Our goal is always to find the most interesting and memorable lodging a region offers. Here's one of our favorites from this itinerary. For a complete list, please call or email us.

Villa Milenij
A private villa situated on the grounds of 5 star Hotel Milenij. The villa is situated in the center of the fashionable town of Opatija, surrounded by St. Jacob's Park and the seaside promenade—the famous "lungomare". In addition to luxurious guest rooms decorated in the Luis XV style, the villa has its own private breakfast room and terrace, as well as access to the hotel's amenities including: an indoor-outdoor pool, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi, solarium, and spa.

Starting Point: Venice, Italy - 2:30 pm

Ending Point: Venice, Italy - 3:00 pm

Croatia's Istrian Peninsula has a warm, balmy climate. We will be spending our time along the coast where the warm sunshine is moderated by the winds that blow off the Adriatic Sea.

Average Daily Highs (°F)	May	June	July	Sept.	Oct.
Venice	70	76	81	74	64
Rovinj	68	70	75	72	64

Croatia, A Nation Forged in War - Marcus Tanner
A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia to 1995, when thousands of Serbs fled Krajina. It is an absorbing and largely sympathetic portrait of Croatia.

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed -
Slavenka Drakulic
These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism. Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation.