Obrovac

Croatia

This small town in northern Dalmatia's Zadar County, Obrovac sits in the canyon of the river Zrmanja, with scenic surrounds and a handful of cafés and restau…

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Solin, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Solin

Croatia

Solin, a town on the Adriatic coast just northeast of Split, sits on the site of ancient Salona — the Roman provincial capital of Dalmatia and birthplace of…

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Novalja, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Novalja

Croatia

Small town on the northern end of Croatia's island of Pag, Novalja is best known for Zrće Beach, which has earned the town a reputation as a party destinatio…

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Varaždin, Croatia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Varaždin

Croatia

A walkable baroque town in northern Croatia, Varaždin is known for its historic old town fortification, numerous museums and galleries, and a centre dense wi…

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Paz, Croatia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Paz

Croatia

A compact hilltop hamlet in inland Istria, Croatia, Paz is known for its ruined castle, first recorded in the 12th century and later held by the Barbo family…

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Krapina, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Krapina

Croatia

This compact valley town in Croatia's green Zagorje hills, Krapina sits along a river with forested slopes rising on all sides, vineyard-dotted hillsides nea…

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Mlini, Croatia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Mlini

Croatia

Stone houses and palm-lined waterfront sit directly below bare limestone peaks in this pocket-sized Adriatic village south of Dubrovnik, where modest boats b…

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Orebic, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Orebic

Croatia

Compact port town on the Pelješac peninsula in Dalmatia, Orebić sits directly across a narrow strait from the island of Korčula, with frequent ferry crossing…

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Martinscica, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Martinscica

Croatia

This tiny Adriatic village on the Croatian island of Cres sits directly on the water, with a marina opening onto the sea and vineyards in the surrounding lan…

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Prvic Sepurine, Croatia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Prvic Sepurine

Croatia

A compact Dalmatian island settlement where old stone houses with terracotta roofs line a pocket-sized working harbour, with a domed church bell tower rising…

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Kastav, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Kastav

Croatia

This hilltop town above the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia, Kastav sits on a ridge with views over the northern Adriatic and vineyards in the surrounding co…

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Ozalj, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Ozalj

Croatia

Yellow-and-white hilltop castle complex rises above the tree-lined Kupa River in this modest Croatian town, offering striking views from the bridge and easy…

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Biograd na Moru, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Biograd na Moru

Croatia

This modest Adriatic town in northern Dalmatia with a well-developed café and restaurant scene for its size, Biograd na Moru sits on the coast overlooking th…

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Plomin, Croatia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Plomin

Croatia

A little fortified hilltop settlement on the southeastern Istrian coast, Plomin rises above the Plomin Bay on a hill that drops almost vertically to the wate…

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Klanjec, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Klanjec

Croatia

This little wine-country town in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region of northwestern Croatia, close to the Slovenian border and set among mountain terrain.

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Senj, Croatia
Gold
Mountain villages

Senj

Croatia

Sitting where the Adriatic meets the foothills of the Velebit mountains, Senj is a small Croatian coastal town with a café and restaurant scene that punches…

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Benkovac, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Benkovac

Croatia

This modest Croatian town in Zadar County serves as the administrative and cultural centre of the Ravni Kotari region, with vineyards in the surrounding area…

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Čazma, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Čazma

Croatia

A compact Croatian town in central Croatia's Moslavina region, where a twin-towered stone church anchors a tidy main square with a fountain, flower beds, and…

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Desmerice, Croatia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Desmerice

Croatia

A pocket-sized Croatian hamlet south of Ogulin, Desmerice spreads across the slopes of Zagorska Kosa ridge down to the shore of Lake Sabljaci, with eroded ro…

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Vukovar, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Vukovar

Vukovarsko-srijemska županija · Croatia

Vukovar, a Croatian town on the Danube in eastern Slavonia, holds Croatia's largest river port at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube, and carries one…

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Brela, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Brela

Croatia

Punta Rata beach, just outside this compact Dalmatian village on Croatia's Makarska Riviera, ranked sixth in the world and first in Europe on a 2004 Forbes l…

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Lepoglava, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Lepoglava

Croatia

This small northern Croatian town where a striking white Gothic-Baroque church with an onion-domed tower anchors the centre, set among green rolling countrys…

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Butoniga, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Butoniga

Croatia

This tiny Istrian hamlet above a broad reservoir lake, surrounded by forested hills and vineyard slopes, with elevated viewpoints offering sweeping water and…

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Preko, Croatia
Gold
Mountain villages

Preko

Croatia

This Dalmatian village on the island of Ugljan sits opposite Zadar in northern Croatia, with an old centre of patrician summer houses and a café and restaura…

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Stari Grad, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Stari Grad

Croatia

Stone-and-terracotta houses spread across a forested valley on the island of Hvar, with the Adriatic visible in the distance, vineyards nearby, and a surpris…

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Tkon, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Tkon

Croatia

This small village on the island of Pašman in Croatia's Zadar County sits in hilly terrain surrounded by vineyards, with a ferry connection to the mainland t…

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Vinjerac, Croatia
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Vinjerac

Croatia

A tiny red-roofed hamlet on a small peninsula in the Velebit Channel, where calm Adriatic waters meet the dramatic bare limestone ridges of the Velebit mount…

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Rogoznica, Croatia
Silver
Food scenes & café towns

Rogoznica

Croatia

This small Dalmatian village on Croatia's coast with a lively café and restaurant scene for its size, Rogoznica sits in a deep, wind-sheltered bay in Šibenik…

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Pakostane, Croatia
Silver
Food scenes & café towns

Pakostane

Croatia

This compact Dalmatian harbour village where stone-and-tile houses line a working waterfront, a church tower rises above the rooftops, and an unusually livel…

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Crikvenica, Croatia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Crikvenica

Croatia

Small Adriatic resort town on Croatia's Kvarner coast, Crikvenica sits right on the water with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size.

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Cres (town), Croatia
Silver
Mountain villages

Cres (town)

Croatia

This pocket-sized Croatian town on the island of Cres in the Kvarner Gulf, with an unusually dense café, restaurant, and church scene for a settlement its si…

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Ciovo, Croatia
Silver
Wine country

Ciovo

Croatia

A hilly Adriatic island in central Dalmatia, Čiovo closes off the Kaštela Bay and holds several historic religious monuments — including the monastery of Sv.

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Pican, Croatia
Bronze
Wine country

Pican

Croatia

Little hilltop village in central Istria with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Pićan sits in agricultural country southeast of Paz…

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Trilj, Croatia
Gold
Wine country

Trilj

Croatia

A small inland Dalmatian town on the Cetina River, northeast of Split, with an unusually lively café and restaurant scene for its size and vineyards in the s…

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Momici, Croatia
Silver

Momici

Croatia

A tiny Croatian hamlet of red-tile rooftops and a white church tower rising against rocky, forested hills, sitting within the Dubrovnik-Neretva region where…

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More places in Croatia below the top of the list — pagination coming.