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O vikendu na Biokovu

Razmišljajući o vikendu na Biokovu, dvije stvari su mi nekako najznačajnije. Prva se svodi na jedanaest ljudi u planini, od kojih većinu zapravo i nisam poznavala, i jednostavnost kojom smo se organizirali i proveli vrijeme van civilizacije. Druga je misao o samoj planini koja mi je čitav život na obzoru. Generacijama predaka ona je bila sve – dom, izvor hrane sa svojim pašnjacima i dolcima, svetište sa svim svojim crkvama i kapelama, kao i mjesto gdje se odvijaju sve fantastične priče.

Zaostrog Old Village Tour

Walking through the Zaostrog Old Village, you can almost feel something indigenous. However, its recent revival is a striking contrast to its image in the early 1960s, when it was completely abandoned. The people who left it then were mostly local peasants and the people who walk its streets today are world travelers. Between the two, there is a gap to be bridged.

What’s winter like in Dalmatia?

So, what’s winter like in Dalmatia? I guess that’s one of the questions which guests ask when they want to find out more about locals

O vikendu na Biokovu

Razmišljajući o vikendu na Biokovu, dvije stvari su mi nekako najznačajnije. Prva se svodi na jedanaest ljudi u planini, od kojih većinu zapravo i nisam poznavala, i jednostavnost kojom smo se organizirali i proveli vrijeme van civilizacije. Druga je misao o samoj planini koja mi je čitav život na obzoru. Generacijama predaka ona je bila sve – dom, izvor hrane sa svojim pašnjacima i dolcima, svetište sa svim svojim crkvama i kapelama, kao i mjesto gdje se odvijaju sve fantastične priče.

Zaostrog Old Village Tour

Walking through the Zaostrog Old Village, you can almost feel something indigenous. However, its recent revival is a striking contrast to its image in the early 1960s, when it was completely abandoned. The people who left it then were mostly local peasants and the people who walk its streets today are world travelers. Between the two, there is a gap to be bridged.

What’s winter like in Dalmatia?

So, what’s winter like in Dalmatia? I guess that’s one of the questions which guests ask when they want to find out more about locals