Istria / The heart of the harvest
Motovun
White truffles, vineyard slopes and a medieval town above the Mirna Valley. Give Istria's autumn capital more than an afternoon.
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September — November / The season less ordinary
Croatia, in a
different light.
Truffle forests. Long lunches. A softer Adriatic.
Discover the places that make autumn
worth the journey.
Croatia, after the rush
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A season with a story
A richer kind
of Croatia.
Hill towns and truffle country. Seaside paths in a softer light. Forests turning copper and gold. This is our considered edit of Croatia when the season asks you to look a little closer.
Less hurry. More of what you came for.
The idea behind the campaignThe essential autumn edit
Places with a reason
to stay.
Begin with our signature destinations. Choose the setting that moves you, then discover its autumn story.
Kvarner / Room to breathe beside the sea
Crikvenica Riviera
Coastal walks, time to rest and a generous table. Follow the Crikvenica Riviera into a wider Kvarner stay with Novi Vinodolski.
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Central Croatia / The city, in autumn colour
Zagreb
Parks, market mornings, museums and a table worth lingering over. Croatia's capital makes a complete autumn escape.
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Kvarner / The island's other gold
Krk Island
Olive groves, Žlahtina and coastal villages. Follow the island into a season shaped by the land as much as the sea.
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South Dalmatia / Stone, gardens and the southern sea
Dubrovnik
Come for the walls. Stay for the streets, the cultural depth and a garden afternoon beyond the city.
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Lika / Water beneath the autumn canopy
Plitvice Lakes
Forests, cascading lakes and changing colour. Give Croatia's great inland landscape a day with nothing else competing for it.
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Your autumn, on the map
Follow the season.
Thirteen places, each with its own reason to linger. Select a name to discover the guide, then save the places that feel like you.
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Find your kind of autumn
What brings
you here?
Follow a flavour, a feeling, a path through the trees. Let the experience choose the destination.
01Food & wine
Truffles in Istria. Olive traditions on Krk. A cellar door on Pelješac. Make room for a long lunch.
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02Coast & calm
Promenade mornings, harbour cafés and a coastline best taken one slow stretch at a time.
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03Nature & colour
Lake reflections, woodland paths and days made for looking a little closer.
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04Culture & cities
Morning markets, museum afternoons, castle country and another coffee before you leave.
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Some things are
better taken slowly.
A woodland path. A reflection on the lake.
A whole day with nowhere else you need to be.
A few days, thoughtfully spent
Make a journey
of the season.
3 days · Istria
The Istrian harvest
Three days between Rovinj's harbour light, Motovun's hilltop streets and a table in truffle country.
Follow the journey4 days · Kvarner
Four days beside Kvarner
Opatija and Lovran, the Crikvenica Riviera, Novi Vinodolski and an island day on Krk.
Follow the journeyThree months, three moods
There is more
than one autumn.
Keep a little summer.
Make the coast your starting point, then add a city morning or a vineyard visit. Plan swimming and boat trips around the conditions and the services actually running.
Follow the harvest.
Our editorial centre of the season: Motovun's truffle country, Krk's olive traditions and a journey into changing woodland. Book the experience you care about most, then leave the rest of the day open.
Settle into the slower days.
Choose a good table, a museum, a coastal walk when the weather allows. Zagreb and Istria give late autumn a strong sense of place. Confirm open venues and keep your days flexible.
Field notes
Stories to
travel for.
Food & place · 4 minute read
The season beneath the forest
Around Motovun, autumn's most compelling discovery begins below the ground.
Read the storyIsland traditions · 3 minute read
A different kind of gold
On Krk, the olive grove gives autumn its own island rhythm.
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The eastern edit · 3 minute read
Where autumn takes flight
Follow the season east, to the wetlands and wine country of Baranja.
Read the storyThe season is yours
Make a little room
for your autumn.
A few good places. A thoughtfully chosen route. Start a personal shortlist and see where the season takes you.