The Journal

Stories & guides from Croatia

Considered guides to travelling Croatia with weight — the canyon, the mountain, the wine, the coast at an hour when no one else is looking.

  1. Journal · Planning

    When is the best time to visit Croatia?

    Croatia works almost any month — but not equally. Shoulder season (May, June, September, early October) gives you the best balance of warmth, swimming, and space. Here is what each period actually means for a trip.

  2. Journal · Cetina

    A private guide to the Cetina canyon

    The Cetina is a karst river that rises in the mountains above Sinj and runs south through a deep limestone canyon before reaching the sea at Omiš. It is one of the most complete landscapes in Croatia — and one of the least visited at private scale.

  3. Journal · Biokovo

    Biokovo by e-bike: what to expect

    Biokovo is not a gentle mountain. It rises almost directly from the Makarska riviera — the sea on one side, limestone karst on the other — and the ascent demands commitment even on an e-bike. What electric assist changes is the ratio of effort to reward. This is what the ride actually involves.

  4. Journal · Slavonija

    Slavonia: Croatia's overlooked wine country

    Slavonija sits east of Zagreb, between the Sava and Drava rivers, bordering Hungary and Serbia. It is flat, forested, and agricultural — which is to say it looks nothing like coastal Croatia. It is also where Croatia's most serious wines come from, and where the tourist infrastructure is thin enough that a well-organised visit still has the quality of discovery.