The oldest coin to be found on the island of Hvar bears on the reverse side a depiction of a bunch of grapes, and on the obverse side the image of Homer – the poet who extolled their virtues in verse. Officers of ancient Rome gladly became gourmands once they discovered the riches of the Cetina region bequeathed to them by the gods: trout, river crabs, frogs, game and fertile land. Instead of the usual temporary camp they created a permanent settlement on the hills along the Cetina River. A thousand years ago, top quality chefs, who were equally expert in Oriental and Western cuisines, were a key element of the crews aboard the ships of Dubrovnik which sailed the Mediterranean and the oceans. [opširnije]

Above everything else, ZAgreb is the converging point as well as being the intersection of all the regional gastronomies of croatia, and more often than not offers a selection of the best from each of them. this is clearly visible on the city markets – 13 larger and 10 smaller ones, but most of all at the central market known as Dolac, ideally located only meters from the central square, on an elevation at the same level as the cathedral. in every respect this is the most prestigious market in croatia. its activities precede its very existence, since back in the 19th century lively, often acrimonious discussions raged over the location of Zagreb’s central marketplace... [opširnije]

ThroughouT hisTory The role of slavonia has always been to feed croatia. the fertile Pannonian plain, with its unparalleled agricultural potentials, has attracted civilizations since prehistory. Generous land yielded riches, riches gave rise to the development of culture, and an environment of high culture was an ideal place for gastronomy to flourish, as it has done for thousands of years. Powerful influences from the east and the West were resolved through confrontations on the battlefield, but also through cohabitation in the kitchen. acombination of Austro-Hungarian, Oriental and indigenous Croatian readily recognizable Slavonian cuisine based on top quality ingredients. [opširnije]

Central Croatia borders with hungary in the north, slovenia to the west, with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the east, and in the south it approaches fairly close to the adriatic sea. geographical maps reflect an intricate combination of ethnic influences out of which issued the culinary patterns of small regions: Zagorje, Prigorje, Međimurje, Banovina and at the southern edge of Lika and gorski kotar. croatian language dialects spoken in these areas sometimes differ one from another to such an extent that a foreigner is often led to believe that they are in fact different languages. [opširnije]

Survey pollS and experience have Shown that there are large numbers of people in the world who have not heard of Croatia, but have heard of Dubrovnik. When people catch their first sight of the city, be it from a plane, car or ship, the view etches itself into their memory. the incredible feeling for urban harmony, the power of creation which enabled man to complete its construction, begun by the fierce geomorphology of the Mediterranean, possesses the same power to amaze as it did centuries ago, combined with the miracle of survival that has survived wars, earthquakes, fires and epidemics. [opširnije]