Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb

It is official: the BEST museum in the World is in Zagreb! It is the most awesome Museum of Broken Relationships and I finally got to visit! I have to say that I have been a fan of the very idea as soon as I heard of it as it is simply brilliant. And the…

Wine bar in Split – Klub gurmana i hedonista

Split has had several wine bars opened in the past few years but all with limited success. Not sure if it was for poor advertising, lack of real enthusiasm behind it or maybe something else, but it never really worked out: there was never a place that would make one go back and learn about…

Sinjorina Smokva fig spread

It has been an incredibly busy September and very little time for updates and pretty much anything else… But, some interesting foodie trips are always a must. That’s how we went to Poljica to meet with Sandra Babac alias Sinjorina Smokva. This fig spread is very popular in Croatia and can be found in numerous…

Fresco painting in Istria

I still have some nice stories from Istria to share… One of them is the story of wonderful fresco painting workshops  in charming Roč town. Thanks to my Istrian partner Zdenka, of Istriana Travel, we are adding this great program to our list of private tours in Croatia. And we had to check it in…

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…

Etno Gastro Festival in Biograd

Many of the local festivals come and go unnoticed. One of them was this Etno Gastro Table festival in Biograd. Not any longer. What started as a small presentation of food from inner Croatia and Dalmatia, now became one of the biggest festivals of it’s kind combining cultural heritage from all regions of Croatia. This…

Croatian Souvenirs at Delicium Nostrum, Trogir

In the past few years, the offer of our national souvenirs has taken a huge step forward! Wines, traditional alcoholic drinks and liquors, dry fig spreads and even chocolates are available in all better souvenir stores. However, the prices are sometime really high and preventing even better sales. One of the better stores in terms…