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…
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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…