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2 The Sibenik TimesIssue 12

23. 08. 2008.

Although the world famous magazine ‘Home Overseas’ lavishes praise on the whole

of the Adriatic coast it seems that Croatia’s islands have made the greatest impression among its re-aders. Commenting on real estate the magazine reported that whilst property values are no longer che-ap in comparison with other for-mer communist countries, Croatia was nevertheless a place to invest in because of its beautiful locati-on and climate. ‘Home Overseas’ adds that there are 1,185 islands in Croatia, of which more than 60 are unsettled. However the magazine has not published any information about what islands might be on

the market. Istria is described as the “Croatian Toscana” and Opatija as a fashionable tourist destina-tion which attracts many famous

people. Home Overseas also wri-tes superlatives about Split, Brac, Sibenik, Hvar and, inevitably, Du-brovnik.

welcome to our beautiful city and the twelfth edition of “The Sibenik Times”. As the tourist season reaches its peak and the annual August invasion of Italians is in full swing the region has

turned into an international “buffet” of many flavours. Finding a place in the shade seems to be harder and harder. Groups of tourists can be seen hiding like vampires from the sun under umbrellas and canopies around the city. Air conditioning units are working to capacity to attempt to keep shops and hotels at a manageable temperature. It’s hot in the city. Personally I enjoy watching this influx of foreign nationals although I wish fewer came by car especially those who drive at 10 kilometres an hour around the city whilst searching for a parking space and then serve at the last moment into a space without indicating. watching the tourists walking around the town I have competitions with a friend guessing from which country they come from. I hate generalising about people but it’s fairly easy to guess their nationality from their overall look. Sometimes I do mix up the Germans and the Austrians, both of them have the same fashion sense and the obligatory moustache. The belgiums and the dutch are also easily confused although they wouldn’t like to hear that I’m sure. The Italians are easy to spot, firstly due to their outlandish dress code and secondly due to their height or should I say lack of height. I have been to Italy recently and being of average height it made a refreshing change to “tower” above people rather than to be shadowed by the “giants” of dalmatia. Someone once asked me why everyone is so tall here, to be more precise they said “they all look like basketball players here” and I replied with a phrase that I’d once heard “so they can reach the best fruit in the trees”. by far the easiest to spot are the english there is just something quintessentially english about them. Northern europeans, not being used to warmer climates, are awkwardly dressed with sandals and socks, brightly coloured hawaii-style shirts bought especially for their holidays and of course whiter than white legs hanging out of the bottom of their shorts, although after two days these legs are usually the colour of a freshly caught lobster. Thankfully the invasion of mass english tourism hasn’t arrived in Sibenik yet. I have travelled a lot over Spain and many of the tourist resorts give you the feel of being in england and not on the Mediterranean. english bars, restaurants offering full english breakfasts, live Premier league football on every TV, cricket clubs and cafés offering a variety of teas rather than coffee can be found in every street. I remember a few years ago going for a drink with a friend who lives in Marbella in Southern Spain. he had been living there for three years when we met but in a typically english invaded resort. As the waitress came to take our order he waved three fingers at her and shouted “beer” I looked in surprise and asked why didn’t you ask her in Spanish. “Firstly, I don’t know how to say that in Spanish and secondly that waitress is from Liverpool and wouldn’t understand me if I did” answered my friend. That pretty much sums up the expat community in Spain, mixing with the local population and learning their languages, cultures and traditions is far from important. There are around 1,5 million expats living in Spain most of these are english or German. one German newspaper, bild, even published a guide on “how to avoid the british abroad” and this saga continued when briton tourist david barnish sued his travel company for selling him a holiday at a resort filled with stereotypically German Germans. Imagine this amount moving to live in Croatia and increasing the population by one third it would be chaos. It’s estimated that the number of british and Irish living in dubrovnik is around 100 but when I say living that means living in the summer. how many of this figure live full time is hard to say but you can probably calculate that it’s at least 80% less. Apart from the british another 120 foreign nationals live in the city on a “permanent” basis which takes the total number to around 220, which is still a drop in the ocean compared to Spain and other Mediterranean countries.

FroM the editor

Mark THOMAS

inVeStMent in croatia WorthWhile

PLAY FAIR OR DON’T PLAY AT ALL

BRITS ESCAPE POOR WEATHER

The Danish Olympic champion sailing team of Jonas Warrer and Martin Ibsen has expressed

their gratitude to their Croatian op-ponents. While both men said that winning gold in Sunday’s 49er Sai-ling Race was the stuff of dreams that much of the credit should also go to the Croatian team who loaned them a boat. The leading Danish team of Warrer and Ibsen experienced huge problems just before the start of the

final when their mast split in two. It was then that the Croatian team came to the rescue and loaned them their boat. This allowed the Danes to make up for a four-minute delay, and although they finished seventh it was enough to secure gold overall. Spea-king to journalists later Warrer sugge-sted that the Croatian crew should be awarded a medal for fair play and he hoped the Danish sailing federation would look into the possibility.

British tourists who had planned on saving mo-ney with a holiday at

home are making last-minu-te trips to Croatia, it has to-day been claimed. The credit crunch had resulted in holi-daymakers staying in Britain to cut costs, but poor wea-ther has led to some chan-ging their minds, reports the Telegraph. Paul Nelson, from lastminute.com, told the newspaper there has been "spikes in interest in recent weeks" in Croatian holidays. Research by travel firm On the Beach shows bookings during the first week of Au-

gust are 30 per cent higher than any week in July, the newspaper reports. Gale for-ce winds have today been predicted by the Met office, with chief forecaster Richard Young stating the poor Bri-tish summer weather "shows no sign of letting up". Me-anwhile, a recent list of the Telegraph's 50 last-minute summer holiday deals saw Croatia feature twice, with Porec and Rab both named as top destinations. Croatian Villas offering villas, apar-tments and waterside pro-perties from the people who really know Croatia.

