{"id":4852,"date":"2024-12-17T09:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/?page_id=4852"},"modified":"2025-04-20T11:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:45:06","slug":"croatia-2025-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/?page_id=4852","title":{"rendered":"Croatia 2025 Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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May 14, 2025 <\/strong>– Plane leaves SFO at 2:40pm PDT (midnight CET)
May 15<\/strong> – Plane arrives in Frankfurt at 10:30am CET (10.5 hour flight)
6pm – Arrive in Croatia (90-minute flight)
7:30pm – Dinner at Hotel Vila Tina in Trogir!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jeremy and the Bears enjoy dinner at Hotel Vila Tina 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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and we’ll stay in our favorite Bear-approved room with the Adriatic View!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Breakfast at Vila Tina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 16<\/strong> – Pako\u0161tane for 2 nights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We plan to start with a leisurely breakfast at Vila Tina, stop for groceries, have lunch and a stroll through \u0160ibenik, and arrive in Pako\u0161tane by 3pm where we’ll be staying in our friend Anita’s apartment for two nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cyndi & Anita – Pako\u0161tane, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 17<\/strong> – Pako\u0161tane for 2 nights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

May 17th is our play day with Anita and the only day that is a mystery to me! Anita is a tour guide, and I’m going to let her choose our activities that day! I am ready for any adventure, as long as I don’t have to drive that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pako\u0161tane, Croatia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pako\u0161tane, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 18<\/strong> – Plitvice for 3 nights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We plan to drive to Rastoke to eat lunch at Petro<\/a>, and spend the day exploring the picturesque town just north of Plitvice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rastoke, Croatia ~ September 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From there it’s a short 30 minute drive to Plitvice Miric Inn. We stayed at the Inn for 2 nights in 2017 and can’t imagine staying anywhere else for our second visit to Plitvice Lakes National Park. They made us feel very welcome on our previous trip, include a delicious breakfast, and are situated 5 minutes from the National Park. They were kind enough to take our reservation nearly a full year in advance because I am so excited about returning to stay with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plitvice Miric Inn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 19 & 20<\/strong> – Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Plitvice Lakes National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I was sick in 2017, and we didn’t get to see the whole park! We’ll have two full days to explore!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plitvice Lakes National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 21<\/strong> – Rovinj for 6 nights <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Croatia – image from Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can see Dubrovnik in the far south of the map above. Istria is the peninsula in the north where the arrow is pointing. We’ll be in Istria for the next eight nights. The first six will be at an apartment in Rovinj. In the screenshot of the Google Map below, you can see the names of the other cities in the Itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Istria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We plan to leave Plitvice early on May 21. We want to stop at a castle in Rijeka for pictures, then stop in Hum for lunch at a restaurant that Jeremy found. From there, we drive another hour west, and land at our Apartment in Rovinj for the next six nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find all the details for this apartment at THIS LINK<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 22<\/strong> – Explore Rovinj!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Istria is the only part of the Itinerary that is all new for us and I am ecstatic to get to shoot new territory! I include a couple of images found on Google to show you what we are looking forward to exploring. The images below were borrowed from the Google since I have not yet been there to shoot them myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rovinj at night.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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drone photo of Rovinj<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 23<\/strong> – Pula<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We’ll leave Rovinj early, and make the 25 mile drive south to Pula where we’ll spend eight or nine hours exploring remarkable Roman history, shooting the sparkling turquoise sea, visiting the aquarium, and eating at wonderful konobas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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image borrowed from visit-Croatia.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May 24<\/strong> – Explore Gro\u017enjan, Motovun, & Beyond!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today we’ll explore as many other cities within driving distance as we can. Gro\u017enjan is the only “must-see” today. After that, Motovun, Novigrad, and Umag also look inviting to my camera’s eye, so we’ll just see where the day takes us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motovun, Istria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 2<\/strong>5 – Enjoy Istria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

May 2<\/strong>6 – Relax in Rovinj<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We plan to hang out, shop, explore some beaches, take photos, do laundry, and eat good food! We might even hire a boat to take us out on the water to shoot the city at sunset!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rovinj, Croatia
image borrowed from www.myluxoria.com\/en <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 27<\/strong> – Opatija for 2 nights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, we’ll drive 40 minutes north to Pore\u010d to let my camera explore the Unesco protected Euphrasian Basilica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then we’ll see the small towns of Labin and Plomin, eat dinner in Volosko, and then stay in Opatija two nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n