DAY 1 ZAGREB - Arrival
Transfer from Zagreb Airport to hotel. Welcome dinner in a typical local restaurant. Authentic dishes from Zagreb area are known as “burghers cuisine”, the sediment of Austro-Hungarian cultural heritage. We will taste its delicious Zagorje style “štrukli” - pastry stuffed with fresh cottage cheese, grilled duck with apple and red wine sauce accompanied by the excellent Istrian wine Merlot, and apple strudel for dessert.
Overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 2 ZAGREB - KUMROVEC EXCURSION
Full day trip to the picturesque Hrvatsko Zagorje region, stretching northwards of Zagreb, with its rolling hills and vineyards, old wooden houses and castles. Visit to the gallery of Croatian sculptor Augustincic, and the open air ethno-village of Kumrovec. For lunch we will taste roast pork with sautéed potatoes and excellent corn bread baked in the baker’s oven, accompanied by Frankovka wine from the Moslavina region, with poppy seed strudel for dessert. Return to Zagreb followed by dinner at a local restaurant. We will taste delicious turkey with broad home-made noodles, and IloËka Graševina white wine.
Dinner and overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 3 ZAGREB - SAMOBOR - OPATIJA
Morning sightseeing of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia (the Upper Town, St. Mark’s Church, the Cathedral). Leave for Samobor, a picturesque town where we will have lunch at a famous restaurant which preserves the tradition of the ancient Croatian dishes: ”štrukli“ soup, fillet Zagreb style with the Pinot wine from Žumberak, the hilly region in the Samobor area. Continue to Opatija, an elegant destination, once favourite resort of choice for the Habsburgs and European Royalty. Dinner at a restaurant in Lovran on a seaside terrace: a selection of fresh grilled fish with Malvazija wine from Pazin in Istria.
Overnight in Opatija.

DAY 4 OPATIJA - PAG - ZADAR
Leave for the island of Pag, famous for its lamb meat and famous Pag cheese of an exquisite taste coming from the quality of grazing aromatic herbs in the vicinity of the sea. Enjoy lunch at Pag, served with Plavac wine in a typical local restaurant. Pag area is also famous for its long tradition of lace-making. We will visit lace-makers and learn about lace-making. Continue to Zadar, located in the very centre of Croatian Adriatic in the vicinity of the most indented Adriatic archipelago, Kornati Islands. Dinner at a local restaurant with grilled tuna steak.
Overnight in Zadar.

DAY 5 ZADAR - MURTER - KRKA FALLS - SPLIT
Sightseeing of Zadar, including the Cathedral of St. Anastasia, St. Donatus Church - the masterpiece of Romanesque architecture - and Roman Forum from the 2nd century B.C. Leave for the island of Murter where we will have grilled scampi and excellent fish stew, “brudet”, with polenta made from white maize, accompanied by Žlahtina wine from Vrbnik on the island of Krk, and caramel cream for dessert. Leave for the Krka National Park and continue to Split, stopping enroute in Trogir, a lovely medieval town dominated by the Cathedral of St. Lawrence with its famous Romanesque Portal, the Town Loggia and Renaissance palaces. Dinner of sea food specialties at Split Marina Restaurant.
Overnight in Split.

DAY 6 SPLIT - STON - DUBROVNIK
Sightseeing of Split, including the visit to the Diocletian’s Palace with its cellars and gates, St. Duimus Cathedral, Peristyle and Jupiter's Temple. For lunch, we will taste a typical Dalmatian “pasticada” - roast beef marinated in white vinegar, flavoured with different herbs, and dumplings. Depart for Dubrovnik. Dinner at Ston, well-known for its oysters of outstanding quality. We will taste „black risotto“ (cattle-fish and shell-fish), Korcula Pošip wine, and a very old local dessert - Ston macaroni cake. Leave for Dubrovnik.
Overnight in Dubrovnik.

DAY 7 DUBROVNIK - KONAVLE AND CAVTAT EXCURSION
Morning city tour of Dubrovnik, including the Franciscan Monastery with the Old Pharmacy, St. Blaise’s Church, the Cathedral and Rector's Palace. Leave for the excursion to the region of Konavle and lunch at Konavoski Dvori restaurant where we will taste its excellent smoked ham and cheese, veal baked under the iron bell covered with hot coals, with the excellent wine Plavac Konavle, and the local nut cake. Visit to Cavtat, a picturesque town with charming cobblestone streets, churches and Franciscan Monastery, situated on the site of the ancient Greek and Roman settlement of Epidaurum. Return to Dubrovnik. Farewell dinner at Nautika Restaurant, including lobster salad, grilled stuffed squids, boiled fish served with Maraština wine.
Overnight in Dubrovnik.