Croatia visit

Visit to Croatia from Sep 5 to Sep 12, 2018

After visiting the island of Malta in July, we decided to make a trip to Croatia in September

Malta is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya

Not far from Malta, Croatia is a country at the crossroads of central and south-eastern Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital, Zagreb, is one of the main subdivisions of the country, with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of ​​56,594 km² and a population of 4.28 million

We noticed differences between the two countries, each with its own particularities, but our stay in Croatia, as a tourism, was more pleasant. 

Tourism the main industry in Croatia is concentrated in areas along the Adriatic coast

Off the coast of Croatia, more than a thousand Croatian islands of varying size, ranging from small rocks in the sea to the island of Cres, which is the 20th largest island in the Mediterranean. We visited 3 of them …

UNESCO World Heritage sites have included 10 Croatian sites on its World Heritage List. 

We visited 5 sites

• Old Town Dubrovnik

• Split Historical Complex with Diocletian's Palace

• St James Cathedral of Sibenik

• Venetian defense works between the 15th and 17th centuries in Zadar

• Historic town of Trogir

What was the schedule?

• Landing at Dubrovnik Airport

Dubrovnik is one of the most famous Croatian tourist sites. The old town and its many sights (including the well-preserved city walls along which we walked) are one of the city's main attractions.

Your second trip was to Split, but we have to cross the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina because the Herzegovina municipality south of Neum makes the southern part of Croatia (Dubrovnik-Neretva County) an exclave. An exclave is a part of a state or territory geographically separated from the main part by the surrounding territory.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have signed 111 different treaties to resolve border disputes, but sometimes there are long queues. We were lucky not to have to wait at the border!

• Split. Visit the city and do the "3 Island Tour". First stop at Duga (island of Ciovo near Trogir), then visit the Blue Lagoon and arrival at Maslinica (Solta island) before returning to Split

• Visit Sibenik and KRKA National Park. 
One of Croatia's most enchanting natural wonders, with its waterfalls and cliffs stretching along the banks of the river Krka.

• Zadar called “Home of the Best”. A monument of the city, surrounded by historic walls of an exceptional history and a rich cultural heritage, a tourist city.

• Trogir was my favorite place visited in Croatia.

Trogir is a targeted destination for many artists, writers ... and travelers because of the many colors of Trogir. The spectral palettes of blue, green, gold and violet ... Called "Little Venice" and deserves to be on UNESCO's World Heritage List

Trogir is located 10 minutes from Split Airport where we took our flight back to Bordeaux

This video brings what we preferred on our trip 

following the order of visits described above

Travel through the island of Malta

From May 10th to 15th, 2018, we made a trip to the island of Malta

Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea directly to the south of Italy and north of Libya.

The island, 27 kilometers long and 14.5 kilometers wide, is composed of many small towns with a population of 409259.

The capital is Valletta.

The landscape is characterized by low hills with terraced fields. 

The video above summarizes what we visited:

• The capital Valletta

• The three cities Senglea, Vittoriosa and Cospicua

• The south and east of the island with the blue cave

• The center of the island: Mdina and Rabat

• The northwest of the island where we stayed (St Paul's Bay)

• The island of Gozo

2018 "Cordes Sensibles" Festival

I belong to an association of guitar players named "Accords et à Cordes".

Each year, we set up the festival "Cordes Sensibles" where some famous guitarists are invited to play and sing their success.

On the last day, members of Accords and Cordes can participate in this event.

This year, March 25, 2018, I was happy to be on stage to play and sing three songs.

Streets of London

Ralph McTell, is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist on the scene of British folk music since the 1960s. His song "Streets of London", we chose, was covered by more

than two hundred artists worldwide

The last thing on my mind

The last thing on my mind", the second song, was written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s