Split, the metropolis of the Croatian south under UNESCO protection and part of the UNESCO World Heritage, has been welcoming its guests wholeheartedly for the past 1,700 years with the Diokletian’s palace at its heart. The city is located in the warmest area of the Mediterranean’s northern coast, in the centre of the Adriatic coast and in close proximity to the rivers Jadro and Žrnovica, which sustain it with water. Its mild climate with 2,700 hours of sun per year makes it, even in the middle of winter, into an oasis in which the sun can be enjoyed in the lee. This industrial, university and economic centre of the region reveals its green soul on the hill Marjan, located on the western part of the peninsula, where the park forest near the city offers pleasant tranquil walking paths under pine trees overlooking the sea, far away from the noises of the city...
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CRAVAT IN HISTORY - A cravat, symbol of culture and elegance, is associated with Croats. They have not actually patented it, but they spread it as an accesorry across Europe in the 17th century. Then it became and, to this day, remained a necessary article of clothing under the name of Croatia. What is the histoy of the cravat? After Turkish attacks, the Croatian Military Boreder was formed and its soldiers were an inexhaustible source for other European battlefields. They participated in the German Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and they were easily recognized because of the scarves around their necks, a predecessor of the cravat. From 1635 Croatian soldiers also served in France and in 1667 a special regiment named Royal Cravates was formed. Common soldiers wore scarves made of coarse materials and officers wore scarves made of fine cotton or silk...
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