Irland of Hvar

Croatia, Split and the German language

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May 11th 2006
Hi guys Well we have just had two weeks of sun, islands and german in the beautiful land of croatia! We spent our first week exploring the Port city of Split, as well as the islands of Hvar and Brac which are only an hour or so away by ferry. It's quite an interesting area with many rocky outcrops and small bays. The water was a blue that you would expect in Tropical waters, and very clear - W ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia

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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