The island boasts lush mountains that drop off into the sea, just like the Caribbean, and is also home to one of the most photographed beaches in Europe.

This pretty island is not somewhere Brits often head to but it could be the perfect place for your summer holiday this year.

From the pebbled expanses of Croatia ... the beach is surrounded by white cliffs covered in Mediterranean plantlife. You can frolic in the crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life: a paradise ...

its Austro-Hungarian architecture and rich cultural life more like Croatia's capital than any other city by the sea. Many inhabitants of Rijeka will have a favourite beach and often these are a ...