I have seen most of the most beautiful panoramas in Dalmatia: from Srdj mountain overlooking Dubrovnik to mount Hum on Hvar. Maybe Biokovo is THE ONE but so far, panorama over Vransko lake offers the most beautiful views in Dalmatia! Over 200 islands in front of you (probably close to 300…): Kornati National Park, Pašman…
Category: Šibenik
Happy birthday, baba!
My grandma turned 101 today! She says that she was born in March but no one bothered to rush to Šibenik to get her registered with authorities back then – in the times of Austro-Hungarian Empire… She still lives on her own in a small village in Vodice hinterland and she is in good health….
Tours in Croatia – Photo Tour of Croatia
When designing the company, photo tours were supposed to be one of the most important parts of the project Secret Dalmatia. But, we mostly work with individuals and we are considering alternative ways for promoting our group tours. The first photo tour we had, was designed for Mr. Dennis Cox He has established “following” and…
Food and Wine of Croatia – Pelegrini Restaurant
Pelegrini restaurant is simply a gem in Croatian culinary offer. Especially on this part of the coast! While Zagreb has several really lovely and progressive restaurants, Dalmatia lives only in the summer when the tourists arrive. Pelegrini is trying to change that. Open year round, Pelegrini is setting new standards in local cuisine. Rudi, the…
Travel in Croatia – Pakovo Selo near Drniš
Although I am not a big fan of artificial villages and folk-Disneylands, Etnoland “Dalmati” near Pakovo selo was not a bad idea. It was imagined as a traditional hamlet that would give a good picture of the traditional life in the hinterland of Šibenik. Unfortunately, it does not look good… Instead of lovely, typical stone…
Food and Wine of Croatia – Bibich Riserva 2006
I definitely don’t want to make this a video blog but just today I found a great video clip review of my favorite wine. Bibich riserva 2006! Actually, last week we got a case of 2007 and it is a notch better than 2006 but watch the review and enjoy! I am so glad my…
Kaić na kraju – painting the boat
It is that time of year again… Time to pull out the boat and fix what is needed. Clean it and paint it. This is our late grandfather’s boat. The boat in Dalmatia is called “kaić” – read kaich. It is about 40 years old now but still in excellent shape. My family comes from…
Food Tours in Croatia – Secret tastes of Dalmatia
In my efforts to find and promote the best we have to offer, occasionally I meet wonderful people but impossible to fit them into our culinary or food tours of Croatia. One of them is Trifun. Originally from Benkovac, being Serbian, he left in 1995 when Croatia won back the occupied areas of Dalmatia. People…
Wine tours of Croatia – Babić of Primošten
When talking of Croatian wines, one image pops to my mind right away – sunny September afternoon, grape fields of my uncle and the grape in my hand. Babic grape to be specific… Babic is one of the best known grape varieties in Croatia. It is mainly grown in Northern Dalmatia – Šibenik area. Although…
The Medieval Fortresses of Krka River
September is my favorite part of the year. Still beautiful weather but that special feeling of “dying” nature preparing for the winter. That is the best time for hiking! Almost twice a week we get together and head to the hills looking for less known historic or natural sites. I use my military maps and…