MORE AND MORE FLIGHTS LANDThe number of trave-

llers making journeys to and from Croatia

has risen, according to a study released this week. Figures from the country's Bureau of Statistics show 677,000 passengers have flown with Croatian carri-ers in the second quarter of 2008, reports Seenews.com. The number repre-sents a 1.3 per cent incre-ase on data for the same time period in 2007. Air-port traffic is also up, with a 4.5 per cent rise when

compared to last year's figures, while the results show more than 490,000 passengers were carried

by domestic aircrafts du-ring the research period, the website reports. The news comes shortly after

an official study showed rising numbers of tourists in Zagreb, states Javno.com. Meanwhile, it has this week been claimed visitors may be attracted to Croatia through food. Analysts Ian Yeoman, writing for websi-te Hospitalitynet.org, clai-med for those who travel to Croatia food tourism "plays an important part of the overall experience". Cro-atian Villas offering villas, apartments and waterside properties from the people who really know Croatia.

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• Croatiahaswonasilverandabronzemedalsofaratthe 2008 Beijing Olympics.• Atotalof106athleteswillrepresentCroatiaattheOlympic Games in Beijing in August, and they will com-pete in 15 sports.• Croatians’mainhopesrestonwomen’shighjumpworld champion Blanka Vlasic who currently has an unbeaten streak of 34 competitions and has had 48 competitions over 2 m.• All theCroatians, exceptmembers of its nationalsailing team who are in the city of Quingdaou, are loca-ted in one building in the Olympic Village in the Chinese capital. This has been the largest Croatian Olympic dele-gation since the country gained its independence.• Croatianswilltakepartinthefollowingsports:at-hletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, canoe/ kayak, gy-mnastics, handball, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, tennis and water polo.• Ofthose106participants,20arewomen.

• FilipUdesecuredasilvermedalintheMen’sPom-mel Horse Final at this year’s Olympic Games. This was Croatia’s first ever medal in a gymnastic discipline.• Croatiahashighhopesofwinningmedals in theteam sports, water polo, basketball and handball. • MilanNeralicwasawardedaBronzemedalinFen-cing for Austria in 1900. This was the first medal ever awarded to a Croatian. Although he was a Croatian Cro-atia was a part of Austria at the time.• Atthe2004OlympicsinAthenstheSkelinbrotherswon a silver medal in the men’s coxless pairs rowing event. • VenioLosert,goalkeeperofthehandballteam,haswon two gold medals. Firstly at the 1996 in Atlanta and then in 2004 in Athens.• The topthree rankedtennisplayers fromCroatia,IvoKarlovic, IvanLjubicicandMarioAncic,unfortuna-tely all had to pull out from the 2008 Olympics due to various injuries.

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CROATIAN WINES UNDER PRESSURE FROM EU

Like most Mediterranean coun-tries, Croatia is a wine-drinking nation and takes huge pride in

its heavy reds from the Adriatic co-ast and fruity white wines from the mainland, but wine-makers are still not certain what EU membershipwillbring.TheEuropeanUnionhaslower subsidies for wine. Therefore, it will be a shock that we want to overcome by encouraging people to invest in technology and new vi-neyards and focus on quality, thou-gh there is not much time left," said Josip Kraljickovic, state secretary at the agriculture ministry. Croatia produces some 731,000 hectoliters ofwineayear,afractionoftheEU'sannual output of 180 million hec-

toliters. Its northern neighbor and EUmember Hungary, for example,produced three million hectoliters in 2007. "Our wine-makers face un-certain timeswith EUmembershipin prospect, but some of them could reallybenefit.TheEUhas500millionpeople, so we should find a place. There is always room for original, local varieties of wine," Kraljickovic said. In Kutjevo, the wine centre of the "Vallis Aurea" or golden valley in the fertile Slavonia region, autho-rities have set up a wine festival to promote the quality and image of local wines. Croatia has some 130 native grapes but has registered as a trade mark only one red wine from the Adriatic -- 'Plavac mali', a close re-

lative of America's Zinfandel. Many winemakers see a better opportuni-ty with white wines, like the popular Grasevina, the local variety of Riesling. "As far as red wine goes, I would not dream of competing with France or Spain," said Antun Adzic from Kutjevo, whose eight-hectare vineyard is considered small by EU standards. "Butin regard to Grase-vina, Riesling, Pi-not, I am sure I can compete with the big producers in quality and price."

SHOP HOURS SHORTENED

After implementation of a new law providing for shor-ter working hours and closure of all stores at 9 pm, ba-kery owners complained that they had been unaware that the regulation would enter into force in the midd-le of the summer. The new law provides that all shops may be open from 6 am to 9 pm. Penalties for violati-ons are 30,000 kuna or 4,000 Euros, which must be paid within five days. Otherwise, shops in question will be closed. Mayors of tourist resorts, craftsmen, and many shop-keepers are displeased by the new law. They are planning to send petitions to the Croatian government asking for repeal of the new law. Mayors of Adriatic re-sorts on the initiative of Hvar Mayor Pjerino Bebic have already sent in a petition asking for extension of wor-king hours until midnight in June, July and August.

TOURIST SEASON BETTER THAN LAST YEAR

Croatian minister of tourism Damir Bajs expects 3 percent tourist arrivals and 2 percent

overnight staysmore, with EUR 7.3billion in tourism revenue, while the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has already made a forecast

of a 3-percent increase in the season 2009. At the same time, international tourism grew by roughly 5 percent in the first four months of the year, re-portsUNWTO.Inthefirstsixmonths,the Croatian Adriatic had nearly 3 mi-llion guests (+2 percent), with more

than 12.4 million overnight stays (+3 percent), HTZ reports. According to the recently presented Tourism Stra-tegic Marketing Plan, Croatia should increasetourismrevenuetoEUR20billion by the year 2018, with the growth of 4-8 percent.


