Sailing the Croatian Coast

This is a brief suggested itinerary for the Croatian coast for various ports of call.
Our trip was epic - we traveled by catamaran sailing south from Split to Dubrovnik.
​For more details, please visit my corresponding blog post from our trip.

Day 1 - Split:

• Explore the Old Town
• Tour Diocletian’s Palace, the Temple of Jupiter, the Cathedral of Saint Dominus, and the Saint Duje Bell Tower
• Visit the Diocletian Palace cellars, and the nearby Green Market​

Late Afternoon/Evening: 

• Cocktails along the esplanade at Olive Tree
• Dinner at Michelin starred  Zoi

Day 2:
Morning:

• Explore the Old Town including the City Museum of Split and the People's Square 
• Lunch at Kavana Central Restaurant

We met up with our boat at the marina in the afternoon, but if we had more time I would have loved to travel to the Plitvice Lakes National Park

Days 2-3 - Hvar:
Morning:

• Visit the Franciscan monastary
• Explore Hvar town's historic center
• Visit the Cathedral of St. Stephen
• Hike up to the ruins of the Spanish Fortress
• Enjoy a light lunch at the fortress
• ​Explore the Venetian Loggia

Afternoon: 

• Venture out to the Lagnanini Lounge Bar & Fish House (9 minute drive out of down to the northwest) for the food and the beach

• Cocktails at: Nautica Bar

• Dinner at: Kod Kapetana

​Day 4: Korcula:

• Wander through the historic Old Town
• Visit the Korcula Town Museum and Marco Polo's House
• Visit St. Mark's Cathedral
• Dinner at Konoba Adio Mare

• Cocktails at Bar Massimo at the top of the castle tower.

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Day 5: Vis
Yes - this is where they filmed Mamma Mia.

Morning:

• Blue Cave tour

​Afternoon: 

• Fort George, & Mount Hum
• WW2 underground military tunnels built by the Yugoslav army
• Submarine tunnel/shelter in the Bay Parja.​​
• Dinner at Roki’s Tavern (cooked with traditional techniques and served in the vineyard courtyard)

​Day 6: Ston:

Morning:

• Hike the city walls (the largest wall fortification after the Great Wall of China)

 
Afternoon:

• Vineyard Visits:  Milos Winery, and Mausko Winery.

• Dinner in Mali Ston at Bota Sare

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Days 7-8: Dubrovnik:

Day 7: late afternoon arrival

• Walk the Stradun, and visit Pile Gate
• Visit the War Photo Limited Museum
• Dinner: Gradska Kavana Arsenal

Day 8: 
Morning: 

• Visit Rector's Palace, the Dubrovnik Cathedral, and the Franciscan Monastery
• Visit the Maritime Museum, and don't miss the oldest store, Croata - the birth of the modern necktie.​

Afternoon:

• Walk the walls (after the cruise ships leave for the day)
• Climb the Minceta Tower
• Visit the Buza Bar Cafe - a literal hole in the wall on the side of the cliff
• Dinner at the Michelin starred Nautika