Lessons
These protected and preserved national heritage sites are great places to visit in spring or fall when there are no summer crowds.
7 sites under UNESCO protection include:
Historical city of Trogir | Old City of Dubrovnik | Euphrasian Basilica, Porec |
Stari grad plain, Hvar | Diocletian Palace, Split | Plitvice lakes |
St. James Cathedral, Sibenik |
Rich in intangible cultural heritage Croatia offers 13 treasures:
- Lacemaking in Croatia. Annual Carnival Bell Ringers Pageant from the Kastav Area.
- Spring procession of Ljelje/Queens from Gorjani. Two part singing and playing in the Istrian scale.
- Festivity of St. Blaise, Patron Saint of Dubrovnik. Procession „Za Krizen” (Following the Cross) on the Island Hvar.
- Traditional Manufacturing of Children’s Wooden Toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje.
- The Sinjska Alka, a knight’s tournament in Sinj.
- Gingerbread craft from Nothern Croatia.
- Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia.
- Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland.
- Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia.
- Ojkanje singing.
- Mediterranean diet