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SiBenik – a BrieF hiStoryArriving Croats built

a fortress of Sibenik on the western side

of stone areas on a stony rise 70m above the sea. The fortress was located on the south coast of a natural port and primarily served as administrative, religious and defense post of the co-unty. Historical sources do not reveal the precise time of the fortress foundation but it is almost certain that it took place in IX century, at the latest. Parallel with the development of medie-val Croatian state an urban settlement was being built beneath Sibenik fortress. Sibenik is first mentioned in deed of gift made by King Petar Krešimir IV (1058-1074), who at the time li-ved and discussed state matters in Sibenik. Croatia entered a state community with Hungary in 1102 after Hungarian King Ladislav'smilitary and politic inter-vention. With this act, Cro-atian and Hungarian kings became sovereigns of Si-benik as well. This period (XII –XV ct) is characteri-zed by frequent changes in the town sovereignty, from Croatian- Hungarian leaders and home knights, over Byzantium and Middle Age Bosnian state to Veni-ce (on several occasions). Despite these changes the town continued to grow and prosper. In 1298 pope Bonifatio VIII issued a bill proclaiming Sibenik a city and ordering for a diocese to be established. In 1409 LadislavofNaples soldVe-nice his royal rights in Dal-matia for 100 000 golden ducats. Soon afterwards Ve-netians arrived before Sibe-nik demanding surrender. The town refused to give in to the ultimatum and managed to resist Venetian

assaults for three years. On 30th October 1412, exhau-sted by the siege, the town was forced to bring their resistance to an end and surrender. Under Venetianrule Sibenik was given the status of autonomous town commune. Nonetheless the autonomy was syste-matically obstructed and li-mited. Venetians cancelled free election of the town's prince and appointed one from their own ranks. Grand Council of Sibenik was stri-pped of its legal and politi-

cal power and submitted to the town's prince.

From XV ct. onwards, a new danger thre-atened Sibenik - the

Turks and their expansion towards west. Ottoman Turks tried to conquer the city on several occasions (1570, 1647, 1659) but fa-iled each time. In the year 1608 Sibenik issued its first constitution that origina-ted at the beginning of XV ct. In 1649 the largest ou-tbreak of plague emerged and killed three quarters of the town population.

With the fall of Venetian state the town manage-ment decided to abrogate Venetian governing of the town and place it under the rule of Franjo II, Croatian-Hungarian king and Austri-an emperor (Tsar). Underthe Austrian rule Sibenik maintained its status of a district and county centre. LosingthewarwithFrance,Austria had to hand over its government in Dalma-tia to France. French army entered Sibenik on 18th February 1806. With the

foundation of Illyrian pro-vince Sibenik became one of the districts in Dalmatia. Following Napoleon's fall at Leipzig, Austrian armymoved on to conquer sout-hern Croatia and by 1st No-vember 1813 marched into Sibenik.UndertheAustrianrule, as a part of a Kingdom of Dalmatia, Sibenik was a county centre with local government and its gover-nor. Politic fight revolved around two parties, Italy - oriented Autonomaška and Croatian Popular Party. Later on Croatian Right's

Party joined them and by 1904 took over the district's administration. Town grew andprospered:in1879wa-ter supply station was put in work, in 1883 hospital and in 1895 hydroelectric plan was built on the river Krka. Town population in 1900 was 10000.

As soon as the First World War began Austrian gover-

nment introduced a strict military–police regime whi-ch lasted until the fall of Austro-Hungary in 1918. In

1918 Popular Council dec-lared the end of Austrian government and made Si-benik a part of the State of Slovenians, Croats and Ser-bs. Between the two World Wars the role of Sibenik as a seaport and transit cen-tre grew. It became even moreimportantastheLikarailway from Sibenik to Zagreb was put in work in 1925. Political life evolved in constant fight against the great Serbian Unitari-an regime of Yugoslavia. Sibenik citizens gathered around Stjepan Radić in

Croatian Peasants Party (la-ter lead by Vlatko Maček). In 1941 Germany and Italy attacked and occupied Yu-goslav Kingdom. On 15th of April Italian and German troops marched into Sibe-nik without encountering resistance and occupied the entire area. With the establishment of Italian fascist government began the decentralization and Italianisation of Sibenik. In the town and surrounding villages more and more resistance and antifascist

movements were being formed. After Italian capi-tulation in 1943 German troops invaded Sibenik and held it under their rule for fourteen months.

After three-days' com-bat against German troops in the town

outskirts, partisan troops entered Sibenik on 3rd No-vember 1944. The Second World War left Sibenik as a part of Croatian federal po-litic unit in communist Yu-goslavian state. In mid 60s Sibenik became one of the centers of industrial pro-

duction and a large Adria-tic port. In comparison to the one in IX ct, its urban agglomeration in the 60s increased manifold. As far as the economy is concer-ned, thanks to the beauti-es of Sibenik aquatorium and the river Krka, tourism flourished. Grand tourist complexes were built in Primošten, Vodice, Solaris and a rapid economic de-velopment ensued. The ad-vancement of tourism was present not only along the coast but in the city itself, thanks to its historical and cultural tradition. Collapse of the communist regime throughout Europe sped up fall of the communist state of Yugoslavia. After the refe-rendum on 25th June 1991, the Parliament suspended all ties to Yugoslavia and declared independency. Sibenik celebrated this hi-storic event for Croatian people. However, soon af-terwards it was attacked by the strong Yugoslav army and Serbian paramilitary units. Sibenik citizens cho-se to fight. Although under-armed, Croatian army and the people of Šibenik ma-naged to defend the city. The battle that lasted for six days (16th –22nd Septem-ber) was later known as the "September battle".

Major part of the county was still occupied by the

Serbian forces and the town under heavy artillery attacks. In August 1995 in a military action named "The Storm" Croatian army de-feated Serbian forces and freed the occupied areas. Sibenik became a free city, which created the basic conditions for its post-war recovery and it continued to develop as the centre of Sibenik-Knin County.


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GaStronoMy oF dalMatia

The cuisine of Sibenik and the islands follows the trend of modern

nutritional cooking. The brief thermal preparation of foodstuffs (mainly boi-ling or grilling) and plenty of fish, olive oil, vegetables and home-grown herbs fo-und near the sea is why this cuisine is considered to be very healthy. Meals along the Dalmatian coast are he-avily influenced by their Ita-lian ancestry which is why the coastal resorts tend to fill up with Italians in sum-mer. Often the meals begin with a nice plate of pasta; black risotto or spaghetti in squid ink sauce is especially popular.

