My family and I have decided that in the summer of 2026 we’ll spend two weeks in Croatia. I’ve been reading through a lot of posts here but wanted to ask directly for some input.

We love historic towns, museums, food, and local culture. We’re just not the type to plan an entire day trip around something like a famous waterfall or a big nature site. If something scenic is nearby, we’ll enjoy it, but our focus is more on cities, history, and everyday life.

With that in mind would it make more sense to base ourselves in two cities Split and Dubrovnik or in three cities adding Zagreb as well

I’m thinking something like X days in one city then a bus or train to the next and so on. We’ll be flying from Los Angeles so ideally we’d arrive in one city and fly home from the last one

For those who have been or live there how would you structure a two week itinerary that uses mass transit and limits hotel changes