At every turn, an abundance of lavash and gata can be found in Armenia. This pride of Armenian gastronomy is as simple as it is unusually important for Armenian culture and history. Since ancient times, tonir (or tandoor), a cylindrical clay oven, has been used in Armenian cuisine to make bread. The bread is, like many other nations, holy and the most typical type of bread is lavash. This is unleavened bread made from wheat flour, water and salt. Because of this, lavash can l

In all parts of Kutina, in the orchards and in the house yards, in addition to schools and public buildings, there are visible quinces. Ever since the human mind remembers, quince was part of the Kutina’s walls separating households, along with other fruit trees. Therefore, the tourist initiative was that the quince (dunja) became the symbol of Kutina, using the old name Kotonja in the connection of Kutina-Kotunja-Dunja. The family farms started producing quince jams, and tra

It is a sheer pleasure to sit at the roofed terrace of the Butina household in centre of Kuterevo, a Velebit mountain village known for superb wood craftsmen and the Bear Orphanage. We are here to learn more about the mountains that surround Gacka Valley. This dichotomy is extremely important, as the Valley cannot be comprehended without visiting mountains that surround it. The place is very popular among the many volunteers in the Bear Orphanage, but among the visitorts from