Dalmatian cuisine relies he-avily on the fresh fish and seafood that are caught (or farmed) offshore. Look forsea bass, grouper, scorpion fish, pilchards, mackerel, squid and sea bream. Fish is usually grilled with local olive oil, garlic and lemon. Regions with an abundance of fresh water are famous for their frog, eel and river crab dishes. Meat isn't forgotten eit-her. Thin slices of smoked Dalmatian ham (pršut) are often on the appetizer list. Lamb ispopulareitherbo-iled or baked. Dalmatian pasticada is a meat stew (beef stuffed with lard and roasted in wine and spices)

often served with gnocchi. One local delicacy is dishes baked under an iron bell this is a traditional method of cooking meat and vegeta-ble dishes in a metal dome buried in glowing embers. If you plan on trying this style of cooking then restaurants will normally need up to 3 hours notice in advance to prepare the food, although it is well worth the wait.

Connoisseurs of cheese must try all the different cheeses on offer. In the mar-kets one finds a thick white cheese sold in little plastic sacks and usually eaten, as an accompaniment to a sa-lad, with salt and pepper.

Paski sir, a hard cheese from the isle of Pag, is an exce-llent cheese and one of the most reputed.Typical Dalmatian desserts win the heart with their simplicity. The most usual ingredients include Medi-

terranean fruit, dried figs and raisins, almonds, ho-ney, egg. Famous wines include Din-gac and Postup then there are Posip and Grk, etc. And also Prosecco (a sweet de-ssert wine), the very strong grape (loza) and herbal brandies (travarica, grapes with medicinal herbs) and liqueurs. The Croatian beers most frequently drunk are Ozujsko beer and Kario-vacko beer, both of which are excellent. Foreign beers tend to be more expensive, so unless you have a prefe-rence for a particular forei-gn beer you’ll do no wrong choosing Croatian.The Sibenik County offers

a wide range of places to dine. They range from rustic charm to silver service, cate-ring for all manner of speci-al occasions. The menus of restaurants in Sibenik are mainly based on local spe-cialties. Although recently a wider variety of cuisines has emerged. The working ho-urs of most restaurants are from 11.00 - 24.00, altho-ugh it is normally never a problem if you wish to stay longer. The price includes taxes, but the service char-ge is almost never included and is not mandatory. It is a customary, however, that if you are satisfied with the service a 10% tip of the total amount is usually a fair tip.

FOOD AND DRINK VOCABULARY

FIrST CoUrSe – PredJeLoMAIN CoUrSe – GLAVNo JeLodeSSerT - deSerTbreAd – KrUhwINe – VINobeer – PIVoFISh – rIbAMeAT – MeSoFrUIT – VoĆeVeGeTAbLe – PoVrĆewATer – VodASALT – SoLPePPer – PAPArSoUP – JUhACAKe – KoLAČ


Mr. neven Baus:

We are very pleased with the summer seasonHow pleased are you

with the summer season this year?

So far we are very pleased with the summer season. Of course the season is not yet over; we still have a long way to go. Althou-gh we have to put things into perceptive, first and foremost the National Park of Kornati is a protected archipelago of outstan-ding natural beauty and we have to consider the park as a National Park firstly and as a tourist attraction secondly. You can’t really compare the National Park to other tourist attractions in the Sibenik County that need to improve their ca-pacity or popularity year after year. My first and main

consideration is to care for the park, and its nature and surroundings and, of course, to keep it free from unnecessary damages. But to answer your question the number of guests is sli-ghtly higher than last year and we are generally satis-fied with the results so far.

How long does your tou-rist season last? Normally our season runs from Easter somewhere until the end of October. However the National Park is open all year round. Of co-urse during the winter mon-ths from November until March we don’t have many guests and the ones that do come tend to be gue-sts from Croatia.

Where are most of your guests from? I would have to say that thro-ugh the summer months the majority of the guests to the park are foreign tourists. Howe-ver we also get a large amount of guests from Croatia.

Are there any plans for inve-sting in the park in the near futu-re?Yes, certainly there are plans for inves-tment in the future. It is a lit-

tle difficult to talk about that now as the National Park has to pass any investments

through the government au-thorities. Before we pass this procedure it is hard to give concrete examples of what we will do next year and in the future.

What do guests say when they see it for the first time?The Kornati National Park is truly something special and in many ways unique.

All of the guests that I have spoken to are more than pleased with their tour. The nature is

so amazing that you can’t see something like this

everyday. Seeing the guest’s

faces as

they visit the park for the first time tells me everything, a picture is worth a thousand words.

How long have you been the director of the Kornati National Park?I have been the director for the last nine months, so you could say I’m fresh to the po-sition. Before that I was the maritime director for the Si-benik – Knin County. I must be honest I am very happy and satisfied with my new position in the National Park. Unfortunately I don’t getto spend as time as I would like in the park due to work obligations. Our offices are in fact not based in the Na-tional Park but on the island

of Murter.

KORNATIThe Croatian Kornati archipelago (Ialian: Arcipelago delle Incoronate) is located in northern dalmatia, south of Zadar, but in Šibenik-Knin county. with 150 islands in a sea area of about 320 km² Kornati is the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The southern part of the archipelago, which roughly corresponds to the part of the archipelago called donji Kurnat (Lower Kurnat) was declared a national park in 1980. Kornat, with its area of 32,525,315 m², the biggest of the islands, comprises two-thirds of the park's land area. Although the island is 25.2 km long, it is no wider than about 2.5 km. There are no permanent settlements in Kornati. Simple houses in well-protected coves such as Vruje, Kravjačica, Lavsa and others are used by land owners as temporary shelters. Most of the land owners are from the island of Murter.


