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If you have found a vacation rental in Croatia and are spending time in the country over the winter season, particularly spending time in the north of the country, then you might be looking for something festive to do. Luckily, Croatia is actually home to one of the best Christmas attractions in Europe, Salajland, which is reason enough to pick Croatia as your winter getaway destination in the first place. This true winter wonderland is utterly magical and an absolute must-see at least once in your lifetime.

Salajland is named for the Salaj family and is located at their family home in Grabovnica near the central Croatian town of Čazma. It is a famous place for Christmas lights and is a Christmas theme park. Made up of over four million Christmas lights, this fairyland come to life is perfect for getting you in the festive spirit.

INmusic Festival is Croatia's biggest international open-air music festival, which is held annually in June in Zagreb. Taking place on Youth Island, in the middle of Lake Jarun, it was started back in 2006 and has grown into a well-regarded and popular event that attracts world-famous acts. Usually held over two to three day, it boasts genre-specific stages and mostly sees indie, rock, metal and electronic acts play. If you want to combine attending a music festival with a wonderful Croatian getaway, a vacation rental in Zagreb is the ideal option next summer...

All this week, we have been discussing Croatia as a wonderful holiday destination for an Autumn or Winter break. In Autumn, you'll discover beautiful landscapes alive in golden hues, seaside resorts still pleasant places to visit, and delicious harvest foods. Then, in Winter, you'll find cities twinkling with beautiful lights, surprisingly excellent Christmas markets, wonderful festive events, and more. Along with the lower prices and smaller tourist crowds, there are plenty of reasons to plan an off-season getaway in Croatia.

Here are even more excellent things about visiting Croatia in Autumn or Winter in our last post in this series...

Croatia is an already beloved and an increasingly popular summer holiday destination but it is also a wonderful destination for an Autumn or Winter break. With stunning landscapes painted burned hues in Autumn, seaside resorts that are still enjoyable relatively late into the year, towns that twinkle with Christmas lights in winter, small tourist crowds after the Summer, and all sorts of seasonal events, there are plenty of reasons to plan an off-season getaway in Croatia.

Here are more excellent things about visiting Croatia in Autumn or Winter...

The Moreška is a traditional sword dance that is hundreds of years old and was once performed all over the Mediterranean but is now only demonstrated in the town of Korčula, on the Croatian island of the same name in the Adriatic. Common throughout the Mediterranean in 12th and 13th centuries, the dance is thought to have been imported to this charming island in 16th century from Italy and Dubrovnik. After the 19th century, Korčula was the only place where it remained. Said to have originated in Spain where the dance was linked with the conflict between the Moors and Christians, in Dalmatia, this was applied to their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.