Read more about what will be happening during the Carnival season in Sinj here and be sure to visit Sinj for the Carnival Festival on February 6, 2016.

18:00 - 0:00 Sale of the promo materials and museum publications (promo prices)

"Alka" documentary film screening

(photo: Branko Čović / Sinj tourist board)

The 2nd Carnival Festival in Sinj is behind the door, as we informed earlier, but there is more to look forward to in Sinj these days. Here is the full program of the carnival season:

January 16, 2016 - Opening Ceremony of the Sinj Carnival Season - 18:00

January 23, 2016 - "Tripicijada" - 15:00 (Tripe cooking competition, Tripalo Palace)

January 27, 2016 - Evening of Memories - 19:00 (Tripalo Palace)

January 30, 2016 - "Arambašijada" - 18:00 (Arambaša cooking competition, Tripalo Palace)

February 5, 2016 - "Krnjevalfest" - 19:30 (musical and theatrical program, Sinj city cinema)

February 6, 2016 - Carnival Festival - 15:00 (NK Junak football stadion)

Program at the square - 15:30

Entertaining program at the ex-barrack I. Neplić - 19:00

February 7, 2016 - Kids Carnival - 15:00 (Piccadilly Club, from the Tripalo Palace)

February 9, 2016 - Carnival - 15:30

So, put on your mask and have fun in Sinj!!

But that´s not all. You can´t leave Hinterland hungry, because that would make the hosts angry. Even the dishes have heroic names, so it is easy to become a hero after you eat ´arambaši´. And for the way back, they will pack some prosciutto (pršut) and Sinj donuts (uštipak) made for all kind of occasions.

Read the whole article here and watch the video below:

Dreaming about visiting Sinj? Or dreaming about being in Sinj again? In both cases, we have something to help you count those days until you are able to experience the city yourself. Take a virtual tour!! There are several of the most popular places, like Kamicak, or the Alka race track. So, get a comfortable chair and of you go..

After great promotion of the 300th Sinj Alka in the U.S. and Brussels, the French Le Figaro reports about the Alka in the last edition of its Magazine issue on 10 pages. Great cooperation of the Croatian National Tourist Board, Tourist Board office in France and Sinj tourist board to host the journalists from France.

The Croatian National Tourist Board informs about the reportage on its website:

"Journalists of the Le Figaro present Sinj Alka as the oldest knight tournament on the European continent with a long tradition of unbelievable 300 years. The report says, it is an important social event, which makes all the inhabitants of the region very proud and which is being broatcast by the national television.

Reporters point out that this significant event has nothing to do with organized folklore for tourists, but is an old knight´s game dedicated to the patron of Sinj - Lady of Sinj, which according to tradition helped defeat the Ottomans. They add, that Alka is an eternal reminder of the heroism of the ancestors and an eternal vow of loyalty and respect.

Le Figaro Magazine is one of the most influential magazines in France, with 2 million readers and more than 400 thousand copies sold. Commercial price of one-page ad in the magazine is more than 37 thousand EUR.

You can watch a video of the Le Figaro TV informing about reportage (in French):

The 1st day of September is behind the door. A day, when the current Sinj tourist board director will start her new job running the national tourist board office in Prague.

Jelena is leaving big shoes to fill and we are very curious, who will be replacing her. As it turns out, we will have to wait for a bit longer as according to ferata.hr website, only 2 applications came in and the tourist board council decided to have a second round of the application process to get more qualified people to apply.

So, all of you talented people in Sinj and surroundings, there is still time to apply and to use all of your talent and creativity to help Sinj and Inland Dalmatia on their path as an attractive tourism destination.

We wish the tourist board council many new application. Choosing the new Sinj tourist board director will not be easy..

Another wonderful event organized by the Sinj tourist board this week - Repassage (Jazz Swing Quintet) Concert at Kamičak fortress. Starting at 20:30 on Thursday August 20 with free entrance, it will be a great musical evening on a very special location.

The young jazz swing quintet from Split - Rpassage has had a busy summer, as it seems with live performances in Hvar, Brač, Vis and many more. After Sinj, they will be performing in Zadar, Split, Solin, Murter, Varaždin and Zagreb, going back to Hvar in September.

(photo: repassage fb page)

Listen to their performance recorded in the video below from last year and don´t miss them in Sinj this week!

Living in a small village is great for being close to the nature, having a small community around, organic food on hand and fresh air to breathe, yes - all that is great, but occasionally we desire a city. For the culture. For theatres, historic buildings, public transportation, different people and museums.

Even my child loves museums after we visited the Children´s Museum in Bratislava and with the opening line from the employee of the museum welcoming us: "This is a museum, where everything you see can be touched!", I don´t need to tell you that as a parent to (then) a 2,5 years old this was heaven to my ears. And we love even those who have a bit stricter touching-rules, but so far my search for a really good museum in Split and its surroundings was not so successful.

So, I am pleased there is this brand new museum in Sinj to explore. Opened 2 days ago with those life-sized statues, this Alka Museum will for sure be a hit of the city, not to mention the region. Enjoy the pictures from the Sinj tourist board and head to Sinj - The Alka Museum is open daily from 9 till 21:00.

(photo: Nikica Ugrin Radar)

The Square of Dr. Frane Tuđmana is hosting the 6th Sinj Rural Products Fair for these 3 days. The fair was opened tonight with all those smells, textures and tastes of the most delicious local homemade products of the region. Honey, cheese, smoked meat and many more for you to try (and buy) in one place. Don´t miss it, the fair will be open for only 2 more days (until Saturday).

(photo: Nikola Belančić, Sinj Tourist Board)