This is the second time I am writing about this place that was first described a while back on another post on Kudin most but this visit was more special… In the summer heat, while everyone is going to the sea for cooling off, I went to meet my friend and his small group on…
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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…
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…
Otres – Winter hiking in Dalmatia
I am simply drawn to this place… Ostrovica. With all the stories and the natural beauty, it is a very mystical area. It was a famous medieval Croatian fortress that fell in the hands of Turks by treason back in 1523. Re-captured by the Venetians in late 17th century, Ostrovica fortress was leveled to prevent…
Krupa River – the spring and the monastery
We try not to stay home on beautiful autumn weekends. So, few weeks back we invited wife’s cousins from Split to join us on a small “hiking expedition” to the spring of beautiful Krupa river. By some, this is the most beautiful river of Croatia. We took the small road from Benkovac to Medviđa and…
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…
River Grab and the famous mills
Every late summer weekend we try to spend outdoors. Not sipping coffee but walking and discovering new places and new people. Eating good food as well… This weekend, since we stayed in Split, we decided to visit beautiful Grab river near tiny Trilj town deep in Dalmatian hinterland. Just over an hour from Split, we…
Cetina River Spring
Cetina River Spring is one of those (many) places in Dalmatia that simply leaves you breathless. It was back in 2003 when we first visited, wife being pregnant for 8 months, followed by a VERY adventurous drive over Promina mountain to Drniš. This is an amazing part of Dalmatia! So, a week ago, we decided…
Glavas fortress
Hidden deep in the hillside of Dalmatia, just bellow the magnificent Dinara mountain, Glavas fortress (or Dinaric) is one of the most impressive fortresses from the medieval times! It was built in the 15th century as part of the defense shield against the Turks who were becoming increasingly dangerous with their raids and military campaigns…
Krka Waterfalls – National Park walking tour
Krka waterfalls is one of the most beautiful parts of Croatia and especially the Skradinski buk section: cascades, woods, lush vegetation, historic mills… Simply beautiful! That’s the reason why this part of the NP Krka is so popular and there is hardly a person coming to this part of Croatia that is not visiting at…
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 on Zrmanja
It has been a busy week and too much computer work took it’s toll on back, wrists, eyes… Getting out became necessary! So I called a good friend to join me on a short hike to Zrmanja’s beautiful Veliki Buk waterfall. We considered an alternative route that would be a bit more demanding but, of…
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…
Bijela River – Secret Gem of North Dalmatia
Bijela rijeka is a small river flowing in the rain season (mostly Fall and Spring) from the 300 meters high hill down to the Karin Sea near Zadar. Hard to spot from the street, it requires some easy hiking along a very dramatic canyon. It has been a while since I wanted to go there…