Martinje – St Martin’s Day – Festivities in Croatia
/0 Comments/in Autumn in Croatia, Croatian wine, EventsFollowing the many gastronomic delights on the Croatian calendar of events in October – including pumpkins, truffles and chestnuts – it is the turn of drink for November. More specifically, wine. Why is wine celebrated in November? Well, that centres around Martinje – also known as St Martin’s Day – which is marked on the […]
New for 2025 – Balance Croatia Festival, 8-11 August
/0 Comments/in Festivals in Croatia, Fun, New, Nightlife, TisnoVery exciting news for all keen Croatian festival goers – there’s a brand new festival on the calendar for 2025! Taking place in one of the best festival venues in Croatia, The Garden Tisno, the Balance Croatia Festival will be held 8th to 11th August 2025. This new electronic music festival will take place over […]
Croatia in Winter: What would you do?
/0 Comments/in Dubrovnik, Inland Croatia, Luxury in Croatia, Plitvice Lakes, Winter in Croatia, ZagrebThe leaves are turning brown and/or a-falling, the rain keeps lashing down the days are definitely getting shorter and it’s almost the end of October. Do you know what this means? Well, sure Halloween in a second or two, but in other news – it’s almost winter! So there’s no time like the present to […]
Spotlight on: St Mark’s Church, Zagreb
/0 Comments/in Sightseeing, Spotlight on, ZagrebOne of the most famous sights in Croatia is St Mark’s Church in Zagreb. It’s one of “those kinds of sights” that is often featured in tourist advertising for the country along with Zlatni Rat Beach, Plitvice Lakes National Park and Dubrovnik’s Old Town Walls and similar. And – like all those aforementioned beauties – […]
The new Entry/Exit System and Croatia
/0 Comments/in Travel advice, Travelling to CroatiaNote – 11th October 2024: I timed this post perfectly for just a few short days after writing it, the scheme has been pushed back to 2025 and some elements possibly done away with! See EU delays biometric border plan again as demand for fingerprints could be scrapped for more details. Nevertheless, I’ll keep this […]
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