Travel Review: Luxury Family Vacation to Croatia, Budva, Montenegro, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split,...

We loved Croatia. It is far more enjoyable than crowded Italy. The people in Croatia are very friendly, helpful and warm. They really go out of their way to make you feel welcome. We traveled from Budva, Montenegro, to Split, Croatia, using Dubrovnik, Hvar and Split as our bases. The country is breathtaking with beautiful old walled towns, fabulous scenery and crystal blue water. The most memorable part of the trip happened in Split at the Green Market. We stopped to talk to a vendor who was selling handmade lavender soap and asked for directions to a restaurant. She insisted on giving us a bar of her special soap as a momento of our visit to Split. Another vendor asked us to send him a post card from our home city in the U. S. We did not have correct change for handmade angels we purchased from another vendor. She did not have change either, but insisted we take the angels despite our still owing her a few cents. I have traveled widely and never met such generosity toward strangers.