Archive for March, 2008
Mljet Park
If you believe the legends, Mljet Park is a magical, mystical land of enchanted coves and wondrous legends. It is supposedly Odysseus’s vacation destination of choice on his travels back to Greece and it is also mentioned by Benedictine monks and St. Paul—the travel agents of antiquity—as a spot to see when traveling through the Mediterranean.
Salt lakes
Mljet Park has naturally occuring salt lakes in the center of the island that have been a tourist draw for centuries. It is likely that receding ocean levels deposited the salt water in the depressions of both the …
Date: March 31st, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Plitvice Lakes page of our Croatia photos page.
Date: March 26th, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Istria page of our Croatia photos page.
Date: March 21st, 2008 |
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Croatia’s Hot Springs
When the Romans traveled around their Empire, infantry and officers alike would get road weary and battle worn. As a way of combating fatigue and the dreary months enforcing the borders of their territory, Roman soldiers would stop for baths at the natural hot springs that dot the countryside of Croatia.
Today, these hot springs have become health spas and resorts catering to a slightly different clientele than armored Roman soldiers coming off of the front lines. Now, travelers drop into the warm water pools as a respite from the stresses of traveling and as …
Date: March 17th, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Plitvice Lakes page of our Croatia photos page.
Date: March 12th, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Boats and Beaches page of our Croatia photos page.
Date: March 28th, 2008 |
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Croatia’s Dingac Wine
The Dingac wine region near Dubrovnik is one of the smallest and most unique producers of red wines in the Mediterranean latitudes. It also produces some of the best wine in Europe.
The key to the Dingac wine, like all wine, is the crop of grapes. The key grapes in this case are known as the Plavac Mali grapes, which grow on the south side of a restricted peninsula in southern Dalmatia known as the Peljesac peninsula. The tiny 2 km patch that house the grapes is called the Dingac region.
The grapes grow in such …
Date: March 24th, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Boats and Beaches page of our Croatia photos page.
Date: March 19th, 2008 |
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Random Croatia Photo of the Moment
Here’s a random photo from our Istria page of our Croatia album:
Date: March 14th, 2008 |
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Krka National Park
Krka National Park is a natural botanical wonderland in Croatia with a multitude of different species of plants and animals. The park covers over 109 square kilometers mostly around the Krka River. Krka park is known for the cascading waterfalls along the plunging river and the sights bring many to the park from around the country.
Although not as dramatic as Plitvice lakes, the waterfalls are dynamic and the scenery is largely untouched except for hiking trails and the occasional access point to the river. Unlike Plitvice, visitors are allowed to swim in the pools at Krka national park in …
Date: March 10th, 2008 |
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