April 23, 2019 - On Monday, April 22nd, also known as Easter Monday, the Tourist Board of Sinj, with the support of the City of Sinj and the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, organized an ‘Easter Breakfast’ in Sinj for the third time. 

The event presented traditional Easter dishes and customs. The event also aimed to provide all guests in Sinj insight into the area’s rich tradition of preparing Easter dishes and customs and bring them closer to the destination they are visiting.

After Monika Vrgoč, director of the Tourist Board of Sinj, welcomed guests, the table was blessed by Fr. Perica Maslać, priest of the Shrine of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj, while Kristina Križanac, mayor of Sinj solemnly opened the event.

All visitors could enjoy a richly prepared holiday table made up of traditional dishes for an Easter breakfast, such as hard-boiled eggs, ham, Dalmatian prosciutto, peka bread, sirnica, gingerbread, and other desserts. 

For the entertainment part of the program, the Sinj majorettes delighted the crowd with new choreography, followed by the Children's Choir Slavuji, the Mixed Choir of Sinj and Klapa Vrilo. Members of the Association for the Conservation of the Cetina Heritage, KUD Cetina, and the Sinj Feral Association were in charge of decorating the holiday table. The youngest participants were able to enjoy the magic of Easter thanks to members of the Sinj Feral Association.

The Sinj Tourist Board would like to thank Mrs. Branki Marinović, who helped to decorate the holiday table, and to the faithful sponsors: restaurant Dubrovnik whose employees prepared the holiday delicacies, the largest poultry farm Mostina d.o.o. from Obrovac in Sinj, Hotel Alkar, and especially the Shrine of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj, the Sinj Children's and mixed choir, KUS employees, KUD in Cetinje, the Cetina Heritage Conservation Association and the Sinj Majorettes.

All photos by Foto Žižić

April 16, 2019 - Let’s celebrate together! 

Already a traditional event, this year, the Sinj Tourist Board, the City of Sinj and the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, is organizing Easter breakfast in the open!

On Easter Monday, April 22, at 11:00 am on the Alojzije Stepinac Promenade, the citizens of Sinj and their guests will be able to enjoy the rich gastronomic offer of the area’s traditional Easter dishes and customs.

The largest Catholic holiday will be celebrated with an abundance of traditional dishes prepared for Easter breakfast: boiled eggs, ham, Dalmatian prosciutto, cheese, fritule and other delicious desserts.

The Sinj Majorettes will brighten up the atmosphere along with the Children's and Mixed Choir of Sinj and KUD Vrilo. A fun program has also been organized for the youngest visitors.

The Association Sinj Ferali, the Association for the preservation of the Cetina heritage and KUD Cetina are responsible for arranging the space and presenting the Easter dishes.

Special thanks are given to the Shrine of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj who is supporting this event. 

A happy Easter and Easter holiday to all!

April 11, 2019 - The second Sinj ‘Smrčkijada’ will be held on April 13 and 14, 2019.

April 3, 2019 - Organized by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce of Split and the Tourist Board of Sinj, on Saturday, April 6, in the Hall of the Hotel Alkar, starting at 10:30, a conference titled 'TRAVEL AGENCY PARTNERS' will be held. 

The conference will have two themes in its first part:

- Agencies of adventure tourism - excursion programs

- Travel agencies partnering with hosts

The first topic is to get acquainted with all the agencies involved in the sale of excursions, hotel staff, hostels, camps and family service providers with an adventure tourism offer in Split-Dalmatia County.

The second theme of the conference is for family service providers who are familiar with the benefits of working with travel agencies in terms of mediating family accommodation bookings.

In the second part of the conference, B2B meetings will be held (individual sessions), so that all participants can learn all the necessary information in direct contact with the agencies - private accommodation renters and adventure enthusiasts.

All homeowners, OPGs, hotels, hostels, camps, and agencies involved in the sale of excursions have been invited.

You can sign up by completing the application form HERE: https://www.hgk.hr/zupanijska-komora-split/poziv-na-konferenciju-putnicke-agencije-partneri-u-sinju-najava

  or directly via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., no later than 5th April at noon.

Participation at the conference is free of charge. 