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kornati national park

In the central part of Cro-atian Adriatic Sea, abo-ut 15 Nm to the west from Sibenik town, 7

Nm to the southwest from Murter, or 15 Nm to the so-uth from Zadar town, there is amazing group of islands named Kornati archipela-go. Beauty and singularity of the archipelago moved authorities in 1980 to proc-laim a bigger part of that area national park. Since then certain modifications of its borders were made, so that nowadays Korna-ti National Park occupies the area of about 220 km2

(54.000 acres). There are 89 islands, islets and reefs wit-hin the area of Kornati Na-tional Park (238 km of the coastline), what makes it the most indented group of islands in the Mediterrane-an. The land part of Kornati National Park covers less than 1/4 of its total area, but the values of its lands-capes, the "crowns" (cliffs) on the islands facing the open sea, and interesting relief structures, make this part of Kornati National Park unique. There are no permanent settlements in Kornati. Simple houses in

well-protected coves such as Vruje, Kravjačica, Lav-sa and others are used by land owners as temporary shelters. There are around 20 restaurants and taverns within the Kornati Natio-nal Park. They offer qua-

lity domestic cuisine that mostly includes seafood specialties (fish and crabs) and domestic lamb from the Kornati area. Some restaurants also offer “in-ternational” food for those who are not very fond of

the Kornati cuisine. Most of the land owners are from the island of Murter Besi-des, the Kornati submari-ne area, whose biocenosis are considered to be the richest in the Adriatic Sea, and also the magnificent geomorphology of the sea bed attracts divers from all over Europe to come and enjoy in unforgettable sub-marine adventures. Diving visits to the Kornati Natio-nal Park are allowed only in organized and approved diving groups. Therefore, if you intend to dive in the Park (which we highly re-

commend), please contact one of the diving centers authorized to perform this activity within the Kornati National Park. Within the Park there are seven zones set aside for diving visits. It is hard to recommend which one you should use. Kornati truly is a wonder of nature and well worth a day out of your holiday schedule to experience, whether you prefer an ac-tive day of water sports, hiking and diving or just to enjoy the views and try the local cuisine its truly a day that you’ll never forget.

"On the last day of the Creation God desired to crown His work and thus created Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath" - George Bernard Shaw (26th July 1856 – 2nd November 1950)

FACT FILE – KORNATI• With 150 islands in a sea area of about 320 km² Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.• Kornati was declared a national park in 1980Kornat, with its area of 32,525,315 m², the biggest of the islands, comprises two-thirds of the park's land area.• There are no permanent settlements in Kornati• The Kornati Islands were first colonized in the time of the Illyrians.• Diving visits to the Kornati National Park are allowed only in organized and approved diving groups.


GORAN VISNJICGoran Visnjic was born on September 9th 1972 in Sibe-nik. He is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American films and television productions. He is bestknownforhis roleasDr.LukaKovač in the hit television series ER. Now credited as Goran Visnjic in his En-glish-language work, he adopted the sim-plified spelling of his name when he cametotheUnitedStatesinthelate'90s, believing it would be more accessible to American audiences.

a little Bit oF eVerythinGFACT FILES The Sibenik – Knin County is full of interesting sights and sounds. Its history and tradition are rich, complicated and fascinating. Its nature and wildlife, including two national parks, are unique and breathtaking. Its cuisine and wine are world class. The connection to the sea is unbreakable. And finally its people are friendly, generous and warm. Every week we’ll bring you a few short fact files of diffe-rent areas of life in the county so that you can better com-prehend the culture that surrounds you.

SIBENIKSibenik(Italian:Sebenico)isahistorictowninCroatia,population 51,553 (2001). It is located in central Dal-matia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Sibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Sibenik-Knin County.

DONKEYSThe donkey is a symbol of Dalmatia. Without this no-ble, timid, stubborn and very hardworking animal life would have been very different in Dalmatia. People wouldn’t have been able to move so much stone, har-vest so many grapes, make roads and paths or build so many houses, villages or towns. Men brought wa-ter by donkey, climbed hills and mountains, for peo-ple the donkey was the key to success and hope for the future. And more importantly the donkey became man’s best friend and companion. In a sign of grati-tude for this unique animal the towns of Tribunj and Primošten have both placed a statue to the donkey in the centre of the town. In Tribunj on the first Saturday in August is held the biggest and most well known “race of the donkeys” along the coast of the Adriatic.

BUNGEE JUMPINGThe Sibenik Bridge is one of the most attractive spots in the world for free falling connected to a line of elastic, popularly known as bungee jumping. In the summer mon-ths a real crowd forms on the bridge, both of jumpers and spectators. The brave among them throw themselves off the bridge over the Krka ri-ver and fall 40 meters down before being catapulted by the nylon cord back up aga-in. Bungee jumping is open everyday during the season and costs around 220 Kunas.

ISLANDS AND COASTLINESibenik Rivera has a very indented coastline with nume-rous bays, ports, more than 240 islands, reefs and points including the national park of Kornati. The direct airline length of the coastline is 56.2 kilometers but in reality it is 806 kilometers long due to the amount of inlets, rivers, bays and coves. The largest island in the Sibenik County is Kornat which has a surface area of 32,525,315 meters squared. The inhabited islands include Kopara, Gola Gla-va, Krapanj, Zlarin, Prvić, Tribunj, Kaprije, Žirje and Mur-ter. On the island of Visovcu on the river Krka live Fran-ciscan monks. The island with the highest peak is Kornat with 237 meters, while the lowest inhabited islands are Krapanj, seven meters above sea level and Tribunj only two meters above sea level.


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every Friday until the end of August enjoy a performance from the professional dance gro-up “Lolita” on the open terrace of hotel Zora. This highly recommended show in a special ambience starts at 21:00. Prices for adults are 30 kn and for children 20 kn.

HOTEL ZORA

22.-23.08. CoNCerT oF dALAMATIAN SoNG

21.-23.09. MedIeVAL FAIr IN SIbeNIK

05-07.09. FeSTIVAL oF rUrAL CULTUre

EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL THE 1ST SEPTEMBER from 7:00 to 13:00

Around church of Saint FraneANTIQUeS FAIr

24.08 AT 10:00reGATTA “bUrTIŽ 2008” LATIN SAIL

27.08 AT 21:00

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01.09 eXhIbITIoN - MILeNA MIKULANdrA

19.09 MeMorIAL hANdbALL ToUrNAMeNT - MeMorIAL hANdbALL ToUrNAMeNT “ANTe MIhIĆ boGde”

20.09 AT 20:00The eVeNING oF CUSToMS oF oUr hoMeLANd

16.09. CyCLING rACe VodICe- ZAToN- ŠIbeNIK brIdGe – VodICe brIdGe –VodICe „heArT AGAINST STeeL „

08.09. “MALe GoSPe“- PILGrIMAGe

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“FAIR IN THE MEDIEVAL SIBENIK”every year in the month of September in the eve of St. Michael’s day a “Fair in the Medieval Sibenik” takes place, a fair for inhabitants and peasants, masters of old handicrafts and gastronomic specialties. This year it will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of September.

