Category Archive: Croatia travel
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A near-complete medieval cityscape: Trogir in Croatia Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
One of Peter Sommer Travels’ specialities, arguably the key one, is helping our guests understand the places we visit. In most cases, whatever country a tour or cruise takes place ... Read More
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Unique experiences in 2021 and beyond Archaeology/History, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Italy travel, Peter Sommer Travels News, Turkey travel, UK travel
Let me guess: in 2020 you are not getting the travel experiences you were hoping for. I'll let you guess: we aren't either. Rather than lamenting what we are missing ... Read More
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A Postcard from Croatia Croatia travel
How to approach Croatia, how to understand it? Layers of history, layers of geography and layers of culture conspire together – you cannot easily make sense of Croatia, but you ... Read More
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Another thing: remote but central - local and imported pottery on Vis in Croatia Another thing, Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. What ... Read More
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Off the beaten track: Nakovana, an archaeological landscape in Dalmatia Archaeology/History, Croatia travel, Off the beaten track
Probably, you have not heard of Nakovana before - if you have, you might just be an archaeologist with an interest in Dalmatian prehistory, or maybe you've been on a ... Read More
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Another view: Konrad von Grünenberg - a package holiday in 1486 Another view, Croatia travel, Greece Travel
"Another view” is an occasional series of posts presenting the sites and areas we see on our travels through the eyes of writers. From the great ancient sources via travellers ... Read More
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Another bite: Dalmatian brodet - an Adriatic fish stew Another bite, Croatia travel
“Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. This is ... Read More
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Another thing: delicate beyond belief and made of agava - Hvar Lace Another thing, Croatia travel
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. It's ... Read More
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Dubrovnik's City Walls - protecting the Republic of Ragusa Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
Dubrovnik, the 'Pearl of the Adriatic', is justly seen by most as an absolutely unmissable site for those travelling along the coast of Croatia and looking for the region's history ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 8: gulet charters, tailor-made tours and add-ons 2020 brochure, Archaeology/History, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Italy travel, Turkey travel, UK travel
This is the final, seventh, part of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure. The printed version of the brochure was posted to our guests and friends all ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 2: Croatia 2020 brochure, Croatia travel, travel brochure
This is part 2 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which has been posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends and which is ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 1: looking back and looking ahead 2020 brochure, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Turkey travel, UK travel
Every year, our post about the new travel brochure grows longer and longer, as our activities expand. This year, rather than presenting it as a single instalment, we are separating ... Read More
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Korčula Town - Dalmatia's other Pearl Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
For three years now, Peter Sommer Travels' guests on our Croatian cruises have been treated to staying at Korčula Town. The town, capital of the island of the same name, ... Read More
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Diocletian's Palace at Split - a superlative monument Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
Split! Croatia's second biggest city, a hub of activity during the summer travel season, a place that is fun and friendly, a good location for fine dining, and the ideal ... Read More
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Swimming from a gulet in the Mediterranean Croatia travel, Family adventure holidays, Greece Travel, Italy travel, Turkey travel, Turkish gulets
Swimming is good for you - we all know that. It is an easy and usually a very pleasant way to exercise, to use all of your limbs and nearly ... Read More