Category Archives: Croatia

Dalmatinska Rožata

Rožata is one of the oldest Dalmatian sweets, which got its name from rose liqueur. Ingredients for 10-12 persons: 10 eggs 10 spoons of sugar 1 liter milk Vanilla sugar Lemon peel Orange peel Marascino, Rožoljo (rose petal liqueur) or another liqueur Sugar for caramelizing 20-25 spoons Way of preparation: Melt the caramelizing sugar on […]

Dalmatinska Marenda (Dalmatian Brunch)

Turistička zajednica Splitsko – dalmatinske županije with the ŠKMER ACMER (Association of Chefs of Mediterranean and European Regions) started the Dalmatinska Marenda project a year ago, which promotes Dalmatian gastronomy through education and masterclasses. The project is not only of a gastronomic character, it is a kind of link of all social components where the […]

Night of the Museum in ŠKRIP

The Croatian Museum Society, in cooperation with numerous Croatian museums and other heritage, scientific, and educational institutions, organized the Night of the Museum event for the 19th time this year on Friday, January 26. The theme of this Museum Night was Museums and a new audience. It is appropriate at a time when new generations […]

Squid fishing in Bol on island Brač

As part of the commemoration of 100 years of tourism in Bol, the Tourist Office with the help of the Association of Bol caterers organized the first squid, octopus, cuttlefish and muskrat hunting competition on October 7 and 8, 2023. Fishing lasted two days, with 35 teams and 120 competitors. Chefs from the Association SKMER […]

Viticultural Collection in Pitve on island Hvar

The Viticultural Collection, founded in 1989, was re-established in the renovated building of the former elementary school in Pitve, and the new permanent exhibition was opened on 28/02/2023. This new museum space was designed with the desire to combine the story of traditional viticulture on the island of Hvar with the organoleptic properties of contemporary […]

Symposium Anatomy of islands

Island at the table: Mediterranean Diet between global processes and Island knowledge Jelsa, island of Hvar, Municipal Hall,28 – 30 September, 2023. After five years of meeting on Vis and another five on Lastovo, we invite you to Hvar, to the town of Jelsa, where the 11th Anatomy of Islands symposium will take place at […]

Opening of The Viticulture Collection in Pitve

Island Hvar, Tuesday 28th February 2023 – The Viticulture Collection, founded in 1989, has been re-established in the renovated building of the former elementary school in the village of Pitve. This new museum space was designed with the desire to intervene the story of traditional viticulture on the island of Hvar with the organoleptic properties […]

Christmas Season On The Island Of Hvar

The Christmas season in Hvar begins with the  Feast of Saint Nicholas on 6 December. Today, giving presents on this occasion is quite usual, unlike some fifty years ago when this custom was reserved only for the children of rich bourgeois families. Up until that time, the youngest inhabitants of Hvar were presented gifts only […]

Christmas can only smell of Choux pastry fritters

Porojenje Jedino More Imat Vonj Od Pašuratih Choux pastry fritters – pašurate or fritule are the favourite Christmas dessert on the island of Hvar. It is a type of round fritters. On their presence on the island of Hvar and the etymology: the name originates from the long-extinct Dalmatian language (a variant of the vernacular […]

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