Bodrum Peninsula: ditching the crowds for authentic seafood, rugged hiking trails and sleepy seaside villages

The Bodrum peninsula, just west of Bodrum old town

View over Türkbükü

Türkbükü beach club

Gümüşlük

Medieval Ston: ditching Dubrovnik’s crowds for 500 years of history and the Adriatic’s best seafood

Cultivating oysters off Ston's coastline

Hiking Ston's 6-km medieval walls

A quiet harbour

Island-hopping around Hvar: ditching the crowds in a local chugger

Hvar Old Town and port, with Palenki islands on the horizon

Palenki islands, off the coast of Hvar

Hidden beaches

Dubrovnik by sea: ditching the city’s crowds in a sea-kayak

Setting off by kayak from Dubrovnik's city walls

Dubrovnik

Sea-kayaking near Dubrovnik

Lokrum Island, opposite Dubrovnik

Vis Island: Exploring Croatia’s secret island by kayak

Vis Island: Exploring Croatia’s secret island by bike

One of Vis' many Caribbean-coloured coves

One-fifth of Vis is blanketed by vineyards

Vis' network of trails are perfect for exploring by bike

Views over Vis' picturesque coastline

Vis Island: Croatia’s new gastronomic getaway

Hidden cove on Vis, Croatia

Delicious lobster in the translucent waters of Vis

One of Vis' many vineyards

Traditional Croatian stews

Views of Vis Island

Vis, Mljet, Lastovo: lost islands of the Adriatic

Lastovo, Adriatic's lost archipelago