April 3, 2019 - For nine years Sinj has hosted the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products. With international participation, the event promotes the traditional way of producing dried meat products with the constant support of all associates, producers, Croatian institutions and renowned experts. 

In the last several years, the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products in Sinj has gained international character thanks to participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Slovenia. The fair hosts around 70 producers and several thousand visitors each year. This showcase event presents prosciutto and other dried meat products, cheese, wine, olive oil and traditional handicrafts from rural parts of Dalmatia, Lika, Slavonia, and the Croatian islands. 

At the fair, renowned experts as members of the committee even evaluate products based on Ordinance on Prosciutto Ham Quality Evaluation.

Besides the promotion of large variety of traditional products, the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products in Sinj has an educational character, as workshops are held where both producers and visitors can learn about the production and sales of dry-cured meat products, protection of original Croatian products and quality labels, the introduction of standards, models of association, the market, trends, cooperation opportunities, stimulation and funding programmes of governmental and other institutions, and more.

You can find the full program below.

12.-13 April 2019 at the Alkar hotel

The opening ceremony is on 12 April 2019 at 11:30 

11.4.2019. - Sample evaluation program

08:00 PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

08:00 DELIVERY AND CURRENT SURVEILLANCE

08: 30-15: 30 QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PROSCIUTTO 

EXHIBITION PROGRAM / EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ROUNDTABLES

1st day - 12.04.2019. FRIDAY

09:00 ARRIVAL OF EXHIBITORS / Exhibition of Prosciutto and Cured Meat Products / Presentation of Cheese,

Presentation of autochthonous food and wine

11:00 Cultural and Artistic Fair Program

11:30 OFFICIAL OPENING

12:15 Tour of exhibitors, press releases and tastings

13:00 News from 2018 from Measure of Rural Development - European Agricultural Fund 2014-2020 - Ministry of Agriculture

IAKS rural development measures - news (M10, M11, M13 and M14)

Diversification Opportunities from the Rural Development Program-Operation Type 6.2.1. Supporting investment in the start-up of non-agricultural activities in rural areas.

Operation type 6.4.1 Development of non-agricultural activities in rural areas

The Fair will be organized round tables, lectures, and presentations on topics:

Program presentation: Government and other institutions, ministries, associations and chambers, banks and funds, development programs of the Split-Dalmatia County, development programs of Sinj, HBOR, Promotion of quality labels - "Croatian Quality" and "Original Croatian" - Croatian Chamber of Commerce Split

EXHIBITION PROGRAM / EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

2nd day - 13.04.2019. SATURDAY

09:00 FAIR OPENED FOR VISITORS

11:00 Perspectives of demography and young people in the Republic of Croatia and the EU

12:00 CULTURAL ART PROGRAM

13:00 TASTING AND PROMOTION OF PRESENTATION

Gastronomy (traditional products - U Zemane) - Presentation of traditional products,

Cultural Art Program- Reviving Original Costumes

Promotion of the product labeled "Croatian island product"

14:00 Promotion of the product labeled "Croatian island product"

         - Clusters as a model of association - examples of good practice

         -Sensory analytic: The importance of quality assessment of prosciutto

        - Production technology and technological trends in prosciutto production

         - Announcement of the results of the competition

        - Winner announcement

Sinj sports finally got their day! Around 1,200 visitors flocked to the rugby playground SC "Andrija Alčić and Ivica Poljak-Sokol" in Sinj, where the Sinj rugby club won the Croatian Cup title over Zagreb’s Mladost in the final on Saturday! Last year, it was Mladost to celebrate in the final in Zagreb - and now, Sinj finally got their taste of revenge, reports Dalmacija Danas on March 30, 2019. 

The Sinj club had a fantastic start to the match and led 5:0, but Mladost came back to make it 7:5. In the second half, Sinj kept the lead at 15:7, though Mladost managed to reduce to the score to 15:14. However, the Sinj club would not give up and managed to achieve a massive 29:14 advantage. Mladost couldn’t quite keep up, and with incredible determination, Sinj was named the winner with a result of 29:19.

In a fierce battle with solid play by both sides, Sinj managed to overcome a dangerously tough opponent to win the Croatian Cup finally. In the club's 40 year history, they've played in the Cup final four times. 

