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Pearls of the Adriatic

8 day Cruise on the Adriatic Sea

Included Features

  • 7 Nights cruise aboard 'MS Dalmacija'
  • Captain's Welcome Cocktail Party and Captain's Dinner on Board
  • Nightly Entertainment
  • Service charges and taxes
  • Kompas Holidays travel bag

Sightseeing

  • Venice
  • Zadar
  • Ploce
  • Korcula
  • Kotor
  • Dubrovnik
  • Split
  • Pula

Itinerary

Day 1, (Sat) Venice

Venice, la Serenissima, has been enchanting all her visitors with its priceless artistic and architectural heritage, its cali and squares, canals and gondolas. St. Mark's square with its impressive basilica and the Doge's Palace, many palaces and churches, rive and sestieri, an almost dreamlike atmosphere of the city on water and the all-pervading patina of history are just the perfect place to let go and get carried away by your feelings. It is for this reason that Venice is the city of lovers and of those in love with the sea. If all the roads lead to Rome, then, all the seas lead to the City on the lagoon: be it dusk or dawn, end or begining of a journey - Venice calls!

Day 2, (Sun) Zadar

For the centuries the capital city of Dalmatia and today the centre of the region. A city with a rich heritage of world importance, visible at every step.Roman Forum from the 1st century, St. Donatus Church from the 9th century is the most famous medieval basilica and trademark of the city. In Zadar we provide for You an optional visit to the National Park Plitvice. That beautiful sequence of 16 lakes and surrounding environment is one of the most beautiful and most interesting natural phenomenon of Croatia.

Day 3, (Mon) Ploce - Korcula

From Ploce, our journey leads us to Medjugorje, one of the most famous Catholic sanctuaries in the world. Me?ugorje became famous becouse of the appearances of the virgin Mary, which started in 1981. Since then, this Hercegovina site is visited by milions tourists a year. Other option for visit, the town of Mostar, is rich with cultural-historical treasure and heritage, which witnesses about the life in this area in pre-Antic times. The pride of Mostar in an old stone bridge of unique style of construction, whose colour changes during the day, depending upon the position of sun.
Visiting the town of Korcula that according to tradition gave birth to the most famous world traveler will take you centuries back, becouse Korcula still treasures the memory of Marco Polo. Birth house of Maco Polo, picturesque medieval chivarlic game called Moreska, whose tradition was kept until today, and the rich architectural heritage, are somne of specific features of this town lacated on one of the most beautiful Adriatic islands, vis a vis the magical peninsula of Peljesac.

Day 4, (Tue) Kotor

The medieval Kotor, squezzed and hiding under the steep cliffs of Lovcen has been living with the sea and from the sea for centuries. Returning from the sea the people of Kotor (sailors, captains and adventurers) built their houses, town palaces votive churches in the wonderful nature that embellishes one of the most beautiful bays on the Mediterranean. Leave Kotor to discover Montenegrin Riviera and visit lively Budva and the magical Sveti Stefan, a unique city-hotel located on a small island connected to the mainland with a strip of sandy beach.

Day 5, (Wed) Dubrovnik

To enter the gates of Pile in Dubrovnik is a unique and unforgettable experience. While the ancient stone stone buildings absorb the heat of the sun let the intricate web of streets and squares reveal the city's heart to you. The Rector's Palace, the church of St. Blaise, the fountain of Onofrio, the Franciscan monastery with one of the oldest European pharmacies and the synagogue are only some of the must-see places. After the walk through Stradun and the city walls, from which you can have an unexpected view to the town harbour, you will notice little island Lokrum, better known as 'The island of Love'.

Day 6, (Thu) Split

Split - not only an urban, cultural and traffic centre of Dalmatia but it is itself a tourist and excursionists destination. A city with a 1700-year old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, among which the well-known Palace of Diocletian, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. The story about Split starts at the end of third century when Roman emperor Diocletian decides to built his palace there. All different kinds of historical "whitnesses" are situated inside the walls of the palace, from St. Duje's Cathedral with it's 60m high belltower, over the mausoleum, Temple of Jupiter to the famous Basements, the Temple of Venus, Vestibula.

Day 7, (Fri) Pula - Venice

Pula is both a Mediterranean and a Middle-European beauty that boasts 3000 years of history and heritage. The exceptional work of old stone masons radiates from the stories of the amphiteatre and the Roman theatre, the temple of Augustus and the Forum, the Castle of and the Municipal hall and the Franciscan monastery. And just when you thought you've seen it all, the Bruijuni isles await for you like a string of pearls, with their historical heritage and a national park of exceptional beauty. Istria can be proud on its interior, as you can see, while traveling through the famous little towns of Istria. You can choose an excursion in Pula and visit the ancient town of Groznjan, positioned on a strong source of positive energy, 'breath hole' of Earth, town of Motovun, a natural phenomenon of great scientific and esthetic value, and the tourist center, town of Rovinj.
Continue onto Venice.

Day 8, (Sat) Venice

Disembark.