Croatia - picture postcard

Grab - old mills

Zagreb

Varaždin - baroque town

Trilj

Karlovac

Križevci

Dinara near Omiš

Samobor

Sinj

Cetinska krajina

Pula

Flower cocktail

Zadar

Čačvina Castle the ruins of medieval fortification near the town of Trilj in modern-day Croatia

Split

Sinjska alka

The Sinjska alka is an equestrian competition held in the Croatian town of Sinj.  It commemorates a Croatian-Venetian victory over Ottomans on August 14, 1715 in which the local Christian population of around 700 Croats in cooperation with a smaller number of Venetians managed to defend Sinj against 60,000 Ottoman soldiers led by Mehmed-paša Čelić.

Rastoke - Slunj

Rastoke is the historic center of the Croatian municipality of Slunj. This old part of Slunj is known for its well-preserved mills and the picturesque little waterfalls along the Slunjčica river, which flows into the river Korana at this place. The Korana river originates at Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Sinj