LEGENDS

  • VAMPIRES, WITCHES, GIANTS Top 5 scariest Istrian legends

    Vampires, witches, giants, infamous pirates and bloody battles – discover the places of the most chilling Istrian legends! The millennia-old Istrian history is filled with mysterious legends. Here we have selected those that freeze the blood in your veins. 1. The Vampire Jure Grando The legend of Jure Grando,...
  • ice saints

    WINTER IN MAY Are the saints responsible for the cold weather conditions?

    In the last few days, winter has come to Croatia. Sharp wind, heavy rain, and even snow (not Jon from GoT) are on every news report. It is the month of May… Is it though? This weather phenomenon occurs because of the „Ice Saints“ and is called „the black-thorn...
  • There were leopards and lions at Plitvice Lakes?!?

    In the underworld of amazing Barac Caves scientists discovered many fossil remains that are quite shocking. Why? Well, when they dug deep enough right here in Plitvice area they found fragments of animal bones and teeth that belonged to cave hay, wolf, fox, leopard, wild cats, honeysuckle, beetle, alpine...