We are a middle aged family, we went on a two week vacation in Villa Caroline with our two children (16 and 18 years old). Our primary decision factor when choosing the apartment were reviews from other guests. It was our first trip to Croatia, and we have fallen in love with friendly local people, climate, very clean sea, sunshine and bright blue skies. Caroline and her family are very warm and friendly hosts, they helped us in every possible way they could. Although they are very busy, they found time for us, and advised us what places and restaurants to visit.
Apartment was very comfortable, clean, and the atmosphere was delightful. Although it is equipped with air condition, we have only used it a couple of times during the day, because the temperature was pleasant.
During our stay, we took a couple of days to relax and recharge our batteries, so we got to know the local area better. After that we visited surrounding area, beautiful roman island-city Trogir which is over 2000 years old. In Trogir we have visited Kamerlengo fortress, city hall, St. Lawrence cathedral (Radovan's portal is a must see!), etc. We sat for a cup of coffee on the main square in front of the cathedral, it was beautiful. About 30 kilometers from the apartment is beautiful city Split with world famous Roman emperor Diocletian's palace. On our children's recommendations we have visited Klis fortress, just north of Split, where part of Game of Thrones TV series was filmed, the view from the fortress is absolutely stunning!
During our stay, we had dinner in a couple of restaurants famous for dalmatian specialties – grilled sea fish, scampi and pasticada with gnocchi, delicious dalmatian specialty. Food was excellent and the prices were affordable. We have also grilled fish in a large barbecue in courtyard of the apartment (available for guests from the apartments).
We were pleasantly surprised with dinner made by the hosts for all guests from the apartments. The atmosphere was perfect, along with home-made wine and dalmatian fish specialties. Mrs. Penga made all sorts of different meals, from grilled fish, octopus salad, traditional pies and scampi buzzara, the food was delicious.
There were guests from other countries on the dinner, after couple of glasses of wine everyone started singing songs, from rock ballades to traditional songs from their countries, we all felt like at home. Long story short, it was a great vacation, and we will definitely come back!