Joško Jaman

There was an explosion of enthusiasm both on the field and in the stands. This is the biggest success of a senior sports team in Sinj since Croatian independence. Many people compare this success of Sinj rugby to the legendary basketball final of the former Yugoslavia, some 35 years ago between Alkar and Bosna in Metković.

Otherwise, just how big Sinj’s sporting heart is, is proven by the fact that the final game also had a humanitarian character. The organizer, Nada Rugby Club from Split, waived the entrance fee to the final, and instead welcomed donations for the treatment of Ivana Omrčena, a former Alkar basketball player who is being treated for a malignant illness. 

Sinj rugby club, congratulations from the bottom of our hearts! You can see the celebration photos in the gallery on Dalmacija Danas.

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Thirty-five years have passed since a Sinj team could have been named the best in Croatia. It was in Metković on March 20, 1984, in the Yugoslav Basketball Cup final. The third-league team Alkar from Sinj, despite the historical thrill, did not manage to overcome Bosna from Sarajevo for the Cup, reports Dalmacija Danas on March 29, 2019. 

However, 35 years later, Sinj is faced with a new opportunity. This Saturday, the Sinj rugby club will play in the final of the Croatian Cup at the rugby playground SC "Andrija Alčić and Ivica Poljak-Sokol" in Sinj. The Sinj club will play against Mladost Zagreb, who celebrated the Cup win in Zagreb last year. While Sinj didn’t have much of a chance last year thanks to poor weather conditions which only favored the hosts, this time around, the Sinj team is faced with a new opportunity for revenge, but also the greatest success of a Sinj senior sports team ever!

The spectacle in Sinj has already been announced to tourists from all parts of Dalmatia, neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina, and sports fans in general. And to show just how big Sinj’s sporting heart is, the final game will have a humanitarian character. Donations will be collected at the game for the treatment of Ivana Omrčena, a former Alkar basketball player who is being treated for a malignant illness.

“We will organize a humanitarian action as part of the game. At both entrances, we will put contribution boxes where you'll find our members and the family members of basketball player Ivana Omrčena, whom we want to help with treatment. The organization will be more modest so we can get the most out of it. There will also be free entry,” said the president of the ruby club Sinj", Ivica Vučemil.

As for the game itself, the president of the club is optimistic. 

“We are playing the Croatian Cup final for seniors against Zagreb's Mladost. Last year, Mladost got us in the Cup final in Zagreb, and this year the final is in Sinj, and we hope this will be a real reward. This is our fourth Cup final, and it will, hopefully, be the first trophy for the seniors,” Vučemil said.

This is the fourth Cup final for the Sinj team and yet another attempt in the forty-year history of the club to win the title in the senior category. A bonus to the spectacle is that Sinj seeks revenge on the Zagreb squad, and this time, Sinj gets to show off their turf. 

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This year's coordination of Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board directors was held. On this occasion, and as the Easter holidays, which traditionally mark the beginning of the new tourist season, are getting closer, Dalmacija Danas spoke with Monika Vrgoč, director of the Sinj Tourist Board, about the progress of Inland Dalmatia. 

How did the preparations for the new season begin? 

“Preparations are in full swing. We had several events since January, which we have completed. The town of Sinj, Trilj and other towns in Inland Dalmatia pulled up our sleeves as far as the new season is concerned, and we will continue in the same tone. We have Easter manifestations like the Guarding of Christ's Tomb in Vrlika, and Easter breakfast in Sinj. We are going with full steam ahead.”

How do you interpret the tourism development of Inland Dalmatia lately?

“I think there is a growing awareness of tourist renters, and at the same time, tourists are increasingly discovering Inland Dalmatia, which is still insufficiently explored. It is still insufficiently known to local tourists and foreigners. Inland Dalmatia has huge potential in all forms of tourism, as well as other branches of the economy.”

On the example of Istria, we can see that the region's interior can be greatly combined with tourism along the coast. Can Inland Dalmatia learn from the example of inland Istria? 

“We have to learn from all successful tourism areas, especially those where tourism is a primary activity and where tourism has developed for centuries. Istria has done a lot in this area, and we can learn from them.”

