Island Hopping in Croatia

After leaving Dubrovnik, we took a two hour catamaran ride to the island of Korcula. It felt like a mini-Dubrovnik, utterly picturesque, full of beauty, and so much history.

Our next stop was about an hour away by catamaran: the island of Hvar.

Each island had a distinct energy and personality.

We loved hiking up to the Spanish Fortress (construction began in 1278!) 

and taking a water taxi to the island of Jerolim (which can be seen in the above photo).

We loved this special spot!

After three nights in Hvar, we took the catamaran an hour away for six nights on the island of Brac. We stayed in a tiny little town on a bay that was just beautiful.

We rented a boat for a day and had fun exploring! 

Such a very special place!

And for our last night, we ferried over to the city of Split (and flew home from here). Another breathtaking city full of mind blowing history. We stayed steps away from Docletian's Palace (built in AD 305!!!). 

It felt so remarkable that this isn't one big museum behind ropes and glass but instead a place where people live, work, eat and get their hair cut (like Han did with a local barber):

How lucky we feel to have been able to experience so much beauty in Croatia!

To see all of our favorite photos from the trip, you can check out our Croatia album on Flickr.