AURORA CLUB SUMMER ‘0820.08 WEDNESDAYThe CLUb NIGhT21.08 THURSDAYreFreShING reTro MUSIC ‘70’80’9022.08 FRIDAYAUrorA LIVe oN STAGe JoLe23.08 SATURDAYArrIVAL FreeMASoNS (UK)30.08 SATURDAYThe CLUb NIGhT06.09 SATURDAYArrIVAL UMeK+VALeNTINo+MArKo (SLo/Ser)

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Settled in the heart of dalmatia, near the se-ashore of Šibenik, surrounded by four national parks, imbued with hospitality and special Mediterranean charm, Solaris hotels resort is your destination for a perfect holiday. Solaris hotels resort is a renowned hotel company with a 40 year-old tradition which can provide an excellent holiday in dalmatia, offering numerous facilities and capacities in 5 hotels, villas Kornati and Solaris Camping resort.

Your Mediterranean choice

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Reservations and informations Tel:+38522361001Fax:+38522361800

[email protected] www.solaris.hr

SOLARISHOTELIVAN****|SOLARISHOTELJURE****|SOLARISHOTELNIKO****|SOLARISHOTELANDRIJA****SOLARISHOTELJAKOV***|VILLASKORNATI****|SOLARISCAMPINGRESORT***|YACHTMARINASOLARIS

Use the opportunity and visit dalmatia days in Solaris from 23.08 until 07.09.! enjoy dalmatian specialties, close harmony singing (klapa) and an authentic ambience. Get a taste of specialti-es with fresh fish from the Adriatic Sea, home made pasta, bread and confectionery – the handwork of our cuisine masters chefs. or, for the more adventurous, try a donkey ride!discover magical dalmatian cuisine through specialties of the dalmatian village a unique atmosphere in a restaurant surrounded by stone walls and houses, with traditional dishes and close-harmony singing. olive oil, dry figs and homemade bread prepared under an iron bell will make your holiday unforgettable. Take a step into the past and experience the authentic atmosphere of an old dalmatian village. Taste the dishes of the dalmatian region prepared according to old recipes. Solaris hotels resort gastronomic offer will reveal you to the magic of dalmatian and Croatian cuisine. discover the rich history and dalmatian customs through traditional dalmatian dishes. Solaris recommends: warm home made bread prepared under a baking lid - home made pros-ciutto and cheese - Krešimir̀ s sword (meat, fish and vegetarian) - Šibenik fritura – fish specialty - barbecue dishes - dishes prepared under a baking lid - Grilled fish specialties - Tuna and octopus salad.

SPeciAL: dAYS OF dALMATiA iN SOLAriS (23.08.-07.09.2008.)

DALMATIAN VILLAgE Saturday 23.08 Fisherman’s night with Dalmatian specialties plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Canzona Sunday 24.08 wine days – presentation of

dalmatian wines plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Gušti Monday 25.08 weaving workshop with Grandma Milka Tuesday 26.08 evening of dalmatian baking – special offer of traditional dalmatian cooking under an iron bell plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Nas Quatros Wednesday 27.08 donkey race plus dalmatian group Trio Venera Thursday 28.08 days of sea sponges plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) bagatin Friday 29.08days of wine –

presentation of dalmatian wines plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Solaris Saturday 30.08 Fisherman’s night with dalmatian fish specialties plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Canzona Sunday 31.08 days of wine – presentation of dalmatian wines plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Gušti Monday 01.09 weaving

workshop with Grandma Milka Tuesday 02.09 evening of dalmatian baking – special offer of traditional dalmatian cooking under an iron bell plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Nas Quatros Wednesday 03.09 donkey race plus dalmatian group Trio Venera Thursday 04.09 days of sea sponges plus

Vocal Choir (Klapa) bagatin Friday 05.09 days of wine – presentation of dalmatian wines plus Vocal Choir (Klapa) Solaris

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Rosemary is in the mint family and is native to

the Mediterranean regi-on. It contains a volatile oil composed of borneol, camphene, camphor, cine-ole, limonene, linalool, iso-butyl acetate, flavonoids, rosmarinic acid, diterpenes, ursolic and oleanolic acid and derivatives. It is an anti-inflammatory, tonic astrin-gent, diaphoretic, stomac-hic, nervine, anodyne and

antiseptic. It can be used for headaches as descri-bed, and all disease of the head, including improving memory. The leaves and flowers can be made into a tea and used as a douche for trichomonas. Rosemary Oil has many medical uses for example - Rheumati-sm: massage the diseasedpart of the body with the oil and cover it with a piece of cotton cloth; Diseases of

the Stomach and Intestines (catarrh, cramps and similar pains): take 4 drops of oilon a lump of sugar or in a teaspoonful of sugar on an empty stomach; Hepatitis, Epilepsy, Hemorrhoids, In-fections Diseases, Colds, Flu andGout:takeafewdropsofoil inatea;Bathing:put20-30 drops into your ba-thtub (it helps heart action; Spice:afewdropsimprovethe taste of many dishes.

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also known as True La-urel, Sweet Bay, Greci-an Laurel, Laurel, or BayTree, is an aromatic ever-green tree or large shrub reaching 10–18 m tall, native to the Mediterra-nean region. It is parti-culary common in the Dalmatian region and several examples can be

seen all over the Sibenik County.BayLaurelisthesource of the bay leaves which are used for their flavour in cooking. It was also the source of the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, and therefore the expression of “re-sting on one’s laurels”. A wreath of bay laurels was given as the prize at the Pythian Games because

the games were in honor of Apollo and the laurel was one of his symbols ever since his unsucce-ssful pursuit of Daphne. In the Bible, the sweet-bay is often an emblem of prosperity and fame. In Christianity it is said to symbolize the Re-surrection of Christ and the triumph of Humanity thereby.


