Markaska

Hvar

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June 21st 2007
We arrived in the resort town of Pescara after a short bus trip (2-3 hr) over the southern fringes of the alps. Even that glimpse of the mountains was amazing and it made me wonder about the northern regions we will see when we pass over them to get to Tuscany via perugia. We pass many villages carved into the hillsides with ancient churches and crumbling fortresses rambling their way up distant p ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Trogir

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more