Forums Chit Chat European holiday recommendations? Reply To: European holiday recommendations? May 16, 2018 at 11:29 am #277 guy 10 Posts Also about to recommend Croatia or Montenegro. Vis is a beautiful island and not as touristy as Hvar, Mlijet etc, but best to get a car to get around. The beaches are mostly pebbly but so pretty, and there’s no nightlife, just little restaurants. Easy ferry from Split. Also loved Montenegro – much cheaper than Croatia and it is stunning! It gets a lot less cruise ship passengers than Croatia too – Dubrovnik was totally overrun when we were there. The old town of Kotor is lovely, and there are plenty of places to stay around the bay of Kotor. There’s also Budva, you could split your time between the 2.