Start glamorous on Hvar, where yachts stack three-deep below the fortress, then catch the catamaran to Vis for the slow island Croatia kept to itself, and finish among the walled streets and vineyards of Korčula. Swimming is off pebbles and rock into water of absurd clarity. Split is the natural gateway, and the Krilo catamarans sew the whole route together through summer.
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