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The Best Promenades

Tkalciceva Street (Zagreb): This is a designer's runway, a shopper's paradise, a gourmet's delight, and a historian's fascination. This is where Zagreb's cafe society holds court and where everyone -- including tourists -- takes a stroll in the evening to see what's happening.

Riverwalk (Osijek): The promenade along the mighty Drava is never empty. People walk their dogs, couples take romantic strolls, kids ride skateboards, and tourists stretch their legs at all hours of the day and night as they follow the river from Tvra to the winter harbor. Near Tvra, a little bridge leads to the opposite bank and Copacabana, a popular swimming area.

Stradun (Dubrovnik): The walled city's main thoroughfare is broad and bricked and lined with shops and cafes. During the day, the Stradun is a tourist path crowded with hordes rushing to and from Old Town's famous churches and monuments trying to see as much as they can. When the sun wanes, the traffic doesn't diminish, but slows to promenade pace, and the crowd's style changes from comfortably dressed to their showy best.

Obala Hrvatskog Naradnog Preporoda -- The "Riva" (Split): Split's Riva is caught between the city's two busiest places: Diocletian's Palace and the ferry landing. Consequently, foot traffic is shoulder-to-shoulder, with the occasional detours to cafe tables and portable ice-cream stands. The Riva abuts the palace's south wall and was once under water, but today it is the location of some of Split's liveliest nightlife.

Riva (Trogir): Croatia's most entertaining promenade may be the Riva, especially during the summer. Besides the restaurants that line this path between the city walls and the sea, a cappella singers, fire-eating dancers, vendors selling candy by the kilo, and other entrepreneurs mingle with strollers taking in the sights. For a visual treat, go to the top of Kamerlengo Fortress at the end of the Riva and take a picture of the lights and action swirling below.


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