Culture
Naturist holiday in Croatia
Naturist holidays were first organised in Croatia in the 1930s and one of the early pioneers was none other than Edward VIIIth, who visited a naturist beach on the island of Rab. (He was travelling with Mrs Simpson, but she apparently was not too keen on bathing in the nude.)
The real boom in naturist holidays [...]
Famous citizens of Dubrovnik- Marin Getaldić
Devil in maths, angel in heart.
Marin Getaldić caused real awe in his fellow- citizens with his experiments with parabolic mirrors he performed in the cave of St. James, named “Bete`s cave” after his own nickname. The mirrors destroyed metals, lead and silver alike, at a distance. The stories have it that Getaldić put in danger [...]
Famous citizens of Dubrovnik- Ruđer Bošković
Ruđer Bošković
In his lifetime a personality of high esteem in European circles, however, it was only the recent times that defined how he was ahead of his time and, in many things, a precursor of scientific achievements. Ruđer Bošković, one of the most famous Dubrovniker of all times, excelled with intellect, imagination and intuition with [...]
Dubrovnik Painting School
Through centuries Dubrovnik was the cradle of many famous painters. Little of the riches, created in both the famous and unknown paint shops, beginning with the frescos in the pre-romanic churches in the 11th and 12th century, to the greatest pieces of art by Ivan Ugrinović, Blaž Jurijev, Lovro and Vicko Dobričević, Nikola Božidarević and [...]
Artists who lived in Dubrovnik
Many forms of artistic expression flourished during the long and rich history of Dubrovnik. The Dubrovnik literature experienced its renaissance “rebirth” in the 15th and 16th century, when many immortal works of literature were created. Emerging from life in Dubrovnik and created to amuse, provoke, cry and laugh, Dubrovnik literature developed from the people. The [...]
Dictionary- important signs
Entrance - Ulaz
Izlaz - Exit
Emergency exit - Izlaz za nuždu
Admission free - Ulaz slobodan
Engaged - Zauzeto
Vacant - Slobodno
Reserved - Rezervirano
Open - Otvoreno
Closed - Zatvoreno
For sale - Prodaje se
Room to rent - Soba se izdaje
Non-smokers - Nepušači
Gentlemen - Gospodini
Ladies - Gospođe
Pull - Vuci
Push - Guraj
Ring - Zvoni
Please close the door - Zatvorite vrata
Look out - Oprez
Caution [...]
Croatian language
Croatian (hrvatski) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Croatian minorities in some neighbouring countries, in the Italian region of Molise, and parts of the Croatian diaspora worldwide.
Standard Croatian is dialectally based on the Western Štokavian dialect with the Ijekavian reflex of the Common [...]
Dictionary- basic phrases
Greetings - Pozdravi
Good morning! - Dobro jutro!
Good afternoon! - Dobar dan!
Good evening! - Dobra večer!
Good night! - Laku noć!
Hello! - Bog!
Cheerio! - Živio!
So long! - Doviđenja!
Goodbye! - Zbogom!
See you later! - Do skorog viđenja!/ Vidimo se!
Good luck! - Sretno!
A pleasant journey! - Sretan put!
Congratulations - Čestitam
My hearty congratulationst! - Srdačno čestitam!
Thank you and the same [...]
Zagreb Events&Festivals
Zagreb is home to a host a numerous unique events which one might not expect to find in the area. Many of these cater to specialty interests but can be enjoyed by people who are new to these specialties as well. For example, as anime becomes an increasingly popular art form across the world, fans [...]
The city of artists and scientists
Many forms of artistic expression flourished during the long and rich history of Dubrovnik. The Dubrovnik literature experienced its renaissance “rebirth” in the 15th and 16th century, when many immortal works of literature were created. Emerging from life in Dubrovnik and created to amuse, provoke, cry and laugh, Dubrovnik literature developed from the people. The [...]
