More mysteries! The story of Zadar Sphinx is very romantic and very unusual! Located in the Uvala Maestral or Bay of Maestral, (it is actually Dražanica vela bay) it can be seen right from the road. It is not an easy walk from the Zadar peninsula but if you cross to the mainland by a…
Category: Myths and traditions
The Pag Triangle Mystery
As the weather is terrible for the past few weeks and I cannot go anywhere but work on my web sites, I am starting to dig out materials from past hikes and travels… One of the sites that I was most excited about was definitely the alleged UFO landing site at The Pag Triangle near…
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…
Secret Frmic Island
Numerous are places on our coast that were important in the past but are now completely forgotten. Probably the best example is the town of Osor between Cres and Losinj islands that was once a big city and nothing more than just a tiny hamlet today…with huge ruins. One of the places like that is…
Olive trees of Lun
This year I did not want to post any photos of my olive trees or anything “regular” happening up and down the coast in the season of olive picking. This year the destination was Lun… To anyone, even vaguely familiar with olive-growing traditions on the Croatian coast, even the very name of village of Lun…
Roman ball games in Dalmatia
One of the most interesting pieces of Roman art, in Dalmatia, is definitely a tomb monument of a Roman boy that can be seen as a wall decoration in Sinj. The monument represents a 7 year old Gaius Liberius holding a ball in his hand. It was excavated in the nearby Roman stronghold of Gardun…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ghosts of Dvigrad
One of the places that was on my list of “must visit” for (too) long was Dvigrad in Istria. Finally, this morning, leaving Rovinj, I drove straight there. Visible from the highway high above the deep valley, Dvigrad is short drive from the turn to Rovinj. Actually, you look for signs to Kanfanar and then,…
Croatia’s national flower – Iris Croatica
Few people know but our national flower is endemic Iris croatica. This beautiful flower is just now in full bloom and can be seen by the roads, in the hillside, in the woods of Croatia… Just today we went on a trip to the hinterland of Sibenik and this flower was everywhere! It is protected…
Stecak monuments – www.secretdalmatia.com
Some of the most mysterious monuments in Croatia are, by no doubt, stećak tombstones. Stećak [stechak] (for singular) or stećci (for plural) are not only found in Croatia but in the neighboring countries as well. Bosnia and Herzegovina is particularly famous for this tradition with an estimated 60 000 stećaks still standing! Although their look…
Motovun in the winter
One of the prettiest places in all of Croatia, tiny town of Motovun, is equally magical in the winter time as in the summer when hordes of tourists visit either for The Motovun Film Festival or simply to enjoy the eternal beauty… High above the peaceful Mirna River valley and the mysterious Motovun forest, this…