Where To Go in CROATIA | The Beautiful Makarska Riviera
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- čas přidán 9. 08. 2020
- Exploring the beautiful and popular beaches and towns along the Makarska Riviera of Croatia.
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Where To Go in CROATIA | The Beautiful Makarska Riviera
Croatia has a beautiful coastline, long varied and with spectacular scenery.
It allo ha covid19
Whoa! That looks absolutely beautiful. The mountains against the water looks amazing.
Great pronunciation of Croatian places names, almost a local by now :)
Sweet.
Just a tip from a local man about the skywalk: it just opened recently and it is abosulutely packed with people for the entire day. And we all know how you feel about big crowds of people :)
Absolutely, I think it just opened July 1st... but Gabriel can go to Sveti Jure, the highest peak in the Biokovo.
The scenery is spectacular the limestone cliffs with the pine trees turquoise Sea the hidden inlets coves postcard perfect towns with the harbors and the boats not too built up Croatia is a great vacation spot it does have the reviera look
Europe is so beautiful
Chad Hoskins Wtf 😂
that is not europe.that is heaven on earth
Gabriel, thank you for your videos right now in these times, I really appreciate them. I have been to most of Croatia as a neighbour from Slovenia but haven't been yet to Brač, Korčula, Hvar and Makarska so you completed my Croatian puzzle in some way. :) In Croatia, I am more accustomed to the Istrian Peninsula (Rovinj, Pula, Opatija), Zagreb, Christmas (and Easter) Story of Salaj Family in Čazma, Plitvice Lakes and Krka National Parks (filming locations of German Winnetou films in 60s), Kornati National Park, Paklenica and northern islands of Lošinj, Pag, Rab and Cres. Dubrovnik and Split are well documented but walls of Ston in the Pelješac Peninsula near Korčula are also incredible. However, I also suggest doing a trip to the island of Biševo near Vis as there is an amazing blue reflection sea cave (Blue Grotto) which is very similar to one in Capri, Italy. If you go to Brijuni near Pula, you can talk to the Tito's speaking parrot Koki there. If you like truffles, there are some nice villages around the Motovun forest in Istria that serve their local dish truffles with fuži (Istrian pasta). I would also suggest some Slovenian and other European destinations but are restrictions in those places. Neverthless, have a nice time in Croatia, Gabriel, and simply do what you like the most.
Great, thanks for the info.
@Ojstra
Istria and its coast is really beautiful, but so is the Dalmatian Coast and the southern islands, eventhough a bit different... the interior of Croatia i.e. Zagreb or the Slavonia, is also beautiful, and Slovenia, your country, although small is absolutely beautiful too!
Istra is the best part of Croatia imo. You have coast line, historic cities and mountains. Of course being born in Rabac makes me feel that way.
Man watching this makes me want to go to Croatia! Had no idea it was this beautiful!
Oh the joy of that notification from Gabriel! 💕
That water.......just sparkles.............how gorgeous for you!!!!!!....... Wonderful to watch.......on a dark ....wet....UK day!!!!!!!....Be safe🙏🏼♥️
Western Croatia possesses one of the few things most warmer regions of Europe lack...summer rainfall. This and it's associated cloud coverage/atmospheric moisture + lush vegetation, in my honest view, is what provides a summer the majority of its beauty. That glowing, misty, haziness in the sky. Huge, puffy cumulous clouds. Pockets of rain scattered in the distance. Those living in the southeastern US should be very familiar with this. Truly stunning. Rijeka, Croatia; Milan + Trieste, Italy; and (especially) Sochi/Adler, Russia are few of the only well sized European metropolitan areas with warm annual temperatures that withhold this feature. If only southern France, southern Italy, eastern Spain, Greece, etc. had the same..
Rijeka is not that great, my sister studied there for 5 years...it is toooo rainy...windy too
@Reflex it's a bit different in Croatia though. Not too humid and normally not too much rain. Still dry but enough water to keep it green.
Thanks for the beautiful videos of Croatia
Such a Exquisite Country
Wow! So many shades of blue!
Ciao.. Gabriel.. Beautiful Croatia... Mille grazie for this magnific video 👍👍👍🍀🍀
hoho just watchin you from Croatia
Cool.
thanks for the vacay, Gabriel. The beaches seem nice and clean. Well done, Croatians !
@superbura9 superbura9 I am on my way...
Wow! I had no idea Croatia was so beautiful ❤️. Thank you for the mini tour.🌼🍂
This is my ideal beach. Wide and sandy. A little bit of waves. A boardwalk. A cute, old style, beach town with lots of bars and restaurants, right off the beach. But not too commercial. I like more people, not empty, but not crowded. Prices not too high. Where are these beaches?
