Croatia has recorded a 140% year-on-year increase in illegal immigration, according to new figures released by authorities. On Thursday, Border Police Chief Zoran Niceno announced that the sharp Days 2 and 3 – Zadar: Home to the Sea Organ. Zadar is one of my favorite coastal Croatian towns. It has everything you could ask for: a beautiful Old Town with great architecture and streets made for strolling, a sea front with two contemporary must-visit exhibits, beautiful beaches, and a lively vibe. If you’d like to explore the islands in detail, denied to most day trippers, connect the two cities with a short Croatia cruise. For a completely different take on Slovenia and Croatia travel, Goway’s Flavours of Northern Croatia and Slovenia trip diverts to the Istrian Peninsula for spectacular scenery, with visits to Lake Bled and the Slovenia is located in Central and South Eastern Europe. Slovenia is positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. It is bordered by 4 countries: by Austria in the north; Hungary in the northeast; Italy in the west; and Croatia in the southeast. Slovenia also shares a small coastline along the Adriatic Sea in the South west. 1. Dubrovnik. Best for cultural heritage and architecture. The extraordinary fortified city of Dubrovnik is a Unesco World Heritage site for good reason. Enclosed within its massive city walls are more than a dozen churches, medieval monasteries, elegant squares of limestone and centuries-old residential quarters. Beautiful Kranjska Gora is nestled at the base of the limestone peaks of Triglav National Park, on the border of Austria and Italy in the north west of Slovenia. Surrounded by forested mountainsides, picturesque lakes, some of Europe’s best mountain passes, and the cutest little old town, Kranjska Gora is the perfect starting point for a lot Background. The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics under the Sava → Danube → Black Sea. The Sutla ( Croatian) or Sotla ( Slovene) is a river flowing through Slovenia and Croatia, mostly forming their border. It is a tributary to the Sava, itself a tributary to the Danube. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long and has a watershed area of 584 square kilometres (225 sq mi). [2] 1t1Hz.