Barbara DuBois Hageman, Artist

I've just returned from Posidarje, Croatia, which is located somewhat northeast of Split. Ted and I were visiting friends to learn a bit about their homeland. I knew the scenery would be spectacular and very paintable. It was better than I ever imagined!

 Located on the Adriatic Sea, Wikipedia describes it like this:

Croatia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Croatia (ⁱ/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ kroh-ay-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska  listen (help·info)), is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southern Europe, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. 

The country's population is 4.28 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism. Having joined on 1 July 2013, Croatia is the newest, 28th member state of the European Union.

Posidarje is a small village of about 1,800 and is situated on an inlet of the Adriatic. 

We stayed at our friends' pension which has several apartments. These are views from our apartment!

 

Ours was the lower of the two balconies. The views at any time of the day were breathtaking. Temps in the low 80's during the day and 60-70's at night.