On 1 January 2023, Croatia becomes the 27th country in the Schengen area, the world's largest visa free zone, with customs and border controls abolished between Croatia and other Schengen member states for persons crossing by road, rail or water

The pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Chapel, a symbol of faith and unity for the inhabitants of Rogoznica for 300 years, has been included in the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Croatia as part of the Adriatic Sea pilgrimages

Kristijan Iličić, travel blogger, became the first Croatian to visit every country in the world; "behind the number 197 are a thousand stories that have woven a single dream" he said

Tens of thousands of people from all over Croatia and the diaspora marched through Vukovar in a procession commemorating 18 November 1991: a defining moment in national history when the town fell to the Yugoslav People’s Army, JNA and Serbian paramilitary

'Freedom Tree' on the island of Rab has been named the Croatian tree of the year 2024, which will represent the country at the European award; this holm oak was planted on 23 April 1921 on the occasion of the departure of Italian soldiers