Make sure to check out something Croatia is really famous for – Its stone masonry and architecture. There a number of historic UNESCO sites, hundreds of miles of traditional stone drywalls, which are constructed without using any mortar whatsoever, just plain old stones stacked one on top of another. Large swathes of Croatia’s Dalmatian region is built from stone as well as being a favourite word in many songs written about its islands, culture, way of life and places like Split, Dubrovnik and its hinterland.