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Incredibly idyllic: Croatia's Adriatic coastline has some truly splendid places for rest and relaxation
The same sea-views-for-all rule applies, even in the centre of town, to the 91 rooms at the towering, dark-glazed Hotel Bellevue and the 158 rooms at the handsome Hotel Excelsior (which has welcomed all kinds of famous guests over the years, from Sophia Loren to Che Guevara). And while you could happily spend a couple of days at any of these places, sunbathing by their pools, there is plenty more to do.
The most popular tour is to the neighbouring Peljesac Peninsula, an undulating collection of sea-lapped hills, devoted to the cultivation of wine and oysters. A two-hour drive takes you past a dozen little try-and-buy vineyards, of which the biggest by far is the Korta Katarina winery, on the edge of the bay at Orebic. This glorious white structure was built by American philanthropists Penny and Lee Anderson, who decided to put their wealth (they own 44 companies) towards re-constructing post- war Croatia.
Here you can taste their wines, including a very good rosé, which makes use of vast quantities of locally harvested Plavac Mali (meaning ‘little blue’) grapes, which grow all over the surrounding hills. An hour’s drive back towards Dubrovnik, and you’re in salt-flat country. The hills overlooking the little village of Ston are lined with huge walls, designed to repel invaders who came in search of the white gold that was salt, the sole method of food-preservation in a pre-refrigerator world. Half a mile down the road, you’re at the water’s edge, in Mali (Little) Ston.
Post je objavljen 07.08.2014. u 10:37 sati.