The Virovitica City Museum: Museum located in beautiful castle
Virovitica City Museum is located in the heart of the city, inside the castle of the Pejačević family, built on the site of former medieval fortress. The castle was built between 1800 and 1804, and from its inception was owned by Counts Pejačević, the princely family Schaumburg-Lippe and Count Drašković until 1903 when he sold […]
Euphrasian Basilica – The Masterpiece of Early Byzantine Art
The golden mosaics of Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, shining and glittering in its glorious beauty, mark the great artistic turn in the history of sacral art. To witness and to understand its significance is the gift Poreč which generously shares with you.
Castles of northern Croatia. The story about the mystical history
Once upon a time, in a mountaintop kingdom whose towers stood gracefully among the clouds, there was a magnificent castle standing proudly on the ground…
Yeah, the fairytale intro ends here, but the story about the magical and mystical history and castles in Croatia is just starting.
Did Extraterrestrials Play the Role in Nikola Tesla’s Success?
There are maybe few people left on the planet Earth who are still unfamiliar with who Nikola Tesla was. He is a big part contributor to our history, yet he was not recognized as a true inventor while he was alive.
Croatian War of Independence (1), PART 1, The Outbreak
In the early morning hours, on October 12, 1995, Bosnian Serbs’ leader, Radovan Karadžić, received a disturbing phone call. Just 18 miles from his residence in the town of Banja Luka, a man, wearing a military uniform, surrounded by several of his high-ranking comrades, was sitting in the control room of the nearby power plant, slowly pulling on the master switch.
Croatia, the land of warriors, protectors of the West
On June 15, 1389, a single event threatened to change the face of Western Europe forever. You, along with generations of Europeans, would never be born. Our continent, its people and culture, history and folklore, would look entirely different today.
Story of Nikola Tesla – The Man Who Lightened Up the World
Some places are not destinations, but places of common interest not to be missed.
Picture this – It’s the day X of your holidays in Croatia. On this day you are traveling from the continent part, say Zagreb, to the sea coast, following Croatian Highway A1.
It’s a long drive. You’ve just passed by National Park Plitvice Lakes, but it’s not your national-parks-day today. It’s your transfer day. So, you keep driving.
History of the Stone Age in Croatia: Top 3 Locations
Not many people know that today’s Croatia was in the center of one out four major refugia during the last glacial maximum. Accordingly, people inhabit this region in Europe for millenniums. The abundance of Stone age locations in Croatia serves as proof.
Eco Holidays in Croatia – TOP 3 ecotourism holidays destinations
Don’t know what to expect from eco holidays in Croatia? Do you want to see how they make the bread in a traditional way, using fire?
Or how they use the power of water to mill the wheat and corn into the flour to make that bread? Bread, they serve along the tray full of different smoked delicacies and fresh cow cheese for breakfast.
