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Traditional singing (ojkanje) and Traditional Souvenir (Alka, licitars) under UNESCO’s protection

Sinjska Alka is a 300 year old knights’ tournament in Sinj and honey making trade from region of northern Croatia have been added recently to UNESCO’s delegate list of non-material cultural heritage of mankind. Also, the musical expression called “ojkanje” was added to UNESCO list of rare immaterial cultural heritage which requires urgent protection. Sinjska [...]

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The Exotic Kvarner Riveria in Croatia

Kvarner is a region that has been growing tourism for more than a decade due to its diversity ranging from colorful vegetation, pleasant climatic conditions, combination of mountains, islands and coastal area and splendid architecture and amazing culture. It was a winter and summer resort of members of Habsburg dynasty, that developed the amazing tourist [...]

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The valley of Neretva – An amazing place for tourists to enjoy mandarin harvest

Dolina Neretve (Neretva Valley, valley of river Neretva), which is also called ‘mandarin valley’ is the best place to enjoy your holidays in Croatia and you will receive a warm welcome from hospitable locals of Komin, Opuzen, Metkovic and other areas. In whole region of Neretva, there are approximately 1.3 million mandarin seedlings that yield [...]

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Croatia UNESCO – 7 sites and 7 cultural traditions

CROATIA has 7 UNESCO protected world cultural heritage sites and 7 UNESCO protected world cultural heritage traditions, making it first in Europe and fourth in the world. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The music in the video are traditional and unique Croatian “klapa” songs. First is “Vilo Moja” and second [...]

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Following the cross on island Hvar

Island Hvar – “Following the Cross”

For more than 400 years on Hvar, parishioners from the central part of the island have participated in the great ‘Following the Cross’ procession. Beginning on Good Thursday, mass is simultaneously held in the six parishes of Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirče, Vrbanj and Vrboska. The procession then begins, following a 25-kilometer course into the early [...]

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