One of the most special events in Croatia is Sinjska Alka. Do you know that in 2010 UNESCO included it in the List of World Intangible Heritage? Alka is held every year at the beginning of August in commemoration of the victory of the people of Sinj in the...- The Sinjska alka is an equestrian competition which has been held every first Sunday in the month of August in town of Sinj, Croatia since 1715,commemorating the victory over Ottoman Turks. It consists of an equestrian competition, in which various horsemen attempt to aim their lances at a hanging...
