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Venice’s Marco Polo may be the third busiest airport in Italy, but its small size makes it a great place to begin an Adriatic journey. Spend a few days in Le Serenissima, and then go back to the airport to rent a car. The A4 highway, which leads you to the Italian-Slovenian border, is easily accessible from the airport.

There are a dozen rental car agencies at Venice’s Marco Polo airport, but not all of them allow their cars to be taken into Slovenia and Croatia. Hertz and Europcar are two that do. When booking, it’s necessary to mention your itinerary so the rental agency can include a note with your rental contract stating (for police and border guards) that you’re allowed to bring your car across the border. For those planning on flying home from Dubrovnik, one-way drop off fees can be steep (some as high as $900 extra for cars picked up in Venice and left in Dubrovnik), so travelers might want to consider a round-trip itinerary, leaving at least two days to get back to Venice.

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