Trip on bike in Croatia
Under the title “A memorable trip on a bike in Croatia”, Jane Peterson recently wrote about a trip by bike in Croatia that was made last October.
Here are some short excerpts from the article:
Jim Bassett could have put away his bike helmet for the season in October. Instead, he packed for a bike trip in Croatia.
…Vermont Bike Tours set up the 12-day trip, complete with two very helpful young Croatian guides, Marko and Vanja. Bassett already knew and had biked with 19 out of the 23 in the group, “and the others were friends of friends,” he said. They found that many Croatians speak English, but their main languages are Croatian, Serbian and Slovene. The country lies between Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a long coastline and 1,700 islands on the east side of the Adriatic Ocean, across from Venice…
..After flying from Frankfurt to Dubrovnik on October 16, they met up with some of their fellow bikers at their hotel, the Hotel Zagreb, “a delightful place in a very pleasant neighbourhood.” Generally, the hotels were very nice, he said, perhaps nicer than what he and Mary would have chosen for themselves…
..October 18 found the group on a bus to Split, about 100 miles away. A highlight was visiting Diocletian’s Palace, ruins of the edifice built by the Roman emperor Diocletian around the 3rd century A.D. Bassett explained, “This is a historical site of major significance. The palace is one of the most famous and integral architectural and cultural constructs on the Croatian Adriatic coast, holding an outstanding place in the Mediterranean, European and world heritage.” …
Read the rest of the article + More about Cycling in Croatia
Write a Comment:
Subscribe