Are apartments and swimming pools still being built in the Cetina region? 

“We still have a lot of people who decided to rent. We have popular measures within Split-Dalmatia County that promote the development and investment in tourist infrastructure. I think we will have dozens of new facilities in our area this year."

What is the structure of guests coming to Inland Dalmatia?

“The German market is the biggest, followed by Poland, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Scandinavia, but also Korea. Only in Dugopolje have we noted a rise in Chinese guests. Hotel accommodations mostly affect the numbers in the preseason and postseason. In Inland Dalmatia, private accommodation has now become more dominant than hotels. We only have eight hotels in Inland Dalmatia, and the rest is private accommodation.”

What are the main events organized by the Tourist Board until the end of the year? 

“As for the Tourist Board of Sinj, it is the Easter breakfast, the Sinj Village Fair, the Musical Evenings at Fort Kamičak, the performance of the Siege… We co-organize several events like the Sinj Trail, Cetina Adventure or the City Challenge.”

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The Croatia U19 national football team will play in the Elite round qualifying tournament for the European Championship in front of their fans in Dugopolje and Sinj. Croatia’s qualifying group includes Germany, Hungary, and Norway. 

The national teams gathered already on Sunday, and on March 20, Croatia will kick off against Germany at 15:30 in Sinj. Croatia’s next clash is against Hungary on March 23 at 17:00 in Dugopolje, and their final game against Norway, on March 26 at 14:00 in Sinj. Only the winner of the group secures a place in the European Championship, which will be held in Armenia this year. The entry for all viewers will be free.

Match Schedule:

1st round, Wednesday, 20.03.2019.

Dugopolje, 13.00: Norway - Hungary,

Sinj, 15.30: Germany - Croatia,

2nd round, Saturday, March 23, 2019

Sinj, 11.00: Germany - Norway,

Dugopolje, 17.00: Hungary - Croatia,

3rd round, Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Sinj, 14.00: Croatia - Norway

Dugopolje, 14.00: Hungary - Germany

Hrvoje Kulušić

The Croatia team includes Dominik Kotarski (Ajax), Boško Šutalo (Osijek), David Čolina (Monaco), Marko Bulat (Šibenik), Josip Šutalo (Dinamo), Hrvoje Smolčić (Rijeka), Michele Šego (Hajduk), Ante Palaversa (Hajduk), Roko Baturina (Dinamo), Antonio Marin (Dinamo), Marko Hanuljak (Fiorentina), Ivor Pandur (Rijeka), Mislav Matić (Lokomotiva), Mario Vušković (Hajduk), Ivan Dolček (Slaven Belupo), Jakov Blagaić (Hajduk), Leon Kreković (Hajduk), Denis Bušnja (Rijeka), Leon Šipoš (Dinamo) and Jurica Pršir (Hajduk).

In addition to coach Ivan Gudelj, the coaching staff is made up of chief instructor Petar Krpan, trainers Ardian Koznik and Dražen Madunović, goalkeeping coach Miroslav Žitnjak, fitness coach Hrvoje Josipović, physician Bartol Petković, physiotherapist Matej Ivić, secretary Antonio Grahovac and economist Livijo Cvrk.

To read more about sport in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page.

March 19, 2019 - The Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board, in cooperation with the Sinj Tourist Board, has organized educational lectures for private renters. 

The educational lectures will be held in the hall of the hotel Alkar on March 22 (Friday) at 17:00.

Lecturers, topics and order of education:

BARBARA MARKOVIĆ - "Villas and holiday homes; arranging, cooperation and self-linking with agencies" (duration 1,5 h).

Pause - 15 min

ROBERT BAĆAC - "Competitive tourist products and innovative tourist services in rural areas” (duration 1,5h).

The educational lectures are conducted by the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County and are intended primarily for representatives of private renters.

The content is related to the possibilities of improving the services of private renters, and the development of rural tourism.

The maximum number of participants is 40 representatives from the county in which the education is held and will take into account those applications that arrive in due time.

Those interested can apply at the following link https://goo.gl/forms/WqQ5Sn4gSRICGmb43

More info: http://www.visitsinj.com/en/