The Islands of Croatia. Rudolf Abraham
THE ISLANDS OF CROATIA
30 WALKS ON 14 ADRIATIC ISLANDS
by Rudolf Abraham
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA, LA7 7PY
About the Author
Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.co.uk) is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Croatia and Eastern Europe. He is the author of eight books (five of them on Croatia) and has contributed to over a dozen more, and his work is published widely in magazines. He first visited Croatia in 1998, lived in Zagreb for two years, and continues to spend several weeks a year in his favourite country in Europe.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
St Oswald’s Way and St Cuthbert’s Way: Long-distance trails in Northumberland and the Borders
The Mountains of Montenegro
Torres del Paine: Trekking in Chile’s Premier National Park
Walking in Croatia
© Rudolf Abraham 2014
First edition 2014
ISBN: 978 1 85284 703 6
Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs © Rudolf Abraham
Route maps for Walks 1–4 from Baška Marked Tourist Footpaths © Turistička zajednica Općine Baška
Route maps for Walks 5–7 from Otok Rab – Biking and Trekking © Turistička zajednica grada Raba/Zlatko Smerke (SMAND)
Route maps for Walks 8–9 from 21a Otok Cres (2011) © Zlatko Smerke (SMAND)
Route maps for Walks 10–12 from Lošinj – Tourist and Trekking Map (2014); Walk 19 from Brač Bike – Bike Tourist Map (2013); Walks 20–21 from Hvar Tourist and Trekking Map (2012); Walks 22–24 from Otok Vis Tourist and Trekking Map (2010); Walks 25–27 from Korčula Tourist and Trekking Map (2012); and Walk 28 from Park prirode Lastovsko otočje – Tourist and Trekking Map (2010), all © Rudolf Schwabe (HGSS, Hrvatska Gorska služba spašavanja)
Route maps for Walks 13–14 from Otok Maun 4415-1-2-2 and Pag 4415-2-1-1; and Walk 16 from Veli Iž 4415-2-3-3 © Državna geodetska uprava
Route map for Walk 15 from Island Ugljan Map © Turistička zajednica Općine Preko
Route maps for Walks 17–18 from Javna ustanova park prirode Telašćica © Public Institution Nature Park Telašćica
Route maps for Walks 29–30 © Nacionalni park Mljet
Dedication
For Tamara and Ivana
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Rudolf Schwabe, Head of Cartography at the HGSS (Croatian Mountain Rescue Service); Zlatko Smerke at SMAND; Majda Šale, Director of the Baška Tourist Office; Luka Perčinić, Marketing Manager at the Rab Tourist Board; Zrinka Badurina, Director of the Lošinj Tourist Board; Nina Stohera and Ina Sikirić at the Zadar County Tourist Office; Hana Turudić at the Korčula Tourist Office; Dorjan Dragojević at the Vela Luka Tourist Office; Maja Šeparović at the Blato Tourist Office; Tanja Augustinović at the Kvarner County Tourist Office; Bernard Maržić at the Pag Tourist Office; Ante Brižić at the Preko Tourist Office; Ivana Čarić and Lidija at the Sali Tourist Office; Aleksandar Bonačić in Sali; Danijela Vlahović Director of the Stari Grad Tourist Office; Ivan Cvitanić at the Supetar Tourist Office; Ivo Fiamengo at the Vis Tourist Office; Iva Frian at the Lastovo Tourist Office; Dunja at the Cres Tourist Office; Vesna Petešić at the Public Institution Nature Park Telašćica; Andrea Anelić at the Mljet Tourist Board; Mirjana Marković in Zadar; the Barbić family at Camp Skriveni on Lastovo; Nina and Robi Malatestinić in Beli; Igor Vilus at the Croatian State Geodetic Administration; Meri Matešić, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board; Karmen Carev Smith at the Croatian National Tourist Office in London; and last but not least, my wife and daughter, who ferry-hopped their way around the islands of the Croatian Adriatic with me in the summer of 2013.
Advice to Readers
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. If we know of any, there will be an Updates tab on this book’s page on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Front cover: Looking south to Križići and beyond from the trail to Sis, on the island of Cres (Walk 8)
CONTENTS
National parks and nature parks
Visas
Money
Phone and internet
Water
Walking on the Croatian islands