Photography & geography

The people behind the pictures.

Real Croatian places, openly licensed photography and clear credits. Thank you to the photographers whose work makes this edit possible.

Images have been resized, converted to WebP and cropped by the page layout. Each photograph, including these adaptations, remains available under its listed licence. Image licences do not apply to unrelated editorial text or website code. Capture dates vary; the photographs illustrate destinations and are not live conditions.

ImagePhotographer & subjectSourceLicence
Autumn colour beside the water in Plitvice Lakes National ParkInes Volf
Autumn colour beside the water in Plitvice Lakes National Park
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Aerial view of the hilltop town of Motovun, IstriaEkaterina Polischuk
Aerial view of the hilltop town of Motovun, Istria
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Autumn foliage reflected in a lake in Maksimir Park, ZagrebTihomir Gržinčić
Autumn foliage reflected in a lake in Maksimir Park, Zagreb
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Golden morning light over Dubrovnik Old Town and its harbourDiego Delso
Golden morning light over Dubrovnik Old Town and its harbour
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View across Rovinj rooftops and harbour in NovemberGeorg Karl Ell
View across Rovinj rooftops and harbour in November
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Skradinski buk waterfalls in Krka National Park in OctoberBengt Oberger
Skradinski buk waterfalls in Krka National Park in October
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Seafront promenade and historic architecture in OpatijaDguendel
Seafront promenade and historic architecture in Opatija
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Pasta with shaved truffles served in Istriaheatheronhertravels
Pasta with shaved truffles served in Istria
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Evening light across the Adriatic in CrikvenicaElekes Andor
Evening light across the Adriatic in Crikvenica
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Wooden boardwalk over the water at Kopački Rit Nature ParkMisalalic
Wooden boardwalk over the water at Kopački Rit Nature Park
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Steep Dingač vineyards overlooking the Adriatic on PelješacQuahadi Añtó 09:05, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Steep Dingač vineyards overlooking the Adriatic on Pelješac
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Trakošćan Castle and early autumn foliage reflected in its lakeAnchi Joy
Trakošćan Castle and early autumn foliage reflected in its lake
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A misty forest road on Medvednica in autumn, near ZagrebIvan Zilic
A misty forest road on Medvednica in autumn, near Zagreb
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Forest path and turquoise water at Zeleni Vir in Gorski KotarVitVit
Forest path and turquoise water at Zeleni Vir in Gorski Kotar
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October light on the waterfront of Krk TownBerthold Werner
October light on the waterfront of Krk Town
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Quiet harbour and moored boats in CrikvenicaElekes Andor
Quiet harbour and moored boats in Crikvenica
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Map & typography

The local Croatia map is based on Natural Earth 1:10m country geometry, including island outlines. It is an orientation map for destination discovery. Natural Earth data is public domain.

Typography: Cormorant Garamond and Manrope, distributed under the SIL Open Font License. Fonts are served with the website. Their licence texts are included with the site assets.

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