Archive for 'Museums & Galleries in Croatia'

Croatia is famed for her beaches and her stunning and diverse landscape that ranges from towering peaks to lush green valleys blanketed with vineyards and olive groves to fascinating wetlands to impressive forests to semi-wild islands. The list of things to see and do outdoors is endless and appealing. However, while these are all reason enough to plan a getaway in Croatia, it is not all that there is to the country. Croatia is home to awe-inspiring Roman ruins, stunning Baroque churches, gorgeous gardens, pretty palaces, brilliant art collections, and a rich cultural heritage that can be warmly felt in many of the country's well-preserved historic centres and towns and villages. In addition, it is also a place that has given birth to some more unusual museums including the now world-famous Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb and the somewhat bizarre Froggyland museum of taxidermy frogs in various scenes, costumes, and poses in Split. Another rather special museum in Croatia that you should make a point to visit if you are spending time in one of our villas in Rijeka is the PEEK&POKE Computer Museum.     Read More

Close to the Italian border, to the north of Croatia, you will find the lovely town of Pula, capital of Istria. An impossibly pretty place, you can expect cobbled streets, Roman ruins dotted throughout (including a rather impressive and picturesque amphitheatre that could give the colosseum a run for its money), wonderful beaches, excellent seafood, festivals, a vibrant nightlife, and lots to see and do in this seaside gem. It is a place with something to suit everyone from couples in search of romance, groups of friends in search of fun, families looking for lots of great activities, and solo travellers looking for a bit of adventure alike.

If you have found a vacation rental in Pula or a vacation rental in Istria and are looking at the top things to see and do while exploring this charming city, you will most likely see plenty of travellers and guides suggesting a visit to Pula's Aquarium. The most visited public aquarium in Croatia, this institution is particularly devoted to education on the sea and its inhabitants, the need for protection and conservation of our waters, and the rescuing and returning back to the sea of critters who have found themselves in a spot of danger or trouble. As such, it is a perfect place to see sea creatures if you also really care about their safety and well-being!     Read More

As winter looms, many are looking ahead to brighter days and thinking about their next sun holiday. If you have been considering a vacation in Croatia next spring or summer then why not browse our holiday rentals in Zagreb and come and see what this vibrant and beautiful city has to offer? As the capital and largest city in Croatia, Zagreb is a centre of culture and activity with lots to see and do, from wandering amongst the 18th- and 19th-century Austro-Hungarian architectural gems that make up the historic core of the city, to grabbing food in one of the endless outdoor cafes lining the streets, to exploring markets, to admiring the stunning Mirogoj Cemetery, to enjoying water sports on Jarun Lake, to visiting the wide range of unique and incredible museums in town. In fact, Zagreb boasts a rather remarkable museum circuit including: the Museum of Broken Relationships (dedicated to the stories of relationships and breakups as told by individuals involved in them themselves and the objects that symbolise these broken ties), the Archaeological Museum, the Croatian Association of Artists, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art (dedicated to the work of some of the most famous artists in this genre of those who were not formally trained in fine art), the Museum Mimara (boasting a collection of works donated by a well-travelled local who brought back glassware from Alexandria, jade and ivory ornaments from China, paintings by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Bosch, Velázquez, Goya, Renoir, and Degas, and more), the Museum of Illusion, the City Museum, and more. It would be fair to call it the museum capital of Croatia in addition to being the actual capital of the country.     Read More

Split is a beautiful seaside city set on the dramatic and picturesque Adriatic Coast with its turquoise, glittering waters and craggy cliffs and mountains and is home to incredible Roman ruins from long ago. It is, however, in no way stuck in the past and is a buzzing, vibrant place with a very active nightlife, incredible restaurants, and lots to see and do. So, if you’re looking for a holiday full of fun, sun, and excitement, then a vacation rental in Split is a good idea.

Split is also home to some great cultural gems including the incredible Ivan Meštrović Gallery (or Galerija Meštrović). Dedicated to the life and work of the 20th-century sculptor, Ivan Meštrović, the building rises like a sacred temple atop a hillside overlooking the coast. The building, in fact, looks rather like a temple due to its iconic and beautiful design, that features a long façade, reached atop a flight of stone stairs built into the hillside, with two three-bay wings flanking a central unit fronted by a portico with Ionic order columns. Above the portico there is a terrace that takes in those incredible views over the coast. Inside, the building is home to large, bright, airy rooms that house the most significant works of Meštrović, including sculptures, drawings, designs, furniture and architectural plans.     Read More