October 30, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Vueling returns to Dubrovnik in January, and Transavia completes services to Split and Dubrovnik for this year. 

Croatian Aviation reports that Spanish low-cost airline Vueling plans to return to Dubrovnik Airport in January 2021.

At the end of the summer flight schedule, the company suspended traffic to all Croatian airports, and Dubrovnik is currently the only planned destination in Croatia in the winter months.

This summer, Vueling flew to Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik, with reduced flights compared to last year's summer flight schedule.

Vueling plans to re-establish the Barcelona-Dubrovnik line starting in 2021. Regular flights between the two cities are currently announced from Sunday, January 3, 2021, twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday.

The line should operate until the end of the winter flight schedule (March 28, 2021) with the above two flights per week, and for the summer flight schedule next year, the company currently has daily flights on this line.

The realization of these flights will primarily depend on the global situation with COVID-19, which directly affects the demand itself, so Vueling will cancel the announced flights in case of commercial unprofitability. 

Vueling announced flights to four Croatian airports for the next summer season; Zagreb, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik, but we will know more about the summer flight schedule later, as it is too early to conclude so many months in advance, especially in these uncertain times.

Vueling's intention to operate on the Barcelona-Dubrovnik route in the winter flight schedule is certainly positive news, but the question remains: Will there be demand?

Furthermore, Croatian Aviation reports that low-cost Dutch airline Transavia, a subsidiary of the world's oldest airline, KLM, and also a member of the Air France - KLM group, will perform the last flights to Croatian airports for this year this weekend. 

Transavia had reduced traffic to Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik this summer, connecting five Croatian airports with destinations in France and the Netherlands, despite reduced demand.

The company cut traffic to Rijeka, Pula, and Zadar in September, and Transavia operated only to Split and Dubrovnik in October with a relatively small number of weekly flights.

The Split - Paris Orly line operated 2 to 3 times a week in October, and on Friday, October 30, the company will perform the last flight to Split on the line from Orly.

In Dubrovnik, Transavia had two active lines this month, from Nantes and Paris. These two lines will end with traffic for this year, a day later compared to Split, on Saturday, October 31. 

In October, two routes from France to Dubrovnik operated with a minimum weekly frequency, only once a week, on Saturdays. Still, all routes were operated by B737-800 aircraft with a capacity of as many as 189 seats in the carrier's fleet.

Transavia will no longer have regular operations at Croatian airports after the last weekend in October, and re-establishing numerous seasonal routes is expected in mid-April next year. This low-cost carrier has not operated to Croatian airports in winter before, and Transavia will not operate to neighboring airports (Ljubljana and Belgrade) in the winter months.

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October 29, 2020 - As it stands now, Split Advent 2020 will be held from November 28, 2020, to January 6, 2021. The latest info on the potential of the event. 

Dalmacija Danas reports that a total of 11 offers arrived (two did not have all the documentation, and nine are valid) for the popular Split Advent 2020 holiday houses (kućice). Most offers, as expected, were for catering and trade. The director of Spalatum DMC stressed that he would hold a second round for offers because there are vacancies left.

"Last year, there were equal or even more offers in the second round than in the first round. You all know that we have set more favorable payment conditions and prices this year, given the situation with the pandemic - payment will be made only a few days before the start of the event when we know for sure that Advent can be held following epidemiological recommendations. If, for the same reasons, it is interrupted at some point, there will be a reciprocal payment," said Ante Šunjić. Thus, Director Šunjić eased the concerns of entrepreneurs, especially those for whom this is their first experience.

Provided that Split Advent 2020 is held at all because of COVID-19, many are interested in if the festivities will remain with a small number of exhibitors?

In the second round, many offers will arrive, Šunjić assured, while Marijana Pivalica from the Split Tourist Board (as a member of the Commission that opened the offers) mentioned another possibility if there is no offer for all houses, which is likely.

In such a case, in agreement with the bidders, the Advent festivities will be held at a reduced number of locations - Jardin is safe in any case. Of course, "safe" if the national and local headquarters approve the event at all, and until November 28, when Split Advent 2020 should open, anything can happen.

Four locations are planned - next to Strossmayer Park, in front of the Gallery, Prokurative, and Gaja Bulat Square. The valid bids that Spalatum DMC received in the first round were priced within the planned range - between three and five thousand kuna for trading houses for the planned duration of the Advent festivities from November 28 to January 6, 2021, and up to 30-40 thousand kuna for catering facilities.

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October 28, 2020 - Torcida celebrates 70 years on October 28, 2020. A look at the birthday bash around Split, the beloved home of Hajduk. 

Torcida did not let the people of Split down when they promised a spectacle bigger than Hajduk's 100th birthday. Anyone that made it to midnight last night, and trust me, there were thousands, now have memories that will last with them for a lifetime thanks to the flare-filled spectacle. 

And what a sight it was. 

At midnight, the sky lit pink when Torcida launched flares and fireworks high above to celebrate 70 years of their firm, which is the oldest organized fan group in Europe. Torcida alone was said to have some 8,000 flares for the event.

But the celebration didn't stop there. 

At exactly at noon today, the bells rang on the bell tower of Saint Domnius Cathedral in Split, where Torcida hoisted a 30-meter flag.

And then to the Riva, which was draped in a rainbow of colors this afternoon. 

But Split and Dalmatia were not the only places celebrating. The chants of the famous fan group could be heard far east - in Slavonia!

Namely, DPH Vukovar published a video of Torcida Slavonia, which marked its jubilee birthday in the same spectacular way. The torchlight procession in Osijek's Tvrđa lit up the entire city in red, confirming there are Hajduk fans all over Croatia.

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October 26, 2020 - National team coach Zlatko Dalic announces the Croatia player list for the upcoming Nations League matches in November, when the 2018 World Cup finalists will again have a tight schedule.

As in October, the national team will play three games during the upcoming gathering in November. Namely, Croatia will play a friendly match against Turkey on November 11 in Istanbul, followed by their two final matches in the Nations League - on November 14, they will play against Sweden (Solna / Stockholm), and three days later, they will host Portugal in Split.

Croatia currently sits in 3rd place in Nations League Group 3 with 3 points. Portugal and France are in first and second place with 10 points each. Croatia has only won one game in this Nations League campaign against Sweden earlier this month in Zagreb. 

Coach Dalic invited 23 players and eight call-ups, among which is Bordeaux midfielder Toma Basic for the first time.

"We will monitor the condition of all players in the next two weeks and react on time, depending on the situation. I wish all invited players to be healthy so that we can welcome the last matches of this year and finish the competition in the Nations League in a satisfactory position," said Dalic.

The national team will gather on November 9 in Istanbul, and the day after the match against Turkey, they will travel to Stockholm. Croatia will travel to Split immediately after the match against Sweden.

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković, Simon Sluga, Ivo Grbić

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barišić, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Dario Melnjak, Filip Uremović, Domagoj Bradarić

Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović, