Recipes
Zagorje štrukli: stretched dough, cheese and the soul of Zagorje
A recipe and story of Zagorje štrukli — a dish of thinly stretched dough filled with fresh cheese and cream, boiled or baked, a pr...
Croatian Wonders
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Wonders of Croatia — people, places, flavours and stories
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Nature parks
Zagorje Mountains Nature Park: Croatia's youngest park and the mountain heart of Zagorje
A guide to the 13th and newest Croatian nature park — Ivanščica, Strahinjščica, Ravna gora and Macelj, Trakošćan castle, the Vindi...
National parks
Mljet National Park: a green island, salt lakes and Odysseus's haven
A guide to the most forested Adriatic island-park — the Great and Small Lakes, a Benedictine monastery on an islet, the legend of...
Recipes
Sinj arambaši: the sarma of the town of the Alka
A recipe and story of Sinj arambaši — the little cabbage rolls of the Cetina region with hand-cut (not minced) meat, no rice, seas...
Nature parks
Telašćica Nature Park: sheer cliffs, the salt lake Mir and the Adriatic's most beautiful bay
A guide to the park on Dugi Otok — the largest and safest bay of the Adriatic, dramatic cliffs 161 m high, the healing salt lake M...
National parks
Risnjak National Park: the green heart of Gorski kotar
A guide to Croatia's most forested mountain park — the Risnjak and Snježnik peaks, the turquoise source of the Kupa, the return of...
Recipes
Lamb under the peka: a rite of fire, embers and patience
A recipe and story of lamb under the peka — the Dalmatian ceremonial dish in which lamb and potato roast for hours under an iron b...