HOLIDAY ON TWO WHEELS ALONG THE COAST OF CROATIA: RIDING DOWN THE "MAGISTRALA" ROAD AND SWIMMING IN THE ADRIATIC SEA

 

I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS SELFIE: I WAS RIDING ALONG THE ROAD CALLED "MAGISTRALA"
IN THE REGION OF DALMATIA AND I HAD TO STOP FOR THE STUNNING BEAUTY OF
THE LUNAR LANDSCAPE. THE TEMPERATURES WERE AROUND 40 DEGREES CELSIUS AND
 A WARM BREEZE WAS BLOWING CONSTANTLY. THIS MOUNTAIN AREA IS KNOWN
AS 'VELEBIT'. ON THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN SEE THE ADRIATIC SEA
AND ON THE HORIZON THE ISLE OF PAG. 

MY HOLIDAY ON TWO WHEELS, AT THE END OF AUGUST 2023,
LASTED 5 DAYS AND 4 NIGHTS. THE RIDING FROM AND TO HOME
COVERED A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 670 KM.

ENTERING IN CROATIA AFTER LEAVING ITALY AND PASSING THROUGH SLOVENIA

IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY OF RIJEKA, WHOSE NAME MEANS 'RIVER'

A GLIMPSE TO THE ADRIATIC SEA FROM THE TOWN OF KRALJEVICA

ARRIVAL TO ONE OF THE BEACHES OF POVILE - NOVI VINODOLSKI 

HOTEL DANICA IN POVILE - NOVI VINODOLSKI

STOP IN KLENOVICA

THE HARBOUR OF SENJ

SENJ AND ITS FORTRESS

ALONG THE MAGISTRALA, AROUND THE TOWON OF SVETI ANTON

SUŠANJ

LUKOVO ŠUGARJE

PARIKING AT THE LOVELY BEACH OF DUBOKA KRUŠČICA - TRIBANJ

STOPPING FOR THE NIGHT AT KATARINA'S PLACE IN TRIBANJ

CROATIAN BEER ...SO REFRESHING!

DINNER AT THE RESTAURANT 'FLORIDA' IN TRIBANJ

THE LITTLE DOCK OF TRIBANJ

THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE BEACH OF DUBOKA KRUŠČICA - TRIBANJ WAS SO ENGAGING, THAT I DECIDED TO SPEND TWO MORE DAYS IN THERE

DINNER AT THE RESTAURANT 'JURE' IN TRIBANJ

FRESH FISH, ABUNDANT MEAT AND DELICIOUS DESSERTS

STOPPING IN KARLOPAG, ON MY WAY BACK HOME

SAVOURING COFFEE IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH A VIEW TO THE SEA

IN THE AREA CALLED VELEBIT, THE "MAGISTRALA" ROAD DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE COAST AND CROSSES THE INNER MOUNTAIN REGION

ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING SPOTS...

...SO MUCH SO, THAT I HAD TO TURN AROUND TO TAKE MORE PICTURES!

LITTLE DEVIATION TO GROBNIK, TO SEE THE CASTEL

THIS WAS THE MOTOTRIP THAT TOOK ME THE FARTHEST FROM HOME SO FAR,
I'VE ENJOYED EVERY KM OF IT, AND I'LL DO IT AGAIN: EVEN IF I USUALLY PREFER TO RIDE NEVER BEFORE RIDDEN ROADS, I'LL RIDE THE CROATIAN  "MAGISTRALA" AGAIN AND AGAIN UP AND DOWN, NO STOP!