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170 years ago, on July 4, 1855, the great Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac was born in Cavtat. He is most significant for the Croatian...

Donna F. Mekis and Kathryn Mekis Miller Authors of Blossoms Into Gold: The Croatians in the Pajaro Valley We spent six years conducting...

We had a festive Saturday night on May 17, 2025, in Pridvorje. The Proljeće pri Dvoru event was held, which for several years now the...

Easter is the most important Christian holiday. The date varies each year and depends on the movement of the moon in the period after...

The celebration of St. Blaise (Sv. Vlaho) has been held continuously every year since 972. According to legend, that year the saint, with...

The winter period in Konavle is full of celebrations and joy, and among them Christmas is the crown of all events. In autumn, as the...

The Pula Book Fair, entitled "Dreaming of Books in Istria”, saw its 30th edition this year. The program of the Fair was held from...

In the entire Mediterranean area, including the Balkans and beyond, there were always ways in which women styled their hair and covered...

Earrings are one of the most popular and oldest forms of jewelry in the world. They were mostly worn by women, though men occasionally...

In the heart of Konavle, in the village Mihanići, the artist Mijo Šiša Konavljanin was born in 1946. He became a visual chronicler of...

Mijo Šiša Konavljanin* (1946 – 2017) was the only self-taught Konavle folk painter. Though he is often referred to as a naïve painter, he...

Undivided family households [ 1 ] were found all over the Balkans, dating back hundreds of years. The names they used for their groups...

Opanci  (traditional leather footwear) are the oldest known form of footwear of Konavle peasants. In times of domestic footwear...

The art of making Konavle embroidery connects all women of Konavle. In the past, this embroidery was a mandatory part of the Konavle folk...

On 9 August 2024, AR Atelier in Gruda hosted an open house. For one day, it became a meeting place for lovers of Konavle’s intangible...

In 2024, we will remember the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 Aug.) for the great folklore event that took place on the...

Here is an interesting exercise that will show you what Konavle looked like in 1837. In 1837, the Austrian government sent out teams of...

In 1994, Croatian money was switched from dinar to kuna. It changed to the euro (€) on 1 Jan. 2023. In the Croatian language, a kuna is a...

The Pajaro Valley of central, coastal California is famous for its fruits and vegetables. The main town in the valley is Watsonville with...