Croatia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Croatia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Croatia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Croatia.

Etymology: The name derives from the Croats, a Slavic tribe who migrated to the Balkans in the 7th century A.D.

Capital: Zagreb.

Independence / foundation: Croatia achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The Croatian parliament voted for independence in June and adopted a decision to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia in October of the same year.

Population: 4 million.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Croatian (official) 96%, Serbian 1%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified <1%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 86%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 1%, other 1%, unspecified 2%, not religious or atheist 4%.

Climate: Mediterranean climate along the coast with mild winters and dry summers, and continental climate elsewhere with hot summers and cold winters.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $132 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $34,300.

Main airports: Split Airport, Zagreb Airport, Dubrovnik Airport .

World heritage sites in Croatia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 10.

Top world heritage sites:

- Old City of Dubrovnik.
- The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik.
- Plitvice Lakes National Park.
- Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian.
- Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč.
- Historic City of Trogir.
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
- Stari Grad Plain.
- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards.
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra.

Interesting facts about Croatia

- Croatia is home to the oldest inhabited city in Europe. The city of Vinkovci, located in eastern Croatia, has been inhabited for the past 8,000 years.

- The dog breed Dalmatian can be traced back to Croatia and the Dalmatia region.

- Zadar has the world’s first pipe organ played by the sea.

- The Walls of Ston are the longest preserved fortification system in the world after the Great Wall of China.

- Dubrovnik is one of the most popular cities in the country and has been a filming location for acclaimed productions such as “Game of Thrones” and "Star Wars".

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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