Most of us have this fascination with waters. I cannot live very far away from the sea and have to see it at least once a day. So living in the interior is out of the question.. But, I do like rivers. Especially hidden, secret springs just like the spring of river Una. Since it…
Category: Inner Croatia and Zagreb
Restaurant Week
Since the new “Restaurant Week” is just around the corner, I thought of posting few photos from the last one – from this past fall – when we visited two restaurants in Zagreb. Although “Restaurant Week ” is national event, Zagreb has the most interesting participants and it is quite fun to explore some restaurants…
Hiking to the bottom of Blue Lake of Imotski
The Blue Lake (Modro jezero) has been dry for over three months now and no one even remembers when was the last time the drought was so serious… I had a post on Modro jezero a while back so I won’t go into too many details. Just a few basics: – the depth of the…
Bistro Bardot, Zagreb
Tucked in one of the small gardens in the very heart of Zagreb, Bistro Bardot is a recently opened oasis of French cuisine (and wines) in our capital city. I usually only write about Croatian restaurants but also of occasional refreshing additions to our culinary scene. So, we were looking forward to our visit to…
Best Restaurants in Croatia – Prasac restaurant, Zagreb
I won’t be writing about Wine & Gastro festival that was held a week ago in Zagreb. It was nice, crowded, with great offer, lots of great wines and… did I say it was crowded? Read more on it on Manjada’s great blog. The highlight for me was meeting in person some great and interesting…
Winter, carnival and food traditions
Few days back I got a lovely invitation from my friend Domagoj to come join his family and friends for a special carnival menu. That was also an opportunity to meet Domagoj’s good friend and already quite famous Mr. Semir Osmanagić of the Bosnian Pyramid Foundation who had an interesting speech about his latest discoveries…
Eating out in Zagreb
Unlike here in Dalmatia, Zagreb has a great offer of international restaurants. From Indian to Chinese, pasta to sushi… But, of all international cuisines, Thai food has been my favorite for a long time. Last time in Zagreb we decided to go to Opium oriental bar for some Thai tastes. Opium is located in Branimir…
Trilogija restaurant in historic part of Zagreb
Always in search of great restaurants I keep asking my friends and business partners where to go. So, recently, before going to Zagreb, my friend recommended us Trilogija restaurant in historic part of Zagreb: just next to the Kamenita vrata gate. They advertise themselves as “snack-bar” or zalogajnica (if I am translating it correctly) but…
Sunday’s Antique Fair in Zagreb
One of the places that I visit almost every time when in Zagreb is the wonderful antique/flea fair held every Sunday on Britanski trg square or, popularly called, Britanac. This is one of those beautiful, historic squares in old part of Zagreb that provides a perfect setting for this type of fair. The day was…
Ogulin – The town of fairy tales
Few weeks back I was on a business meeting in Ogulin. Never been there before 🙁 but, like many places in inner Croatia, is quite lovely and rich in history. Unfortunately, since it is not on main tourist routes, it is rarely visited and the national tourist board invests zero kuna in promotion. However, the…
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…
Best Croatian wines – Korak
For the past few days I was in Zagreb doing some inspections and meeting friends and partners. That time a year… Although I had a fairly planned schedule and knew what I was to expect, I was not prepared for Korak wines. I have to admit that my general knowledge of Croatian wines is limited…
Tour of Plitvice Lakes in the Fall
Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the most visited parts of Croatia. It is situated in the mountainous Lika region. These amazing 16 lakes connected with countless waterfalls, are one of the most beautiful places in Europe in general and it is no surprise that this National Park often gets voted as the most…