Where to find Europe’s top island holiday spot - without the tourists

SOUTHERN Europe is teeming with tourists at this time of the year. The Med is mayhem, the Riviera rife with crowds. Trains, planes, hotels, restaurants and monuments are packed as people from all over the world flock to soak up the sun in the south of France, Italy or the Greek ­Islands. Then there are places like Rasisce. Located on Korcula, one of 1185 islands in Croatia and ­reputedly the birthplace of Marco Polo, the tiny seaside village of Rasisce is a rare gem on which to stumble in bustling peak season southern Europe.

Croatia: The 4th Dubrovnik International Wine & Jazz Festival stars José Feliciano

Music legend José Feliciano will headline this year’s Dubrovnik International Wine and Jazz Festival taking place Sept. 25-28. Concerts will be held around historic Old Town sites such as the Rector’s Palace, in front of the Dubrovnik Cathedral and at the Sun Gardens Hotel. 

Pirates of Omis battle Venice on a spectacular night in Dalmatia

Croatia's varied tourism season continues as pirates take to the high seas to battle Venice in the annual re-enactment in Omis. Central Dalmatia's impressive summer of historical re-enactments continued on August 18, 2014, as the annual pirate battle in Omis packed the small coastal town, and tourists and locals were treated to an impressive - and loud - display of piracy in the harbour of Omis, an event witnessed by Digital Journal. Piracy was rife throughout the centuries on the Adriatic, no more so than in Omis, whose pirates were able to escape up the Cetina River with all its hiding points to store their loot. This important period of history is marked each year with a reenactment of battle between the Venetians and the pirates from the 13th century.

World's biggest tourism catalogue presented in Dubrovnik

The tourism catalogue "Irresistible Croatia", which has been nominated for the Guinness World Records, was presented on Monday in the southern Adriatic city of Dubrovnik where it made a stop on its tour of the country.

Croatian Beaches of the Best Quality

And on the fifth seasonal quality testing of the Adriatic sea, all the beaches in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county complied with the requirements of the Regulation on sea bathing water quality, according to the county Department of Environmental Protection and Nature.

Zadar to open new port

Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox will be the first ship to call at the new port of Gaženica when she sails into Croatia on 11 July.

Relocated from the city of Zadar, the new passenger port in Gaženica has 12 berths – including seven for local traffic and five for international vessels – and can cater for cruise ships of various sizes. The longest quay is 375 metres in length and has a 13 m draft.

Explore the hidden gems and idyllic islands of Croatia - Best for Couples

Gone are the days when hotels in Croatia were functional rather than luxurious, and the newly refurbished Kalamota Island Resort is a great choice for a romantic break. Surrounded by palms, olive groves and orange trees, it is the only hotel on the peaceful, traffic-free island of Kalamota, a 25-minute boat ride from Dubrovnik.