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Split, Croatia: Diocletian's Palace and the City That Grew Inside It

Split is not a city built around a Roman palace — it is a city built inside one. Fifteen centuries of continuous habitation have turned Diocletian's retirement home into one of the Mediterranean's most lived-in landmarks.

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Montenegro

Perast, Montenegro: A Peaceful Baroque Gem on the Bay of Kotor

A tiny baroque town with fewer than 300 residents, Perast feels like a living postcard — dramatic mountains, calm bay waters, and two beautiful islands just offshore.

April 1, 2026

Croatia

Hvar, Croatia: Lavender, Stone, and the Adriatic's Most Beautiful Town

Hvar Town is simultaneously one of Croatia's most glamorous destinations and one of its most genuinely beautiful — a Renaissance cathedral square, a 16th-century fortress, and a harbour where superyachts moor below ancient stone walls.

April 1, 2026

Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia: The Pearl of the Adriatic

A walled medieval city perched on limestone cliffs above the glittering Adriatic, Dubrovnik is one of Europe's most perfectly preserved old towns — and one of its most dramatic.

April 1, 2026