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Ogulin Fairytales
The magical natural heritage of the Ogulin region, its turbulent historical events and interesting local happenings and its people, have...
Andrea Seifert
Sep 9, 20164 min read
Omišalj - Old Glagolitic Town
Omišalj is located in the north-western part of the island and is the first island town after crossing the Krk Bridge. The historic town...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 26, 20162 min read
Honey Land of Northern Krk - OPG Almaši
In Ancient Greece, The Greek Great Mother was known as the Queen Bee, and her priestesses were called Mellisae, the Bees. The honey bee...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 23, 20163 min read
Krk Home Food under the Morus - Restaurant Pod Murvu
Sometime in 17th or 18th century a small cooking book emerged under the title “Gastronomy of the sinful friar Karlo from Dubašnica”...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 23, 20163 min read
Living from the land - Homestead Stari Kal in Kras
To live from what land gives is sometimes old-fashioned, sometimes escapist, and sometimes just as Trudeau would want it. But to see a...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 23, 20163 min read
Love for Tradition
When someone meets Mrs Mirjana Pleše, this person for sure will learn much. This extraordinary woman is among the fans of Lokve antiques,...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 8, 20163 min read
Frog Tale from Lokve
While travelling in Lokve, you might see everywhere signs of small frogs. They are on park benches, on houses, tourist office documents....
Andrea Seifert
Aug 8, 20162 min read
Lokve - Above and Beneath the Horizon
Once, a vodenjak (vodnik or topielec, a name applied to Slavic spirits of water) was roaming the village of Lokve, and with its looks he...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 8, 20162 min read
Vrilo Gacke - A Trout Heaven in Lika
On the very source of River Gacka, at the Tonković Vrilo, stands one of the best restaurants in Lika, Vrilo Gacke. Apart from the setting...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20163 min read
The Gacka Mills
The river Gacka and its valley cannot be envisaged without the mills on it. First mills in history are mentioned to be on the river in...
Vedran Obućina
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Gacka - The Dream River
The river Gacka is tranquil and silent river, unusual for Croatian mountain flows. It springs quitly from the Tonković Vrilo and a bit...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Gacka Dinner in Hotel Zvonimir
The hotel Zvonimir is situated in the heart of Otočac, providing the citizens and their guests a great opportunity to relax and dine in...
Vedran Obućina
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Otočac - Centre of Gacka Valley
The centre of Gacka Valley is Town of Otočac, a small urban centre with lots of history. The famous Baška Tablet from 12th century says...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20164 min read
Glorious Cheese from Gacka
Cheese production in Lika is a long rooted tradition. In the mountain valleys of Velebit, cheese was produced according to centuries...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Tradition Woven in Wool
We are driving off the main street in Otočac, eager to find out what the old women are doing in the Traditional Craft Centre. We envisage...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20164 min read
Sense of the Mountain in the Butina Homestead
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...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Kuterevo - Village of Bears and Wood Products
The mountain village of Kuterevo is famous for its carpenters, known for the high-quality barrels, bukara (wooden mug for wine drinking),...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Sweet Samobor
Many Zagreb citizens come to Samobor with an idea to stroll around the city historical centre and sit on the main square to enjoy Samobor...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 1, 20163 min read
In the realm of Rudarska Greblica - Nikl's Bakery
In the hilly outskirts of Samobor, a ten-minute-drive away from the main square, at the very end of a creek called Rude, surrounded by...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 1, 20164 min read
From Samobor Cellars: Bermet Filipec
They say that tradition is forged in time. In the case of this visit, one could say that the tradition of making good wine and mellow...
Andrea Seifert
Jul 1, 20164 min read
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