Dalmatia is Croatian region located on the very south of Croatia. It includes hundreds of Croatian islands as well as mountains Velebit , Biokovo and Sveti Ilija on Peljesac peninsula.

Dubrovnik, Split , Trogir , Sibenik and Zadar are cities that are located on Dalmatian mainland as well as numerous smaller places like Sinj suitable to visit and spend some nice time there. Being one of them, I can say that Dalmatians are very much Mediterranean people that often take daily routines in slow(er) motion and like to have their afternoon siestas (specially in the summer). Cafe society is very vibrant in Dalmatia and it reminds one of Italian cafe scene..

Split is the main city in Dalmatia. Split is the one of the largest cites in Croatia, and is the largest city on the Croatia Adriatic coast. The city was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace on the site of today's Split. Diocletian's Palace is well preserved Roman palace located now in the very heart of Split. Many of Split's historical and cultural monuments are located within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. One of them is Peristile, the main open space in the palace with it's colonnade of six columns and the cathedral on eastern side of the squre is site not to be missed in Split..

Split has it's own airport that connects ti with Zagreb, as well as other international cities. Various ferry lines connect Split with the nearby Adriatic islands (Korcula, Vis, Lastovo...) and there is a coastal ferry service between the city and Rijeka to the north and Dubrovnik to the south. There are also daily ferries during the summer that connects Split and Ancona in Italy.

BRAC is one of the largest islands in Croatia. It is separated from the mainland by the Brac Channel, from the island of Solta by the so-called Splitska Vrata and from the island of Hvar by the Hvar Channel. The highest peak of the island is Vidova Gora (780 m) is the highest peak of all Croatian islands.

Brac has a good ferry and boat connections with Croatian mainland and it also has its own airport. The most popular tourist place is Bol with its popular sandy beach Zlatni Rat. The favourite tourist destinations are Supetar, Pucisca and Milna . An especially pleasant climate, abundant vegetation and beautiful beaches are a great bonus for people who visit Brac.

Hvar is the Dalmatian island located between Korcula Island and Island of Brac. It is well kown in Croatia for it's pleasant climate. Hvar is famous for its very specific climate with a lot of sunshine, very few rainy days and almost no snow at all. The island enjoys lot of sunshine hours during the year, so Hvar is visited during the summer as well as in winter from visitors from all around Croatia and abroad, due to these speciafic climate characteristics.

Town Hvar is is located on the south-western coast of the island of Hvar. It has its unique cultural and historical heritage - cathedral, Franciscan monastery as well as Hvar's theatre and fortresses on the hill that offer a view on the Pakleni Islands and the island of Vis. Pakleni Islands is a small archipelago in front of the Hvar port where, on the Island Sveti Klement, Palmizana Marina is located. Regular connections with Hvar is provided by taxi boats.

Hvar is also famous for it's lavender and rosemary and it has a cenuries long tradition in producing lavander and rosemary oils.

Hvar is one of the most visited tourist centres of Dalmatia. The town of Hvar is located on the regional road running along the entire island. Bus lines connect all major towns and villages (Stari Grad, Vrbanj, Jelsa, etc.). Ferry lines connect Hvar with Split, Rijeka, Zadar and Dubrovnik as well as some major islands of the Croatian Adriatic.

Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many fine public and domestic buildings and fortifications. Its beautiful Romanesque churches are complemented by the outstanding Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period. Trogir is an excellent example of a medieval town built on and conforming with the layout of a Hellenistic and Roman city that has conserved its urban fabric to an exceptional degree and with the minimum of modern interventions, in which the trajectory of social and cultural development is clearly visible in every aspect of the townscape.

Trogir was founded by Greek colonists from the Island of Vis in the 3rd century BC. On this Antique matrix lies the historical core of Trogir, which is the best-preserved Romanesque-Gothic complex not only in the Adriatic but in all of Central Europe. Trogir's medieval core, surrounded by walls, comprises a preserved castle and tower and a series of dwellings and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Trogir's grandest building is the church of St. Lawrence, whose main west portal is a masterpiece by Radovan, and the most significant work of the Romanesque-Gothic style in the country

Trogir, set on a small island less than an hour from Split, is one of the most seductive towns on the Dalmatian coast. Its weathered Romanesque and Venetian-Gothic palaces, churches and monasteries fanning from its antique square have put Trogir on the Unesco list of world heritage sites.

A stone bridge makes it accessible from the mainland, a mobile bridge connects it with the island of Ciovo. Originally it was a Greek colony. The city was founded in the third century by the Greeks from Syracuse and it was called Tragurion (Goat Island).

After Greeks the city was ruled by Romans, Venetians, French, Austrian Italian and Germans. Apart from many interesting architectural and historical sites, Trogir offers a warm climate, lush green surroundings, a number of good restaurants, cafes and bars. Nearest airport Split.

Omis is a small town and port at the exit of the Cetina river to Adriatic Sea at Poljica, 26 km southeast of Split. People in Omis are farmers, fisherman as well as tourism workers.

Large sandy beaches are located from Dugi Rat in the west to Ravnice in the east in the near vicinity of Omis town.

Good for swimming and sunbathing is a 1/2 mile wide shallow stretches of sandy coast west of Omis, created by the drifts of river Cetina.

At the east part of the Poljica littoral, between Ravnice and Vrulja is location of several bays: Mala Luka, Velika Luka, Lucica and Vojskovo, with sandy and pebble beaches suitable for swimming and sunbathing..

MAKARSKA, a town, port and tourist centre in a large cove, enclosed by Cape Osejava in the south-east, and the Sveti Petar (St. Peter) Peninsula, at the foot of Biokovo, in the north-west. The climate is Medi-terranean; the strong bora occurs in the winter months. Economy is based on farming, viniculture, growing and processing of olives, food processing, processing of synthetic materials, seafaring, fishing and tourism. Makarska is the tourist centre of the riviera of the same name. The town developed in the form of an amphitheatre, on the coast and at the foot of Biokovo. It consists of the old town core of Mediterranean type and the new part with hotels, restaurants, shops etc. To the north-west is a nice park and a forest of pine, which encloses a 1,500-m long beach in Donja Luka. Farther of Donja Luka are numerous sand coves, separated by small limestone crests.

MAKARSKA, grad, luka i turističko središte u prostranoj uvali koju s jugoistoka zatvara rt Osejava, a sa sjeverozapada poluotok Sveti Petar na podnožju Biokova. Klima je mediteranska; zimi ima jake bure. Gospodarska je osnova poljodjelstvo, vinogradarstvo, maslinarstvo, voćarstvo, prerada prehrambenih proizvoda, prerada plastike, pomorstvo, ribarstvo i turizam. Turističko je središte Makarskog primorja. Makarska se razvila amfiteatralno uz morsku obalu i podno Biokova, a sastoji se od stare jezgre mediteranskog tipa i novijeg dijela s hotelima, restauracijama, trgovinama i dr. Prema sjeverozapadu pruža se park i borova šuma koja obrubljuje 1500 m dugu plažu u Donjoj luci. U produženju Donje luke su brojne pješčane uvale, odvojene malim vapnenačkim bilima.