Welcome to the Kingdom of Croatia 🇭🇷
Your daily dispatch from the Adriatic:
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🖊️ The necktie was invented in Croatia.
French soldiers admired the scarves worn by 17th-century Croatian mercenaries — “cravat” literally comes from “Croat.” 🇭🇷
📜 On this day, August 12th, 1992:
Hrvoje Šarinić became Prime Minister of Croatia, succeeding Franjo Gregurić — steering the country through the height of the Homeland War and early independence years. 🇭🇷
📸 The Adriatic doesn’t need a filter. Croatia’s coastline: 1,777 km of mainland shore, plus over 1,200 islands — only 52 of them inhabited.
Hell’s Islands — Pakleni Otoci, Hvar 🇭🇷