Croatian Dalmatian Islands: Hvar, Korcula, Vis, Brac & Mljet Complete Guide 2026
Browse more guides: Croatia travel | Europe destinations Croatian Dalmatian Islands: Hvar, Korcula, Vis, Brac & Mljet Complete Guide 2026 TL;DR I have spent three separate summers hopping the Dalmatian island chain, and 2026 is the cleanest moment to plan this trip in a decade. Croatia joined both Schengen and the Eurozone on January 1, 2023, so the same EUR cash I used in Italy works on a Hvar terrace, and one Schengen visa gets Indian passport holders through Zagreb without a second stamp. The five islands here are not interchangeable. Hvar Town is the high-summer party island with a 16th-century Spanish Fortress over the harbour and lavender fields inland. Korcula has a 13th-century walled old town locals claim is the birthplace of Marco Polo (born 1254, contested by Venice). Vis is the remotest, reachable only by ferry, home to the Blue Cave on Bisevo, the narrow Stiniva Beach cove, and the village of Komiza where Mamma Mia 2 filmed in 2018. Brac has Zlatni Rat, the horn-...