This weekend I was meeting some business partners in Mali Ston. Always a pleasure to go there no matter if it is in the high season or in the quiet Fall morning. Mali Ston is simply one of those authentic places that casts the spell on you and you cannot resist it. Ever… So, I…
Category: Dubrovnik
Tour of Boka Bay (or Bay of Kotor)
Boka Bay and Gospa od Skrpjela… Sounds exotic even for us! It has been a while since I was there last and it was so nice to plan another trip! Boka Bay in Montenegro is a very special place and well worth visiting when in Dubrovnik area. It can be combined with a visit to…
Villa Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik – Romance forever
As the season ended, we are already getting ready for 2011 with site inspections, guide selection and some (slight) expansion of services. One of the nicest part of that process is definitely staying at nice hotels that we recommend to our clients. Each hotel is personally inspected at least once a year and we sleep…
Luxury villa in Orebić
Still seriously behind with blog posts planned for this summer, I simply could not resist to post some photos and details on this spectacular villa! It still not on our http://www.luxurycroatianvillas.com web site but planning to put it up as soon as I have less work. It is located near Orebic, on Peljesac peninsula, and…
Arboretum Trsteno near Dubrovnik – www.tours-in-croatia.com
For years I have been trying to find some time to stop at this place and enjoy the gardens. Arboretum Trsteno is located some 30 km north of Dubrovnik and it is the best known arboretum in Croatia. This is a place of incredible beauty but not as nearly as popular as the rest of…
Best restaurants in Dubrovnik
Few weeks back we were site-inspecting in Dubrovnik and part of the job is to try several restaurants in Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik is known for a fairly good restaurants but the offers simply has to be better! We, Croatians are often proud of our food and rightfully so. But when our guests come, they don’t have…
Secret Prevlaka peninsula
Few days back, while in Dubrovnik, we decided to go off the beaten path and see the southernmost point of Croatia. Most travelers in Dubrovnik simply “storm” the Old Town, enjoy the picturesque Cavtat and Konavle but we wanted something different: a place so remote that is rarely visited. Prevlaka met our expectations! Prevlaka is…
Best restaurants of Croatia – Kapetanova kuća, Ston Mali
Every time I go to Dubrovnik, or even on a longish trip from Split, I try to stop at “Kapetanova kuća” restaurant for a meal. Famous for oysters and sea food, this restaurant is one of the best known “temples” of south Dalmatian cuisine! Despite some great Dubrovnik restaurants, Ston is still a place of…
Smokvica – Korcula Island
Croatia offers many beautiful views throug the entire country: from the hillside of Zagorje to the cliffs of Dugi Otok and panorama of Dubrovnik… But one of the most memorable for me was the view of Smokvica town on Korcula Island. Typical Dalmatian towns and villages are always located on the slopes so the fertile…
Cavtat – Traveling back in time on Croatian coast
One of my hobbies is collecting postcards. Usually, only those closely related to my home area of Zadar and Šibenik but I do buy interesting postcards from all regions of Dalmatia. Recently, I have acquired an interesting view of Cavtat from the 1930’s. The shape of the town, as we know it today, is already…
The Dalmatian Sunsets
Very few things match the beauty of Dalmatian sunsets. And I am not talking about the summer sunsets when the sun slowly falls behind the horizon. The most impressive sunsets are in the winter. December to March. When, after the long days of rain, bura chases the clouds away. Combination of clouds and the sea…
Wine Tours of Croatia – Frano Miloš
Few are the wine makers that made so much in their life like Frano Miloš.He is a curly-headed, perhaps in his early forties, more of an artist than a wine maker and very charismatic—as testified by the magazine articles posted in his tasting room. His work also decorates these walls, giving the tasting room a…
Dubrovnik – Site Inspection, February 2009
Winter is the best time for site inspections – we get to see all the hotels at a relaxed pace, we check all the services without waiting, we enjoy each destination without crowds. Especially, Dubrovnik! We scheduled our inspection for early February to see the fiesta of Sv. Vlaho – St. Blaise – the heavenly…