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Every hidden gem sits inside a city guide, so you can compare it with nearby sights, routes and events.
Hidden gems
99 Croatia hidden gems on the map
The lesser-known places most visitors miss. Start with our editor's picks, then dive into any city for the full local map.
99 hidden gems · 19 cities
Photo: Ante Perkovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
How the map works
A hidden-gems map you can trust
CroVenture grows with community input, while the editorial team checks what reaches the curated map.
Community input
Travellers can suggest new places and report incorrect information as the map grows.
Editorial review
New suggestions and reported places are checked before they become part of the curated map.
Editor's picks
Eight gems to start with
One standout from eight different cities, the kind of place locals send their friends to.
Hidden gem
Zadar
Activity
Gold and Silver of Zadar
A thousand years of reliquaries the nuns hid from war.
Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Public domain
Hidden gem
Zagreb
Sight
Meštrović Atelier
The home and studio of Croatia's greatest sculptor.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hidden gem
Split
Sight
Vestibule
The domed entrance hall to the imperial apartments, famed for its acoustics.
Photo: Following Hadrian / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Dubrovnik
Sight
The Iron Throne
The original Game of Thrones throne inside the Benedictine monastery.
Photo: Tlusťa / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
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Pula
Activity
Zerostrasse
A cool maze of WWI tunnels beneath the city hill.
Photo: Psittacuso / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rijeka
Sight
Grobnik Castle
A medieval castle on a hill above the Grobnik field.
Photo: Croq / CC BY-SA 3.0
Hidden gem
Makarska
Sight
Lukobran Breakwater
Walkable stone breakwater with a small beacon and open views of the riva and Biokovo.
Photo: kallerna / CC BY-SA 3.0
Hidden gem
Hvar
Sight
Šime Ljubić Mausoleum
The classicist house and mausoleum of the historian Šime Ljubić in Stari Grad.
Photo: Chippewa / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hidden gems by city
Each city has its own curated map. Pick one to see all of its gems in context.
Dubrovnik
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Split
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Pula
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Zagreb
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Rijeka
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Hvar
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Zadar
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Šibenik
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Plitvice Lakes
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Makarska
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Korčula
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Karlovac
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Rovinj
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Motovun
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Vis
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Poreč
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Opatija
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Omiš
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Cavtat
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