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Best Things to do in Croatia (2026)

Activities and experiences, from markets and classes to outdoor trips and evening entertainment, for filling your time in a destination.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Croatia

  1. Dubrovnik Cable Car and Mount Srđ Cable car and viewpoint, PločeA four-minute cable car ride from just above the Old Town to the 412-metre summit of Mount Srđ, with panoramic terraces, a restaurant and a war museum.
  2. Gundulić Square Market Open-air morning market, Old TownA small morning market on an Old Town square below the Jesuit staircase, selling fruit, vegetables, candied orange peel, dried figs, lavender and local liqueurs.
  3. Banje Beach City beach and beach club, PločeDubrovnik's best-known city beach, a pebbly bay in Ploče just east of the Old Town, with a public stretch and a beach club renting loungers by day.

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3. Banje Beach

City beach and beach clubPloče

Dubrovnik's best-known city beach, a pebbly bay in Ploče just east of the Old Town, with a public stretch and a beach club renting loungers by day.

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5. Cavtat Day Trip

Coastal town day tripCavtat

A small seaside town about 15 kilometres south of Dubrovnik, linked to the city by boat, with an award-winning promenade, the Račić Mausoleum and links to the painter Bukovac.

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