Villa Kaliopa is one of those places that just stick to your mind and you idealize them more and more as the time passes. The palm trees seem taller, the garden more spacious and food gets better each time you just think of that place remembering summer, easy living on Vis, scented Adriatic breeze… So…
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The Borelli house in Sv Filip Jakov
This blog proved to be a great place to meat very interesting folks! Few months back, when writing about the cave in Vrana, I got an email from Mrs. Vesna Borelli who was interested in finding more on the hundred years old graffiti in the cave that were done by her ancestors who owned the…
Snorkeling in Croatia
Snorkeling in Croatia is quite popular pastime for many tourists. Although the Adriatic sea is not filled with colorful fish and coral reefs abundant in life, snorkeling in Croatia is quite fun! From the inlets of Istria to the clear waters of Dalmatian coast and islands, fish, anemones, crabs, ship wrecks…all wait for explorers of…
Summer nights in Split…. www.secretdalmatia.com
Most places in Dalmatia are beautiful and fun in the summer. There are events, concerts, cooking, food sampling, local fiestas… but all that fades away when you are spending an evening in Split. True capital of Dalmatia, it is still a vibrant and lively Mediterranean city with loud crowds, singing, entertainers of all sorts and…
Imotski – Wine, food and mysteries
As the season is in full bloom, the posts on the blog are becoming rare… Not that I am not traveling or visiting, but the stories will have to wait for cooler months. But this story I have to share! So great! Just this Saturday I got invited by Mrs. Robyn Vulinovich of http://slow-tours.com.au/ to…
Uzdah kula – The Tower of Sighs www.secretdalmatia.com
Not so far away from the main tourist routes, treasures and stories of the past are slowly fading into the oblivion. Our heritage and past is disappearing without our children ever hearing about the stories that were once told by the fires… Last time we did that was during the war in the 90s when,…
Grgur Ninski in Split
One of the most photographed and most visited places in Split are the Golden Gates of the Diocletian’s Palace along with the statue of Gregory of Nin or Grgur Ninski as locally called. The story of Gregory is a typical one for Croatian history as we always quarreled among us preventing any prospect. He was…
Fortica at Pag Bridge
When crossing the Pag bridge, we all look down to see the ruins of a small fortress on the very tip of Pag Island. It is called Fortica and it has been standing there since the Middle Ages protecting or guarding the narrow straight between Pag and the mainland. If coming from Zadar, take first…
Hiking the Secret Dalmatia way
Running the agency specializing in authentic experiences is always a pleasure but some days are even more pleasurable than the others! It is especially the case when I am taking some clients hiking! So, for the past few months I was in touch with the Frlekins of California who spend their summer on Prvić Island…
Etno Gastro Festival in Biograd
Many of the local festivals come and go unnoticed. One of them was this Etno Gastro Table festival in Biograd. Not any longer. What started as a small presentation of food from inner Croatia and Dalmatia, now became one of the biggest festivals of it’s kind combining cultural heritage from all regions of Croatia. This…
Hiking on Zrmanja
It has been a busy week and too much computer work took it’s toll on back, wrists, eyes… Getting out became necessary! So I called a good friend to join me on a short hike to Zrmanja’s beautiful Veliki Buk waterfall. We considered an alternative route that would be a bit more demanding but, of…
Traditional wine growing in Croatia
This post is long-overdue as these photos have been taken last May. I was so lucky to ran into these people in the fields as they were plowing their vineyard. As you can see on the photos, a man and a woman are plowing there are small vineyard with the horse. This scene is so…
Hiking in Croatia – Manojlovac waterfalls
Numerous trails are getting forgotten and abandoned as people move in to the cities. More and more villages are left only to the old people and will slowly got hidden in bushes – draču i koprivu. One of those trails is the historic trail to Manojlovac waterfall on the upper flow of Krka River. Hidden…
Cats of Dalmatia
There is a parallel, almost perfectly silent world existing in every Dalmatian town. It is the world of cats. Despite the popular Dalmatian dog, Dalmatia has always been the land of cats. You simply cannot imagine a Dalmatian town or village without cats scratching their sides of the ancient walls, moving between legs of tourists…
Dalmatia Wine Expo 2010
First Dalmatia Wine Expo is not something I would miss! As the wine story of Dalmatia (and Croatia) grows and gets more and more great international publicity, attending events like this one is an absolute must. So, after we visited Vinistra last month, it was time to see what Dalmatia had to offer. This first…