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Europe

Take the Long Way Home

Venice, Vienna, Paris and more are a short drive or flight from Croatia.

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Places to go

A few hours by car from Zagreb or Dubrovnik. Tap one to see more.

  • A small, pretty capital and a lake with a church on an island.

    • Lake Bled and its island church
    • The Franciscan church by the Ljubljanica
    • Ljubljana’s riverside, the castle above
  • Canals, gondolas and a spritz by the water.

    • The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute
    • Gondolas by the Rialto Bridge
    • A gondola on the Grand Canal
  • Palaces, coffee houses and a lot of cake.

    • Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens
    • The Belvedere at dusk
    • The vaulted ceiling of St Stephen’s Cathedral
  • Thermal baths and the Danube lit up at night.

    • The Parliament on the Danube at dusk
    • The Széchenyi thermal baths
    • The Chain Bridge at night
  • A walled town at the end of a dramatic bay.

    • Kotor’s old town and its bay
    • A chapel on the Bay of Kotor
    • Perast, on the Bay of Kotor

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  • Ancient ruins, pasta and gelato on every corner.

    • The Colosseum at dusk
    • The Trevi Fountain
    • The Roman Forum
  • Cafés, museums and the Eiffel Tower at night.

    • The Eiffel Tower in spring
    • The Louvre pyramid at night
    • Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre
  • Beaches, Gaudí and very late dinners.

    • The Sagrada Família
    • Park Güell
    • Casa Batlló
  • Canals, bikes and world-class museums.

    • Canal houses at blue hour
    • The Rijksmuseum
    • A canal bridge in the old centre
  • Theatre, markets and royal parks.

    • Tower Bridge
    • The Houses of Parliament at dusk
    • Buckingham Palace
  • The Acropolis, then a ferry to the islands.

    • The Parthenon’s columns
    • Blue domes in Oia, Santorini
    • A red door on Mykonos

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