kvarner gulf

Flip-flops will wreck your first day of island-hopping in the Kvarner Gulf, and I mean that literally. I rolled into Krk Town on a scorching June afternoon with no real plan and exactly that footwear on my feet, and within a few hours the region had taught me three humbling lessons: Croatian beaches are rock … Read more

Search “Kvarner Gulf beaches” and you’ll find two camps arguing past each other. One says skip it — a consolation prize for travelers priced out of Dubrovnik or tired of dodging cruise-ship crowds in Split. The other insists it’s the sleeper hit of the Croatian coast, cleaner water and a fraction of the foot traffic. … Read more