Paški sir, a firm, sharp-tasting sheep’s milk cheese from the island of Pag, Croatia. The distinctive taste of this cheese comes partly from the diet of the sheep on this island, where a large part of the extremely sparse vegetation on which they graze is composed of rich, aromatic herbs (in particular sage), dusted with …
Pivnica Mali Medo (‘Little Bear Beerhall’), on Tkalčićeva, a street lined with cafes and bars in the historic centre of Zagreb, Croatia. Pivnica Mali Medo serves five types of traditionally brewed, unfiltered beer from Zagreb’s Medvedgrad Brewery (Pivnica Medvedgrad), including the mighty fine Mrki Medo (‘Brown Bear’) – pictured here on its way to my …
Images from the third and final night of the 298th Sinjska Alka, in Sinj, Croatia (4 August 2013). The Alka is a knightly tournament dating back to 1715, in which riders compete to spear a small metal ring from a galloping horse. The Alka is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Below: …
As some of you already know, I’m currently walking, cycling and ferry-hopping my way around some of Croatia’s 1,185 or so islands, while working on a new hiking guidebook for Cicerone – so here’s the fourth of several posts on some highlights from the roof of the Croatian Adriatic… The small church of Sveti Duh, …
Čoja, the second day of the 298th Sinjska Alka, in Sinj, Croatia (3 August 2013). The Alka is a knightly tournament dating back to 1715, in which riders compete to spear a small metal ring from a galloping horse. The Alka is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Pictured above and below, …