4 of us hired a car from Trieste (cheap flights and drove through Slovenia, into Croatia and down the coast with 2 tents.  We stopped at a supermarket on the way and bought a cast iron barbeque for £5.  We then toured the coast, stayed on Brac, as well as inland to Plitvice national parks - all stunningly beautiful and rounded off by a barbeque under the stars every night. 

It’s a great way to explore the country - all the campsites are cheap and of a consistently high standard and there is so much to see.  Barbeque fodder is readily available as Croatian restaurants are not really up to Italian standards. 

Highlights: Bol beach, Plitvice lakes, the weather and the Venetian town of Sibenik. 

Lowlights - torrential rain and the temperature diving from 30C to 1C on the last night; getting lost in a minefield.

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From its stunning beaches (one of them being the famous Zlatni Rat) to its great, laid-back nightlife, this was our favourite place in Croatia. We camped in the grounds of the monastry, a beautiful building that overlooked the sea on both sides. It was exceptionally cheap (accommodation in Croatia on the cheap is limited if you don't have a tent) and we woke every morning with a dip in the turquoise sea that was a 1 min walk away. Heaven!

Get a ferry from Split to Supetar on the island of Brac. From there, get a bus to the other side of the island where you'll find Bol.

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