Game of Thrones Conquest, the Croatian coastal frenzy travel guide
Because of an American TV series, Croatia has become one of the most focused tourist destinations in the world. In the king of American TV series, Game of Thrones, the capital of the continent of Westeros, King's Landing, was filmed in the southern coastal city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The azure Adriatic Sea and the red roofs of the ancient city walls form a natural painting, beautiful from any angle. If you choose a homestay on the mountain, you can overlook the entire castle, but going up and down the stairs is really tiring. You can stay in Dubrovnik for two days; the city is actually not that big.
From Dubrovnik, there are two routes: one going south to Montenegro, about a 5-hour drive to the famous tourist city of Kotor; the other is the northern route I took, heading north along the Croatian coastal cities. Additionally, to the northeast of the city, you can go to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also a famous tourist city.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Croatia occupied most of the coastline, hence the nickname 'Coastal Frenzy'. When taking the bus north, you will pass through Neum, the only coastal city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where police will come on board to check passports, and it will be over soon, making you feel sorry for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The northern route is Dubrovnik—Split—Trogir half-day tour—Zadar—fly to Pula—Rovinj, then take a car to the capital Zagreb, and then you can go to Koper in Slovenia, or Trieste in Italy, the latter being a larger city, recommended by the ticket seller for me to stay. Long-distance bus luggage is charged extra, but not much, Croatia is a bit expensive, and taxis are not cheap.
Key cities: In addition to King's Landing, Split is the second-largest city and a historic city with many Roman ruins; Trogir and Šibenik are both Game of Thrones filming locations, and if you have limited time, it's okay not to go; Zadar is known for the world's most beautiful sunset, and the small town is very distinctive.
I didn't go to Croatia's Jiuzhaigou, Plitvice Lakes, but flew directly from Zadar to the Pula Peninsula, where Pula has complete ancient Roman amphitheater ruins; Rovinj is also particularly beautiful, with the castle right on the sea.
Overall impression: Very stunning at first glance, especially the beautiful seascape and city, but after walking a lot, it feels the same and a bit boring. Overall, there are no bad places along the Adriatic coast, Montenegro, Slovenia are all extremely beautiful, worth visiting again and again.
People in the former Yugoslavia are tall and handsome, no wonder they have produced talents in the three major balls and tennis.
The most picturesque city on the Dalmatian coast and is referred to as the “Pearl of the Adriatic.”
Probably the number one tourist attraction in Dubrovnik. A little expensive (around $30 for an entrance ticket), but thw views of the old city are phenomenal. Much better in Winter as the temperatures are much more bearable, and you will most likely be alone the entire time.
We visited the ancient city of Dubrovnik the night before, and spent a long time in the ancient city the next morning. We boarded the ancient city wall. The gap in the city wall was quite large and there were many tourists. We sat in the ancient city and tasted coffee and had lunch in the ancient city at noon.
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Dubrovnik, the beautiful Adriatic Pearl of Dubrovnik, is a popular tourist attraction for many people. Dubrovnik Old Town and a large part of the city walls were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. It is the defensive stone wall around the old city that is 1940 meters long. The security of the old city is the largest and most complete city wall in Europe. The main entrance is 150 kuna next to Inner Pile Gates. It takes about 60 minutes to board the city wall. The stone wall trail is very wide. Visitors stroll endlessly. The 360-degree view on the wall of the old city has a panoramic view of the high and low undulating red roof distant mountains offshore fishing sails dotted with white clouds and blue sky and the sea at the junction of the sea and the sky up to 25 meters. The beauty of the sea and the sky is even more refreshing.