When to visit

Croatia in February

February brings carnival. Rijeka runs the biggest carnival in Croatia, and along the coast the first almond blossom appears while the cities stay winter-quiet.

• Rijeka's carnival weekends fill hotels in Kvarner, book those separately.
• Still low season everywhere else: short queues, low prices, some coastal restaurants closed.
• Sunny February days on the Adriatic are real, pack for wind rather than rain.