The first ones are in Makarska, a small town in the Dalmatian Coast, south of Split... the last ones are a bit of Tucepi and also a bit of Podgora, a few tiny minutes south of Makarska... the sea is majestic, the mountains (Dinaric Alps) that protect the coast are stunning... sun, nice vegetation, olive orchards and grapevines all over... unfortunately the beaches are not sandy, they're pebble... the few sandy beaches I've seen are in Omis, just south of Split. Being from Mexico, I'm used to real nice sand in our beaches, but I can tell you, Croatian beaches are fantastic... if in doubt, just wear water socks and you're ready.
Sounds like Greece. And in Greece you are spoiled with hundreds (!) of islands. There are way more sandy beaches then in Croatia.
@@YesSirPhil
I don't know how many islands and, or islets are there really in Greece... some people say over 2,000 but most say 6,000 and yes, there are many sandy beaches... Croatia has over 1,000 islands and islets, but I think only 48 are inhabited... and I think there are a few similarities...
Dear Gabriel , our love and prayer always be with you ! God will help you !
Hello Gabriel..best greetings from our holidays in Spain coming from Paris ...Costa Brava...wearing masks..in this heat..
Not so long travels like yours..but still enjoying some time off...
Keep on inspiring us..travel legend 😍👋👍👏👏👏👏👏
Have fun!
Omg!!!
Thanks for the beauty!!!
Hi from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦!!!
Howdy. :)
Beardless BECOMES YOU, Gabriel!!
Croatia is now on my list thanks to you Gabe!
Another fine video! The last 2 I watched on my tv. Thanks for taking us away.
Croatia is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, im happy youre enjoying yourself and spending a good bit of time there. Its definitely one of those regions you can keep exploring for a long time and always keep finding something new and interesting.
Great vid, that place is beautiful!!!
I'm really glad you're traveling and vlogging. Thanks Gabe!
Just came back from Montenegro and Croatia. Was in Makarska last week. What a beautiful place. You should try Montenegro too. It's a much cheaper country and they use Euro as a currency. It was completely devoted of tourists this years so I had a lot of beaches for myself. Also, the Kotor Bay fjord (Montenegro in general) is just one of the most stunning places in Europe. I would also recommend the Krka national park in Croatia and the awesome waterfalls.
Krka is great but plitvice is like at least ten Krka together
@@frankbutaric3565 I agree, but Plitvice are much further away from Makarska and they tend to be very very overcrowded this time of year. I don't know what's the situation now but Krka looked to me less busy.
I was in Makarska last week too. And I visited Montenegro three years ago, here are the videos: czcams.com/video/vwyrJRXP-XE/video.html
Gabriel has been to Montenegro like 3 years ago (Kotor, Budva, Ulcinj). I visited that country last autumn and was truly fascinated with inland mountainous area around Žabljak and Đurđevica Tara Bridge above Tara River Canyon (with autumn foliage colours in the end of October). The Ostrog Monastery around Nikšić was also nice to see with some wall paintings and icons.
But I don't remember if Gabriel has been to Croatian Istria (except Rovinj, that means Pula with the Roman Arena, Motovun truffle forest, Brijuni with Tito's parrot Koki ...), Krka National Park and Plitvice Lakes National Park. He also said that he wanted to explore more of Serbia but had to go out to Croatia due to some new Corona restrictions. I would also say something about my country Slovenia but there are some restrictions in the most of the Schengen area that keep Americans away right now.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Great video Gabriel! At 3:41 you were passing a hostel I was staying at whilst in Kotor last year. This year there were no Cruise ships and fewer people.
Gabriel your pronuntiation of Croatinan Towns is getting better and better. Well done!
Wow, beautiful place, so many great beaches and cool sights
Lol they guy told you "good luck!" after you said you're from the US
You need to go to Plitvice Lakes... Believe me its unbelivable :)
I second this
Absolutely agree
I've been searching your videos from the past five years 😊
Just beautiful, thanks for all you do!
Love Croatia !
Beautiful. Never new they had such nice beaches and such clear water.
Gabriel, watching your videos is a nice break from all the madness we see on the news. Thank you.
news? go out in nature man, dont let them brain wash you.
Croatia is the most beautiful country you ve been so far .
And this is just the coast, the inland and hinterlands of Dalmatia are again completely different view and have their own charms.
