Welcome to Croatia, my home since 2010! This year, Croatia is more welcoming than ever, with new hotels, great new restaurants (including Split’s first and only Michelin starred restaurant!), terrific specialty coffee shops and lots of new touring programs! . Be sure to download DiscoverSplit, the English language newspaper I created years ago and the Tourist Board of Split’s newest publication, which I authored, The Split Guide. To see my unique tours, visit www.splitwithlocals.com

The Tourist Board of Split’s newest publication is 48 pages full of essential information about this amazing 1,700 year old city. Complete with maps, local language tips and even a page full of local contacts and emergency phone numbers, it was a real honor to be asked by the Tourist Board to be in charge of creating and writing this project. The design was done by my friend Mario Vandrecic. It’s FREE at both the Riva and Peristil offices of the Split Tourist Board!

If you are looking for authentic information about Croatia tours, Croatian food, Croatian islands, Croatian national parks, cities and towns as well as the most important Croatian villages–this site is for you!

Just click on what seems interesting to you to read my personal commentary and then click on my favorite links. You can also go to my most frequently asked Questions and Answers page and ask me a question. I don’t accept paid listings, so if you like something you see, just click and be inspired!

Croatia is finally getting the recognition it deserves as a marvelous country to discover. The fact is that for thousands of years Croatia has lured royalty and ragamuffins alike because of its spectacular 5,800 mile Adriatic coastline, amazing natural beauty, subtle Mediterranean ambiance, wonderful sailing, food and wine….and a history and culture that is endlessly fascinating and intensely celebrated.

I created DiscoverSplit and other English language tourist newspapers, now published by DiscoverMedia. They are also FREE.

If you come through Zagreb, the country’s capital and largest city with just over a million people, you’ll experience a superb walking city with Baroque charm. Head inland and you can go all the way to the Danube through gorgeous rural countryside and some of the best wine growing areas in Europe. Running like a spine down its coastline, the Dinaric Mountains define Croatia in spirit as well as geography. On one side the glorious sea and islands, fabled cities like Dubrovnik, Zadar, Split and Salona, the 3rdC capital of the Roman empire in Dalmatia teeming with 60,0000 people, today, a mostly un-excavated historic site. On the other side of the mountains, a quieter way of life that has endured for centuries here; ancient fortresses perched on rocky outcroppings; picturesque villages, endless valleys and Croatia’s most spectacular natural wonder, Plitvice Lakes National Park, one of almost a dozen UNESCO World Heritage sites here.

All the way up the coast, just two hours from Venice, is the Istrian peninsula, “the new Tuscany”.. Everything from truffle hunting and dreamy medieval hamlets to the faded elegance of Austrian royalty in coastal cities like Opatija.. The offshore islands here are wondrous. Wind your way south from the Venetian walled city of Zadar, through seaside towns that dot the coast on your way down to Split, you’ll see, feel and taste why Dalmatia is so spectacular.

Enjoy my site, newspapers, guides, tours and blog….and write to me, I love to meet people from all over the world!

Welcome to Croatia!

Robert Aronson

(and special thanks to Lucy Slavinsky for making our site so gorgeous.)