My clients often ask where they can have something authentic and eat like the locals. Konoba Hvaranin in Split is definitely one of those places! This past Sunday we decided to eat out as we spent too much time on the Riva with our clients leaving for a week long gulet trip. Hvaranin seemed the…
Tag: Dalmatia
Harley Days Croatia – Biograd 2011
It is over now. Crazy weekend is behind us… The weekend when our small town turned into Sturgis hosting the biggest Harley Davidson Rally in Europe in 2011 – The 20th H.O.G. Rally! Biograd is small – 5000 inhabitants – and we hosted a crowd of about 10 000 bikers from all over! And, apparently,…
Pag Cheese Tasting tour
As we always try to develop new tours and programs in all regions of Croatia, our special interest is in shore excursions: how to give the most in limited amount of time. One of the latest programs is the Pag Cheese tasting at Gligora Dairy in Kolan, on the the island of Pag. Here is…
Murter Shipyard
The wooden shipbuilding tradition on Croatian shores started probably with first humans coming here. Eventually, the Illyrians became so skillful in both shipbuilding and sailing that their liburna ships were adopted by the Romans after they conquered this side of the Adriatic. But, times are changing and ship building too. From the glorious liburnas to…
Best Restaurants in Croatia – Zrno Soli, Split
Ok, it is pretentious to put this newly opened restaurant on a list of the best restaurants but let’s be supportive. It definitely has all the elements that can get it there: wonderful settings in Split’s ACI Marina, great and stylish interiors and fairly good chef… So, I invited my business partner Martin of Cro…
Spring in Dalmatia
The spring is finally here! The weather was gorgeous and with unusually high temperatures in mid 20s, it was impossible to stay at home. So, I took two friends and left for the hills. First stop: ruins of Assseria near Benkovac. I wrote about this site a while back at Asseria and I visit often…
Best restaurants in Croatia – Konoba Pece, Vinjerac
Now, this is a hidden gem! Located in tiny Vinjerac, just on the shores of Velebit channel across Seline, no one would ever expect a tavern of this quality to be found. But, in the past few years, this has become a must visit place for everyone looking for great sea food. It is also…
Petting Zoo – Zaton obrovački
In Dalmatia, people usually invest in real estate: cheap apartments and houses. And then complaint how business is slow and they how they don’t make enough money… Same with locals and with the ones from inner Croatia who build here. They both have in common poor sense of business, greed and usually very poor taste…
Maraschino of Zadar
If there is one thing that can put Croatia on the World map of very unique delicacies and fine drinks, it would be Maraschino. In Zadar area, marasca sour cherry (Prunus Cerasus Marasca) has been regarded for centuries as medicine and food. This very special plant has adjusted well to the specific soils of Zadar…
Illyrian Mysteries
More mysterious places related to a civilization we know little of, but have some VERY stunning evidences of it’s existence! This time from the sacred city of Daorson in Hercegovina! Read more on my friend’s blog and Facebook page coming up! http://illyrianmysteries.blogspot.com/ Here with exclusive image of a cottage in the hinterland of Dalmatia. The…
Kornat Restaurant in Zadar
Yesterday was a gorgeous day so we headed to Zadar for a coffee with friends. The old town was bustling with people and, despite the terrible economy and many stores closing, Zadar’s “poluotok” was alive as always on Saturday’s morning. After wondering around for a while, sipping coffee in a sunny spot… it was time…
Secrets, mysteries, megaliths….
Today is the second birthday of Secret Dalmatia blog and we will celebrate it by posting a very exclusive information! (It is good idea to play that X files theme while reading this…) As I am passionate amateur historian and amateur archaeologist, I spend a lot of time hiking and exploring the Dalmatian islands and…
Pag cheese of Gligora Cheese Factory in Kolan
More traveling! This time to another end of Dalmatia: Pag island. I got invited by the marketing manager of famous Gligora cheese factory of Kolan, Mr Simon Kerr, to stop by and discuss potential cooperation. They are interested in creating a unique cheese tour and offering it to travelers in this area. Although not as…
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…
Unusual medicine of Rade Nekic
The flu – or whatever that was that hit me like a train this past weekend – inspired me to write this post on my good friend Rade Nekic. Thanks to him, and his medicine (all sorts of stuff!), my family and I did not experience a single cough in years now. I did not…