Christmas in Croatia

This four-night festive holiday from Just You takes in the Opatija Riviera, with its Austro-Hungarian architecture and sea views, before exploring the Istrian Peninsula. A day trip visits Pula to see one of the world’s largest Roman amphitheatres, followed by a light lunch at a family-run winery and time in Rovinj’s cobbled harbour streets.

Christmas Day is spent in Opatija, where the town’s coastal promenade, the Lungomare, forms a pleasant place for a stroll amid elegant villas and small festive markets lining the seafront. On Boxing Day, the tour crosses into Slovenia for Postojna Caves, one of Europe’s largest cave systems; during Christmas the caves host a Living Nativity that places the traditional story within the cool, shadowed chambers.

The tour begins and ends with transfers through Venice airport. It balances a gentle pace with the kind of thoughtful day trips that give a straightforward feel for the Croatian coast and a touch of Slovenian winter quiet.