An alternative to Split - The beautful town of Trogir

After spending almost a week on Vis, it was time to head back to the mainland for a couple of nights before catching our flight home to London.

Having stopped in Split on the way to Vis, we decided to spend the rest of our time in Croatia in the small town of Trogir, just up the coast from Split.

We left Vis Town just after sunrise on the early morning fast ferry, which takes only half an hour to get from Vis to Split. Much quicker than the large ferry which takes two hours, but I have to say I prefer the slower option. I love being able to go outside and just have the time to take in our surroundings. The Dalmatian coastline is one of the most beautiful in the world.

Komiza Town and Further Exploring the Island of Vis

On the other side of the island from Vis Town, sits the small fishing village of Komiza. Despite being only a 15 minute drive from Vis Town, the two towns are very different. Vis Town has a similar feel to Hvar Town, with lots of yachts in the harbour and bars and restaurants lining the promenade.

In comparison, Komiza is much quieter and has a more local feel. Vis attracts the yachting crowd and feels more upmarket, whereas Komiza feels laid back and relaxed, like you could spend half the day sitting in a tiny cafe watching everyone going about their lives.

We were staying in an apartment just outside Komiza at the Apartmani Kolelastra, a small complex with 5 apartments run by a lovely couple who greeted us with wine and a very strong spirit on arrival! All the apartments have balcony's with great views out over Komiza. We stayed in Apartment 3, which I think seemed to have the best view.

Our favourite part about staying here was that it was surrounded by fig trees, and we stopped to grab a handful everytime we came in or out. I don't like figs usually, but it's hard to beat fresh fruit straight off the tree.

Escaping the Summer Crowds in Croatia on the Island of Vis

In September we spent six nights on the beautioful island of Vis, one of many islands along the Dalmatian coast. We'd been to Croatia once before, in June, which was before tourist season started, but this year we were visiting right in the height of Summer so were expecting it to be much busier. 

We'd already been to Dubrovnik, Hvar and Korcula on our last trip, so wanted somewhere where we could relax away from the crowds.

After much research we decided on the Island of Vis, the furthest inhabited island from the Croatian mainland. A former military base, it was cut off from tourists until 1989, so is still up and coming and not as popular as the more famous Croatian islands of Hvar and Brac.

Exploring Split's Old Town and Diocletian's Palace

In September this year we headed to Croatia for our Summer holiday. We have visited Croatia previously, in 2012 and instantly fell in love with the beautiful scenery, friendly people and great food.

We flew into Split early on Sunday morning with several hours to kill before the afternoon ferry departed for the island of Vis, where we would be spending the next six nights. We'd been to Split only briefly during our last visit, only a quick stop on the way from Dubrovnik to Hvar and hadn't thought much of it then, really only seeing the harbour area.

The most beautiful beaches in Greece - Milos

After three amazing nights, we left Sifnos on the afternoon ferry for our next stop, the Island of Milos. Milos is widely known for having some of the best beaches in Greece, and the same beautiful blue and white houses as Santorini and Mykonos, but without the crowds.

We stayed in the small village of Pollonia and our hotel room had a beautiful view, looking right out onto the water. Milos doesn't have the quite the same immediate beauty of Sifnos, and when we first arrived I have to say we were disappointed to have left such a beautiful island for somewhere where the main beach in town seemed to be full of oil from the boats in the harbour.

The charm of Sifnos is easy to spot, it's right there as you come into the harbour, but with Milos we discovered the charm is there, perhaps even more so that Sifnos and Santorini, it just took longer to discover.