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• HealthPHARMACY BALDEKIN, Stjepana radica 56a, tel. 332-068; PHARMACY CENTRALA, Stjepana radica bb, tel. 213-539; PHARMACY VAROS, Kralja Zvonimira 32, tel. 212-539; PHARMACY PLENCA, Karla Vipauca 21, tel. 214 -118, osme dalmatinske udarne brigade 3, tel. 331-022; DONATION PHARMACY, brace Polica bb, tel. 333-437, VITA- SPECIALISED TRADE FOR MEDICINES AND MEDICIAL PRODUCTS, biskupa Fosca 11, tel. 215-850 and biskupa Milete 5a, tel. 310-525; PHARMACY BARANOVIC-PETKOVIC, Stjepana radica 1, tel. 212-061; PHARMACY RADIN, Kralja Zvonimira 121, tel. 338-716; PHARMACY COBANOV, Trg Ivana Pavla II, tel-fax: 331-255; HERBAL PHARMACY gOSPINA TRAVA, Stjepana radica 27, tel. 219-245; HERBAL PHARMACY NATURA, Stjepana radica 12, tel. 336-116.

• BanksJADRANSKA BANKA: tel. 242-242; CROATIA BANKA: Trg Pavla Subica And br. 1, tel. 212-033; HRVATSKA POSTANSKA BANKA: A. Starcevica bb, tel. 337-345; OTP BANKA: Ante Supuka 22, tel. 062/201-444; PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAgREB: Vladimira Nazora 1, tel. 322-150; RAIFFEISEN BANK AUSTRIA: Trg Drazena Petrovica bb, tel. 348-800; HVB - SPLITSKA BANKA: Poljana 2, tel. 022/214-663; ZAgREBACKA BANKA: biskupa Milete 2a, tel. 022/201-370; ERSTE BANKA d.d.: Poljana 5, tel. 062/374-540; HYPO-gROUP ALPE ADRIA: Stjepana radica 77a, tel. 311-940; VOLKSBANK: Trg Drazena Petrovica bb, tel. 668-100; KRIZEVACKA BANKA: biskupa J. Milete 6, tel. 215-396.

• BusesBuses departing from SibenikSibenik–Trogir–Split at 00.00, 00.15, 2.30, 3.45, 4.35, 5.15, 6.45, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30 (except Sundays), 13.00, 14.00, 14.20, 15.10, 15.30, 15.40, 16.00, 16.30, 17.00 (except Saturdays), 18.00 18.15, 18.55, 19.00, 19.30,

20.30, 20.45, 21.15 (except Saturdays), 22.00 and 23.30; Sibenik–Pirovac–Bio-grad–Zadar at 5.45, 6.30, 7.00, 7.45 (including Sundays), 8.00, 8.45, 9.15 (except Saturdays), 9.45, 10.05, 11.00, 11.45, 12.00, 12.15, 13.00, 13.10, 13.45, 14.10, 14.37 (except Saturdays), 16.00, 16.15, 16.45, 17.45, 19.00, 20.40, 21.15, 21.40, 22.00 and 23.00; Sibenik–Rijeka at 6.30, 8.45, 9.15 (except Sundays), 9.45, 11.00, 13.00, 14.37, 16.45, 22.00 and 23.00; Sibenik–Makarska–Ploce–Dubrovnik at 00.00, 2.30, 4.35, 8.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.20 and 15.10; Sibenik–Zagreb at 00.40, 1.30, 7.00, 7.45 (including Tuesdays and Fridays), 8.00, 9.15, 9.40, 10.05, 12.00, 13.45, 14.50, 15.30, 16.00, 17.30, 18.00 and 23.00;

Local line - working days Sibenik-Drnis-Oklaj-Knin at 6.15, 9.30 and 15.15; Sibenik-Drnis-Kosovo-Knin at 8.30; 10.30; 11.30; 14.00; 20.00; Sibenik-Tisno-Jezera at 10.00(Jezera bus); Sibenik-Betina-Murter at 10.30 (Murter trade); Sibenik-Vodice-Kapela-Jeze-ra-Murter at 5.45, 11.30, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Sovlje at 6.30, 7.05, 8.40, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 12.45, 14.00, 14.30, 19.10, 20.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-Murter at 9.00; 15.20 18.00; 21.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00, 9.20, 13.30; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Pirovac-Kasic at 11.40, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Brodarica at 6.10, 7.00, 7.45, 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 13.05, 14.00, 15.05, 16.05, 17.30, 19.10, 20.00, 21.10; Sibenik-grebastica-Brnjaca-Drage-Bratski Dolac-Sapin Dolac at 12.25 (to brnjace), 15.10; Sibenik-Primosten-Rogoznica at 9.45; Sibenik-Primosten-Rogoznica-Razanj at 11.00, 11.45, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Primosten (bIS) at 12.30, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin at 10.30 (Antonio tours), 11.15, 12.45, 14.00, 15.20, 15.30; Sibenik-Solaris-Zablace at 7.00, 9.00, 11.40, 13.15, 14.15, 15.10, 17.40, 19.15, 20.15., 17.40, 19.10, 20.15.

Local line - SaturdaysSibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-Murter at 5.45, 9.00, 11.30, 14.00, 18.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Sovlje at 6.30, 7.05, 8.40, 10.15, 20.00 21.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00, 9.20; Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00, 10.30, 12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibenik-Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lepenica-Vrsno at 12.00, 15.10, 20.15; Sibenik-Primosten-Rogoznica-Razanj-S. Dolac at 11.45; Sibenik-Solaris-Zablace at 7.00, 9.00, 11.40, 14.15, 15.05, 17.40, 20.15.Local line - SundaysSibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-Murter at 9.00, 14.00, 18.00; Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00, 10.30, 12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibenik-Solaris-Zablace at 9.00, 11.40, 14.15, 17.40, 20.15.

