Breacking - through Croatian Heritage : a Travel in Pictures




Hrvatska zastava na Skradinskoj tvrđavi

Croatia 2012

 

ZADAR [ˈzadar] (lat. Iader or Iadera, ital. Zara)

Šibenik [ˈʃibɛnik] (njem. Sibenning, tal. Sebenico)

Helena Lijepa

Šibenska kapa

Katedrala Sv.Jakova

Šibenska riva

Dalmatinca srića prati

Procvitala murtulica
u pitaru na verandi
Ubrat ću je i darivati
ovu večer na šentadi.
A kad dođe dvanaest ura
ja ću dušo uz gitaru
zapivati sa skalina
onu našu pismu staru.

Dalmatinca sritna zvizda vodi
Bog ga stvori da morima brodi
Dalmatinca srića prati
di god bija srce tu je
uz Hajduka zvona svetog Duje

SNRU Marjan





Skradin




Skradin - pogled s tvrđave



Kroz pasike

Da je meni s tobom kroz pasike, 

samo jednom šotobraco proć,

svi bi znali da si moja bila  

svi bi znali da ćeš za me poć

Kad te vidim, kad te pozdravim, 

kad me boli odma ozdravim 

bez tebe sam ruža uvela, samo tebe ljubim ja

Da je meni s tobom za nedilje

priko mosta od Čiova proć

svi bi znali drag mi niko nije, 

svi bi znali da ću za te poć

Kad te vidim, kad te pozdravim, 

kad me boli odma ozdravim 

bez tebe sam ruža uvela, samo tebe ljubim ja

Kaštela

Linđo [liŋdʑɔ] is a popular dance of Dubrovnik and the Dubrovnik region. It is danced to the accompaniment of lijerica (an old Southern Dalmatian instrument with three strings), which came from the Eastern Mediterranean in late 18th century and spread on the Adriatic coast in the 19th century.

lindjo.hr

zagreb-touristboard

Kralj Silbe – The King of Silba island

Location:  

      Silba (island), Zadar archipelago (Dalmatia, Croatia) - distance:  30 nautical miles

      area/acreage : 15km 2

      length: 8, 5 km , highest peak “Varh“ (80 m)

Some facts:

      1^st inhabitance, 2^nd century A.D.

      Silbljani (Silbenjani) – famous seamen, remarkable mariners, marvelous ships – Marselijane, Manzere ("manzere" ,ital. manzo – ox, and "kastere" ,ital. castrato – ram)

      once famous for local products: wool, grapes, sheep and goat cheese, fishery

      a Peronospora epidemic destroyed most of the island’s wineyards (19^th  cent.)

      successful resistance against the Italians (Mleci) naval tradition (ships: marsiljane, manzere/-as) and pirate attacks (17^th  cent.)

      The uprise of the steamships (Lloyd´s  steamship company) made an end to the famous Silba naval tradition.

      St. Joseph : patron saint of the island

      In the 18^th  cent. Silba was called "Small Venice".

      TORETA – is the most well known symbol of Silba. It is a hexagonal tower with outer spiral stairs near the local post office (15 m high, used as a viewpoint). In the 19^th  cent. the Toreta was erected by captain Petar Marinić. Legend says that it was in memory of an unforgotten love, instead of her he married her daughter after 20 years of continuous sailing.

      The Silba King (Lord Mayor) was reelected every year, between the 26^th of Dec and the 6^th of Jan (1^st to be chosen after the Silba inhabitans managed to buy the island from a wealthy local tadesman).

      mediterranean  climate and vegetation – beautiful sand and pebble beaches – christal- clear sea water -  the refreshing “Maestral” wind – 23°C average temperature – no hotel, but acceptable private accomodation – nice restaurants an “Konobas” – friendly inhabitans – main port > Žalić (ferry-connections from Zadar, see links)

The so called three “guardian towers” – the islands Premuda, Silba and Olib – protect the Zadar coast and archipelago since ancient past (2^nd cent. A.D.). Inhabited primarily at first by the Romans, Silba is probably the most known of the three –  famous for its naval tradition. The famous Silba Manzeras and their fearless captains endured many years of turkish, pirate and italian attacks as well as trade blossomed in that times. Still, things had to change – the Lloyd’s steamship company (18^th cent.) forced many Silba mariners to leave tradition behind and join the newcomer. The Manzeras became s part of the mediterranean past, the beautiful captain’s houses remained abandoned on shore, since many of their inhabitans left for the Americas in search for a better life. Once famous for their grapes, olives and woll -  the Peronospora eventually made a brutal end to this part of agricultural tradition too. What was to remain were beautiful, untouched natural beaches, prescious landscapes – rarely to be seen in such an unchanged form. In constant search for more “national gems”, almost restless,  I discovered this beautiful Croatian island. I decided not to surrender to “exotic turist destinations” almost screaming at you from multicoloured pamphlets. There is still much more to discover in Croatia and I am only lucky to be able to enjoy it so easily. Alain de Botton (The Art of Travel, 2002 ) suggests, to try discover things one reckons, that one already knows rather than looking for the “unknown”. I followed his remark and I in the end was astonished by what I experienced! More I am not going to reveal.

http://www.miatours.hr/

www.villajadranka.org/silba.html

http://www.pansion-silba.com/

http://www.silba.net/

http://www.silba.org/

http://www.silbakonobamul.com/

http://www.jadrolinija.hr/