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One of the most beautiful roads in Croatia – The Master`s Road over Velebit has been enchanting the travelers with its beauty and craftsmanship for nearly two centuries. The road is leading from Dalmatia to Lika and passing beautiful “Tulove Grede” rock formation where we recently went. If you...

Throughout the 60’s legendary movies about the adventures of the Indian Apache chief Winnetou, based on Karl May’s novels, were filmed in Croatia. Numerous Croatian areas were chosen for the filming including Nature Park Velebit – Tulove grede ridge and Prezid pass. Pierre Brice, the French actor who embodied...

Winnetou movies from the 60s – starring Pierre Brice as Apache chief Winnetou, and Lex Barker as Old Shatterhand, have been extremely popular worldwide. In the latest RTL-production German actor Wotan Wilke Möhring played the lead role of Old Shatterhand, and the iconic figure of Winnetou was played by...

This year’s edition of the Summer Winnetou Fest takes place from 21st to 25 th of August. Legendary films about the Indian chief Winnetou were shot in the 1960s at locations around Zadar, based on Karl May´s books. With organized tours of the film locations in the surroundings, visitors...

Throughout the 1960’s  legendary movies about the adventures of the Indian Apache chief Winnetou, based on Karl May’s novels, were filmed in Croatia. Karl Friedrich May (1842.-1912.) was a German writer of adventure novels, remembered by millions of readers. His travelogues were translated into three dozen foreign languages and...

First word that comes to everyone´s mind and lips when you mention Winnetou is – Croatia with its extraordinary natural variety of beautiful landscapes. Many tourists, especially from Germany, flock to Croatia every year to discover Croatian „Wild West“ and to intake all of its scents, views and sounds....

Throughout the 60’s legendary movies about the adventures of the Indian Apache chief Winnetou, based on Karl May’s novels, were filmed in Croatia. Among many potential locations worldwide, numerous Croatian areas were chosen for the filming: National Park Paklenica, National Park Plitvička jezera, National Park Krka, the canyon of River...