Of all the beaches in all Croatia, Zlatni rat is the most iconic. Photogenically shaped like a tongue, its tip altering every so slightly as tides and wides dictate over the course of a year ...

Our first call on the island of Brac, about an hour away from Split ... Not a lot appears to have changed in 2,000 years. Croatia was ruled by some of the greatest powers and the Greeks, Romans ...

The setting sells it: an expansive terrace with the greenest grass you’re likely to see in Croatia, divided up into various sections by well trimmed hedges, manicured firs and stone troughs ...

BOL, CROATIA – JUNE 28: Hvar island stretches in front of Brac island as seen from the town on June 28, 2021 in Bol, Croatia. (Photo by Elisabetta Zavoli/Getty Images) “It’s a more diverse ...