Slovenia or Croatia?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Places written up here 20 85
UNESCO listings among them 5 8
Cost level Mid-range Mid-range
Busiest month in our write-ups June June
Currency Euro (EUR) Euro (EUR)
Plugs and voltage C, F - 230 V C, F - 230 V
Everyday languages Slovene Croatian
Driving side right hand side right hand side
Region Central Europe Southeast Europe
Capital Ljubljana Zagreb
Slovenia
Alpine tidiness meets Balkan warmth; half the country is forest and treated as a garden.
What we have written up
- Goriška Brda winery region
- Kurentovanje festival
- Lake Bled lake
- Lake Bohinj lake
- Lake Cerknica lake
- Lipica Stud Farm tradition
Worth knowing before you go
- Tipping is rounding up or 10% for good service
- The country is small - Alps, coast and caves fit one week easily
- A vignette is needed for motorways if driving
Croatia
Coastal life runs on cafe time; the riva evening stroll is the day's main event.
What we have written up
- Aquarium Pula aquarium
- Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium aquarium
- Baredine Cave cave
- Biokovo Nature Park mountain
- Brijuni National Park national park
- Cape Kamenjak beach
Worth knowing before you go
- Croatia uses the euro since 2023
- Tipping is rounding up or about 10% for good service
- Tap water is safe and good everywhere
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely; check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.