Cities & Towns in Dalmatia, Croatia

32 cities & towns in Dalmatia, Croatia, with map links and honest tips. Browse the best city & town spots across the region.

The towns of Dalmatia are the heart of any trip, stone streets, harbours, squares and a café culture that asks you to slow down. These 32 cities and towns are the ones worth building a day, or a whole stay, around.

The 32 best cities & towns in Dalmatia

Cavtat, konavle. map
Drniš, an inland dalmatian town on the čikola river, gateway to the krka hinterland. map
Dubrovnik Old Town, a medieval maritime republic, the republic of ragusa, that rivalled venice for centuries. map
Hvar Town, venetian. map
Imotski, red blue lakes. map
Kaštela, a string of seven fortified villages lining the bay between split and trogir. map
Knin, fortress capital. map
Komiza, vis fishing. map
Korcula Town, marco polo birthplace. map
Korčula, a medieval walled town on the island of korčula, laid out by the venetians with narrow fishbone-plan streets and defensive towers around the cathedral of st mark, traditionally associated with the claimed birthplace of marco polo. map
Makarska, biokovo riviera. map
Mali Ston, salines. map
Metković, a port town on the lower neretva river, close to the delta and the hutovo blato wetland. map
Nin, oldest royal town crown. map
Omis, cetina pirates. map
Opuzen, a small neretva delta town founded as a venetian and ottoman border stronghold. map
Primosten, a town built on a small island that was linked to the mainland by a causeway and fortified with walls against pirates. map
Sibenik St James Cathedral, unesco. map
Sinj, sinjska alka. map
Skradin, krka gateway. map
Split Diocletian Palace, a roman palace built around 300 ad by the emperor diocletian as his retirement home. map
Stari Grad, one of the oldest towns in europe, founded as pharos by greek colonists from the island of paros in 384 bc on hvar. map
Stari Grad Hvar, oldest town adriatic. map
Stari Grad Plain, unesco greek parcellation. map
Ston, longest walls europe. map
Trogir, unesco. map
Vela Luka, korcula. map
Vis, the most distant inhabited adriatic island, closed as a yugoslav military base until 1989. map
Vis Town, the most distant inhabited adriatic island, closed as a yugoslav military base until 1989. map
Vrboska, little venice hvar. map
Vrlika, a small inland town near the source of the cetina river, overlooked by the medieval prozor fortress. map
Zadar, sea organ. map

Practical tips

Shoulder season, May or September, gives you the charm without the cruise ship crowds. Mornings are quieter and cooler, and the best cafés and doorways are usually one alley off the main street.

When to go

For cities & towns in Dalmatia, aim for May to October, with June and September the quietest warm months. Bring water and shade, facilities are thin at the more remote spots.

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