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Ivan Dolac beach

Winter walks – enjoying Hvar’s peaceful landscape

I love the winter on Hvar. It’s a time when we can enjoy having that gorgeous scenery all to ourselves. Although we have had some rain, there have also been lots of sunny days when the great outdoors just has to be explored. January and February are perfect months for hiking, with comfortable temperatures and…

March 2, 2020 in Island Life, Landscape, Walks.
Onto the conveyor

Olive oil tasting at Uljara Radojković in Bogomolje

In October and November, once the grape harvest is over, it’s time to pick olives. Our neighbours have been busy, raking the fruit off the trees, collecting it on netting spread on the ground. The boxes of olives are then taken along to an uljara to be processed into oil. One such uljara is Radojković…

November 23, 2019 in Food & Drink.
Ripe for picking

Autumn is in the air and it’s time for olive harvest!

This past month we’ve been exploring some of the pathways that connect villagers to their fields. These are old routes criss-crossing the Stari Grad Plain, some wide enough for an ox cart, others narrow and winding for walking, perhaps donkey-width. They make perfect hiking trails, especially on autumn days when the sun is not too…

November 1, 2017 in Flora & Fauna, Walks.

Exploring the Dalmatian Coast: Pag – island of sheep, cheese and wine

Arriving on Pag at the southern end across a big blue bridge, it felt like we’d landed on Mars. This is a very stark landscape, with red rocks strewn everywhere, no vegetation whatever, and the massive wall of Velebit looming across the channel. The lack of anything growing on the side of the island facing…

July 16, 2015 in Food & Drink, Landscape, Travel.

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