Dubrovnik Courtyard
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
7 days, planned by Cypress & Stone
The walls take about two hours and are unbearable at midday in summer. Late afternoon is the only sensible slot.
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| City Walls |
| Stradun |
| Lovrijenac |
The fortress climb above Kotor is 1,350 steps up the cliff, and the bay from the top is the best view on the Adriatic.
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| Bay of Kotor |
| Our Lady of the Rocks |
| Kotor fortress |
| Perast |
Diocletian's palace is not a ruin — it is the middle of Split, with flats, bars and shops inside a Roman emperor's retirement complex.
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| Diocletian's Palace |
| Riva |
| Marjan hill |
Hvar has more hours of sunshine a year than anywhere else in Croatia, which the island will tell you about repeatedly.
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| Hvar town |
| Fortica |
| Pakleni islands |
Sleeping at the gate means being inside at opening, which at Plitvice is the whole difference.
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| Plitvice Lakes |
| Travertine barriers |
| Veliki Slap |
The lakes are separated by travertine dams the water itself builds, and the whole system is still growing.
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| Upper Lakes |
| Lower Lakes |
| Veliki Slap |
| Zagreb Upper Town |
The Museum of Broken Relationships is exactly what it sounds like and it is genuinely good.
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| St Mark's Church |
| Dolac market |
| Museum of Broken Relationships |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Walking in Europe with the timed tickets booked at release”
A walking operator whose main skill is administrative: Alhambra slots, Sagrada tickets and hut beds, booked the day they open.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. No hesitation recommending them.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Recommended.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Recommended.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Worth every rupee.
Montenegro is not in Schengen but admits holders of a valid multi-entry Schengen visa. Croatia is in Schengen. Make sure yours is multi-entry or the Kotor day does not work.
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