• BoatsSIBENIK – ZLARIN (ferry): Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11.00 hours, return at 14.55 hours. SIBENIK – KAPRIJE – ZIRJE: (ferry) Mondays, Tuesdays, wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11.00 and 16.00 hours, return at 13.30 and 19.30 hours. Sundays and holidays at 11.00 and 19.00, return at 17.00 and 21.00 hours. SIBENIK – KAPRIJE - ZIRJE (hydro-speedboat Mislav): Mondays till Saturdays at 8.00 and 20.00 hours, return at 5.30 and 9.15 hours. Sundays and holidays at 8.00 and 20.10 hours. return at 5.30 and 12.00 hours.SIBENIK – ZLARIN – PRVIC – SEPURINE - VODICE (line): Mondays, Tuesdays, wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6.00, 9.30, 13.30, 15.30 and 19.30 hours. return at 4.45, 12.00, 18.00 hours. Sundays and holidays at 9.30 and 20.45 hours. return at 7.15 and 18.30 hours. boat schedule valid until June 19th.

knin

Tourist Board, tel. 664-822; Heal-th centre, tel. 660-552; general Hospital, tel. 663-732; Bus Stati-on, tel. 661-005; Pharmacy, tel. 660-080; Red Cross, tel. 662-019; Library, tel. 660-010;

Murter

Tourist Board tel. 434-995; Phar-macy tel. 434-129; Doctor’s clinic tel. 435-262; Dentist tel. 436-026; National Park Kornati tel. 435-740; City Council tel. 435-599; Jadranska bank tel. 443-137; Port Authority tel. 435-190,

piroVac

Tourist Board tel. 466-770; Phar-macy tel. 467-099, from 8-14,30, Saturdays from 8 do 12. Doctor’s Clinic. 467-080; Post Office tel. 467-000; Jadranska bank tel. 466-622; Fire Brigade tel. 467-090.

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Tourist Office, Trg biskupa J. Arne-rića 2 tel. 571-111; Port Authority, tel. 570-266; Library “dr. Ante Starčević” tel. 570-259; Doctor’s Clinic tel. 570-033; Pharmacy tel. 570-305.

roGoznica

Borough Rogoznica - tel/fax 02 2 559 - 0 49 ;Po r t Au t h o r i -ty Rogoznica - 022 559-045; Tourist Board - 022 559-253; Doc tor ’s Surger y - 022 550-032; Dentis t - 022 558-392; Pharmacy Rogoznica - 022 558-330; Fire brigade - 022 559-294; Marina Frapa - tel: 559 900;Taxi - 091/666-0000; Post Office - tel: 559 080

Skradin

Tourist Board tel. 771-306. Phar-macy - clinic of general medici-ne works Mondays, wednesdays and Fridays from 7,30 do 13,30, and Tuesdays and Thursday from 13.30 to 19.30. tel. 771-099, 771-049;

tiSno / Jezera

Tourist Board, Put Zaratića 3, Jezera, tel. 022/439 – 120. Tourist Board Tel. 438-604. Pharmacy tel. 438 - 427; Doctor’s Clinic tel. 438-427, Jadranska banka tel. 438-486; Post Office tel. 439-210; Port Authority tel. 439-313; Firebrigade tel. 438-751;

Vodice

Tourist Board City of Vodice, Ive Čače 1a, tel. 443-888; City Council tel 444-900; Police tel. 443-150; Firebrigade tel. 441-324.

puBliSher important phone numbers

Powered by ŠIBENSKI LISTbožidara Petranovića 3, 22000 Šibenik, Tel: 022/311-300, fax: 022/330-100

director: Srđan Bužančić

editor-in-chief: Zdravko Pilić [email protected]

Assistant editor: Mark Thomas [email protected]

reporters: Nevena Banić, Joško Čelar, Jadran Kale, Mil-ko Kronja, Nikola Urukalo

Photography: Vilson Polić, Nikolina Vuković, CROPIX

Graphic editing: Luka Čanković, Orsat Lasić, Nino Milin

Marketing: Nikolina Čvorak [email protected]; 091/302-0122 , Elida Slavica

Printer: Slobodna Dalmacija

In association with Tourist board Šibenik: goran Bulat, director

Police 92 and 347-111Fire brigade 93 and 212-222HAK roadside assistance 987Information 988Bus Station 060 368-368Tow away parking service 098/975 4196Jadrolinija – ferries 218-663Croatian Railways 9830, 333-696General Hospital 246-246County council 244-200City council 332-021Port authority 217-217Meteorological station 338-585SibenikUniversity 311-060State archive 330-370City sanitation 332-325Tourist info centre 214-411

The telephone code for Croatia is 00385 and for Sibenik and the Sibenik county dial 022

060368368BUS STATION SIBENIK - INFORMATION


ENgLISH CROATIANDo you speak English? Govoriš engleski?

You’re welcome Nema na čemu

Where are you from? Od kuda si?

Where are we going? Gdje idemo?

Happy birthday Sretan rođendan

I’m hungry (masculine) Gladan sam

I’m hungry (feminine) Gladna sam

What’s your name? Kako se zoveš?

PrePArATiON Clean the fish, cut and prepare. Pour the oil into a pan and add the onion, add chopped parsley, garlic. Peel, remove the pips and cook the tomatoes then add to the pan with onions. On the basis in the pan add the fish, spices, a little pepper, vinegar, white wine and as much water as is necessary. It is important to keep the fish covered in the fluids at all times duringthecookingprocess.Leavethestewtocookonalowheat for around 20 minutes (depending on the size of the fish) and check from time to time and gently mix.

Bon Appetite!

recipe of the week

MiXed FiSh SteW

0,85 kg mixed fish0,10 kg red onion½ head of garlic0,15 kg tomatoes1 dl olive oil

1 dl white wine2 spoonfuls of vinegarParsleySalt and pepper

Word FroM the StreetS

Recipe for two people

Presented by Restaurant JadranAddress: brodarica, obala Maratuša 4; Telephone: 022 350 220open from: 10-23 h; www.restoran-jadran.hr

SiMONeTTA deLMONAcOItaly

izAAK NeuTLiNgSBelgium

ANjA ANd PAuLACzech Republic

I’m so sorry now because I came only on a daily trip to Sibenik, because it’s so beautiful I don’t know where to look. everything is so nice and so magnificant and especially the old houses in the town. I’m coming again for sure.

I came here with my husband and my daughter and we love it. we have no problems considerring communication with people. Lot of people speak Italian which is great.

I’m enjoying my first time here, where I came to visit my Croatian friends. I thought the town is smaller but I’m amazed by how big it actually is. I’ve been shopping a little, trying the cuisine and partying a little. And it’s great!


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A postcard from around 1920 showing a battle ship entering into the Sibenik canal.

The same scene today showing the beautiful panorama over the Sibenik canal out towards the islands and the St. Nicolas Fort is just

visible in the background.

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the sibenik times, august 23th

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