Belgian Photojournalist Visits Inland Dalmatia

By 13 October 2017

On October 11, 2017, as part of the permanent tourism promotion of Inland Dalmatia, the Croatian Tourist Board and the Tourist Board of the Split-Dalmatia County, in cooperation with the local tourist communities, welcomed Belgian photographer David Van Driessche to Trilj, Sinj and Imotski.

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Van Driessche, a photojournalist, publishes in the Belgian lifestyle weekly magazine Primo, which is printed in a circulation of 140,000 copies. For the occasion, Van Driessche was accompanied by Dino Ivančić, an experienced tourist guide, and visited the area of Trilj in the early morning hours where Andriana Ivković, director of the Trilj Tourist Board, welcomed by them. In Trilj, Van Driessche was introduced to the traditional way of producing flour at the Grab mills and visited the spring of the Grab river, the restored bridge of Trilj, and the nearby medieval tower Nutjak.

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The Belgian photojournalist then visited the town of Sinj, where Monika Vrgoč, director of the Sinj Tourist Board welcomed him. The tour of the city started at King Tomislav Square by the bronze gate of the Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj, done by the work of the academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica. The tour then continued to the antique statue of Gaj Laberia on Vrlička Street to discover the "beginnings" of football in the Cetina Region. Van Driessche was delighted by the modern and interactive design of the Sinjska Alka Museum. Eventually, the tour continued to the city fortress where Van Driessche was introduced to the famous battle in Sinj in 1715. 

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In the afternoon, David Van Driessche went on a scheduled tour of the town of Imotski.

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