After Greece though. Croatia is gorgeous, but Greece is far more diverse. The answer has already been answered here on Quora (with Croatians agreeing) why Greece is more beautiful.
qr.ae/pN2pDw Croatia and Greece have many similar things though, but essentially Croatia is a small version of Greece, minus the mountains since Greece has 80% mountains of which 20% of all of Europe's Ultra peak mountains, the fact that Croatia has almost no sand beaches etc. It really depends on what you want to do in a country
Thank You mate ;)
@@alfsen_3426
I like Croatia more than Greece :)
@@robertiacob5020 i like Greece more than Croatia and traveled to both many times. The mountains and landscapes of Greece blows those of Croatia out of the water
Thank you for these great videos. My earliest childhood memories is my dad taking us to the beach in Makarska.
Very cool.
Really enjoyed exploring the beaches through your videos. Thank you!
Great Vid Gabriel 👍 Thank you for sharing 🙏
What beautiful waters. Looks like you feel safe there. Must visit some time. 🕔
Lovely. Thanks!
looks so amazing be safe out there
You are very skillfull in presenting content and also you have autentic look of man who is dedicaded to travel..and your pronauns of our place Like Tučepi is unbilivble
Awesome video and thank you for sharing food special and prices
Gabe, you have to remember that only 40% of the normal Amount of Tourist per Year is NOW in CROATIA. SO normaly it is very crowded. Enjoy your stay in this Times with much lesser Number of People, but it is enough anyway when I watch your VlogVideo.
Can't imagine it with more than twice as many people. It's already too crowded for my tastes.
@superbura9 superbura9 Right on, thanks for the tips. Going to Plitvice soon most likely.
From what Ive heard this number is only true for a few destinations like Dubrovnik that rely heavily on air traffic and cruise ships. Generally by now numbers are almost up to normal in Croatia with some 80-90% visitors compared to last year.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos You should try to visit Dugi Otok Island. I think it would suit you good. It is not crowded, it is long , it has a lot of green, Telašcica Nature Park, Sakarun beach and Veli rat lighthouse
@superbura9 superbura9 Overall in July visitor numbers have been at 53% of last year and at 61% overnights (which is more significant). However numbers have been constantly rising throughout July and according to locals and by simply looking out of my window and ferry ports in Supetar and Split it is clear that last weekend was almost on the level of regular seasons. For example number or Polish visitors so far in August have actually been HIGHER than last year (Source MINT).
Looks very cool, I want to go!
Also so glad your comments are back on❤
A blessed good day sir Gabriel for showing us the other side of one of my travel destination soon The beautiful country of Croatia Wowwww spectacular breath taking views nice place nice people thank u so much sir Gabe keep safe always protect your self Godbless u from your solid fan viewer supporter from the Philippines sir vhin 🇵🇭🙂🙂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇵🇭🇵🇭👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙂
Beautiful beautiful Gabriel 😊☀️❤ thank you! Stay safe my friend! ❤🙏
Heyyyy my favorite traveler
The view from my desk just got a whole lot better! 😀
Cool.
😎 best comment
Crotia must be the beach capital of the world. So many
I have really enjoyed your vids of Croatia. I have been wanting to go there. Theses vids have been a nice escape for me.
I love the small little towns.So cool to be there. 🍺👍
9:19 straight from this distance, where the cloud touches the sea seems its raining.
Dear Gabriel thank you very much for video. Very beautiful beach,
What a beautiful place! 10:07 - 10:29 I enjoyed the ride very much! Thank you!!
Thanks for the video Gabriel. I've only been to the bus station in Makarska, so it's nice to see what the waterfront is like. There is a cutting about 20min North of Makarska (where the road goes up and in a bit) which is really cool to see (I think it's called Vruja Beach). Keep up the great work!
Beautiful beach 👌
Will definitely visit this country ! Thanks for showing these nice places through your channel sir ! Happy travel to you !
Happy travels.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thanks !
Great video, I was enjoying the footage as well as the music that fits this video. I hardly recognized you without your beard.
Gday mate. I have been following your journeys and videos for a while now and have just subscribed. On our 4K TV its like been your companion the way you shoot the footage and I love how it's raw, as is video with good editing, music, subtitles and great descriptions of the history. I am blown away with the Balkin states like Croatia/ Bosnia/ Serbia for their scenery, waterfalls and beautiful beaches like here. Between you and the Bald & Bankrupt CZcamsr, I am virtually given a tour of the world. Keep up the good work mate.
Glad to hear it, thanks for subbing.
Bikes are an awesome way to get into the elemental sense of place
Many thanks as it is lovely seeing your videos of towns I have not seen yet in Croatia, one stop you must do is Plivtice Lakes area they were wonderful. I visited in 2009.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful video 👍 I hope to visit this place one day and admire its beauty with my own eyes 😊 See you next video
Love the editing Gabe.
another great video
Hi. Thanks for the vid. The coast reminds me of the Cape Town area. The last beach was lovely apart from it being pebble. Stay safe?
sea dive is now a must on all videos
Throughly enjoyed that, I hope to go to Podgora one day.
