If you are on holiday near Omis in Dalmatia and are a fan of historical fortresses, stunning views and a bit of hiking, you should plan a visit to Fortress Starigrad (Fortica), a 14/15th century fortress situated on a hilltop 260 meter above Omis.
Tag: Sightseeing
Before moving to Croatia, Croatian wines was completely unknown to me, actually I never thought about Croatia as a wine country. Once here I soon learned that wine is produced in most parts of the cou
The island of Rab and the homonymous city are located on the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is 22 km long and has 9480 inhabitants. The highest peak is Kamenjak, 408 m high. T
Porec is a city on the western coast of Istria. After Pula, it’s the biggest Istrian city. The city was inhabited even in ancient times; the walls around the city were built during the Roman period. Porec has about 17 000 inhabitants who are now mainly engaged in tourism which is also the main industry; […]
Trogir, one of our favourite towns in Croatia, is located 27km north of Split. The town’s history goes back for more than 2000 years, as the Greeks founded a colony here in 3rd century BC. Thank
Last Sunday we went on a trip with our Australian friend to see the Nature phenomenon the Imotski lakes, which is a red and a blue sinkhole lake. Imotski is situated in the mountain land of Dalmatia c
If you plan a holiday in Split, you may want to prepare yourself for the trip and collect all the useful information you can get. We wanted to make it easier for you so we have made a list of 20 things that could come in handy when travelling to the most beautiful city in […]
The town Nin is considered to be one of the oldest cities in Croatia, Nin is situated 15 north of Zadar. when you arrive to Nin from Zadar , you will pass the Zaton holiday village and just after that
It’s a special feeling to visit the Fish market or Peskarija as it is called here. To me, as well as most other citizens in Split, it’s a ritual. First think I do when I get to the fish market
What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Paklenica? How to get to Paklenica The National Park Paklenicastretches on the littoral slope of South Velebit, in the backdrop of Starigrad. You can reach Paklenica: By car – You can arrive from several directions by car. The quickest way to come […]
What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Krka? Entrance and parking There are 5 official entrances for National Park Krka, the two main entrances is Skradin and Lozovac. If you
Friday we went to visit the observatory on the Mosor Mountain south of Split, the Observatory, or the star village as it is called, is fairly unknown even among the locals, I actually never heard abou
On the 8th of Juli Stari Grad Plain was added to UNESCO’s list of world cultural herritage. The Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. For 2400 years this […]
There’s Island and two lakes extraordinary connected …name of that Island is Mljet. NEW: GUIDE TO MLJET Mljet is rich with forests because of that, he is known as the “Green Island&#