Last night we stayed in Skradin, Croatia after leaving Dubrovnik. There were no issues, nice weather and we arrived at our hotel by mid-afternoon. Some of the views along the Adriatic coast were beautiful. The traffic and wind got a little heavy at times so Sooz didn't take a lot of pictures.
Today we left Skradin around 7:30 am and rode about 300 miles and crossed 2 borderless national borders - Croatia to Slovenia and then Slovenia to Italy. Since all 3 countries are in the EU there were really no borders, we slowed down to go through previously active customs/immigration checks but never had to stop.
The roads today were almost entirely 4-laned divided expressway quality. They were toll roads so we had to stop periodically to pay tolls but otherwise we kept up a decent pace for most of the day.
Palmanova is a town and comune in northeast Italy. The town is an example of a star fort of the late Renaissance, built up by the Venetian Republic in 1593. The fortifications were included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar in 2017.
Tomorrow we will head north towards Switzerland and the Alps. I'm not sure how far we will get but we will probably need the heated gear before the day is over.
Coastal highway heading north from Dubrovnik
Sooz checking out part of the downtown area of Palmanova.
Palmanova downtown center
The downtown plan for Palmanova - this is for my planning buddy Marty.
Google Maps view of downtown Palmanova and the pizza restaurant where we had dinner.
Authentic Italian pizza! Delicious.
Did you stop by to see Malaria's statue in Slovenia??
ReplyDeleteNo. Next trip, maybe.
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