#pork

Mealhada - pork capital

Somewhere on half way between Coimbra and Aveiro there is a small town that is in none of the tour guides and has no particular mention...

Oct 31, 20183 min read

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Perched on a clifftop overlooking the gorgeous Plomin Bay, the old town of Plomin is often overlooked as sleepy small town next to the...

Apr 29, 20184 min read

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Gušt is a specific Croatian word. Stemming from the Italian “gusto”, meaning “taste”, it is far more than just a flavour of food. Gušt...

Sep 30, 20173 min read

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Imagine yourself driving through the lush green country, with hilltop castle ruins and small rivers, picturesque villages and old towns....

Sep 7, 20173 min read

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If you follow the road from the centre of Ajdovščina into the mountains, you will pass the Youth House and end up in front of an...

May 22, 20173 min read

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Sremič is a hill overlooking Krško. Its green slopes are dotted with vineyards and cellars. In 1874 the family Attems, owners of Brežice...

Feb 15, 20173 min read

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When poet Antun Mihanović was writing a poem in 1835 that will later become the Croatian national anthem, he surely didn’t even think...

Jan 15, 20172 min read

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When first really cold days approach, Croats begin to prepare wonderful pork delicacies. It is called kolinje, which is a local term for...

Oct 26, 20163 min read

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