Dalmatia iNFO Photo Gallery

Dalmatia, a tourist region of four counties, is the central part of the Adriatic coast that stretches, with its gentle green highlands hinterland and rivers and its thousand islands, from the North Velebit mountain range down to the southernmost border of Croatia south of Dubrovnik. Their diversity, the natural wealth, the national parks and the exceptional wealth of monuments of culture and history and its historical heritage make it a leader in Croatian tourism whose traditions in these parts has a history of more than 160 years. It is an area that tells the story of Croatian history better than any book could. The first Croatian kings ruled from here and it was here, during a thousand years of history, that both rulers and artists have left their mark, preserved to this day in the authentic stone of the coastal cities.

Croatia Dalmatia is currently composed of four counties, the primary cities of which are Zadar, Sibenik, Split and Dubrovnik. Other large cities in Dalmatia include Biograd, Kastela, Sinj, Solin, Omis, Knin, Metkovic, Makarska, Trogir, Ploce, Trilj and Imotski. The largest Dalmatian islands include Dugi Otok, Ugljan, Pasman, Brac, Hvar, Korcula, Vis, Lastovo and Mljet. The largest Dalmatian mountains are Dinara, Mosor, Svilaja, Biokovo, Mosec and Kozjak. The rivers are Zrmanja, Krka, Cetina and Neretva.

Because of the way sea currents and winds flow, the sea water of the Adriatic is, according to Croatian tourist authorities, cleaner and warmer on the Croatian side than it is on the Italian side.[citation needed] The Dalmatian concordant coastline also includes an immense number of coves, islands and channels. This makes it an attractive place for nautical races and nautical tourism in general. There is also a large number of marinas.

Dalmatia also includes several national parks that are tourist attractions: Paklenica karst river, Kornati archipelago, Krka river rapids and Mljet island.