Why Podgora?
@@Fredster2020 My Uncle's family is from Podgora and my Uncle owns an old family home which he spends the summer holidays when not in New Zealand.
Adam Ogilvy hope you can come soon
Nice video 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽❤️
I wish I was in Croatia right now!
I was rather surprised by how busy these areas were given the pandemic. I guess its August and everyone is on vacation, virus be damm.
Croatia actually got pretty decent Tourist numbers from July onwards: its the only mediterranean destination close enough for many Central Europeans to drive to (many dont like flying bc of the pandemic) but without high covid numbers and drastic anti-covid measures (unlike Italy, France, Spain...). Im staying on the Island of Brac right now and people say atm there are some 80-90% of tourists on the Island compared to last year, which is a great result for locals who rely on tourism.
Nice . . . Good one
Go to the island of Pasman. There are beautiful and quiet beaches.
Sounds nice.
Yep second that - good call! Lovely island . Very nice meditation spots if your into that kind of thing
This is lovely .my husband and I went to Punta Verudela very near to Pula the year before the war .We often wonder what happened to all the people who worked there they were lovely people. No signs of the terrible troubles to come.😢
Hey Gab looking great
paradise
Gabe you are an inspiration. Nothing stops you from traveling and making beautiful videos. By the way you look much younger and one more thing love your passion. Keeping making those videos. God bless you friend
Gabriel,
If I'm correct, the skywalk just opened July 1st, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is jam packed, however you can still go up the Biokovo, and since you like trekking, going to the Sveti Jure, the highest peak there. It is quite an experience. The Biokovo Mount, as they called it there, although a mountain range is part of the entire Dinaric Alps.
The clip of Podgora almost at the end is nice... there are nice beaches at the southern tip of town, you went to the northern one, which is also very nice... what you mentioned about Makarska, to make it your base and then go all over, is what we do in Podgora!
Did you go to Omiš? I guess not since you took the catamaran from Split to the islands, and then the ferry... Omiš is just south of Split and it has some stunning sandy beaches, and the zipline above the Cetina river... it is worthwhile if you like that, there is also rafting, and that should be a nice way to go back north... once there, try to make it to Trogir.
ENJOY!!!
Definitely last beach 🏖 was the best
I can't imagine how busy it would be non-Covid times. I'm shocked at how many people were here on holidays.
Great video. Definitely jealous. I was a little surprised by the motor bike rental price. Seems high.
Safe travels!
I know, it's a bit expensive but another place I checked was going to charge $40 because they didn't have the 6-hour option. So this was better at least. Croatia isn't cheap, especially in the tourist zones.
Great information! I’m a long time viewer and fellow traveler. Keep on moving and recording pal!
@@veterantraveler Right on, thanks for watching and have a good one.
Tanks for the super video,i travel on monday and eat sharks there!
Restoraunt "Vruja" 😍😍😍😍😍 bj Stanko and Magdalena Vela 👌👍 The best food jammmmmiiii
Man, you were flying on that scooter!
Video editing trick. ;)
Unbelievable scenes
Peace ✌️
We have a skywalk too in Jasper, which is pathetic, lol
🇭🇷🇭🇷 CROATIA IS THE BEST 🇭🇷🇭🇷
Beautiful beaches !! I just wonder is there any SHARKS in that water ? Safe traveling Gabriel !!
There are some, but the attacks are extremely rare. Last attack was in 2008, and last death in 1974.
There's at least one less after Gabriel's meal we know that.
There are sharks but in this part of the world we eat them.
Da, Hrvatska je lijepa.
Prefix pre-lijepa 😊💪👋
Tourists take that mountain too easy, they always get lost, injured or go hiking in flip flops. 2 weeks ago Polish man has gone missing and he hasn't been found still
Interesting...
Only one information..this beaches are full of people in this time of year in normal condition...
Nice water but it seems that the beaches are just sharp rocks and gravel!
Like in most of Mediterranean. We have sandy beaches too, but Pebble beaches and Rocky beaches are more common.
Fred my thoughts exactly. Scenery is very beautiful but not the beaches. I love fine golden sandy beaches but I guess the weather compensates for this as Greece etc is the same.
Hello Gabriel, very nice vlog, I like the way you are showing us the nice beaches around this country, really getting addicted to your videos and btw the footage from this camera seems very smooth, is it waterproof too?
Yeah the DJI Osmo Action is waterproof.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos excellent thanks for the reply friend 🙂, I can't wait to see your next video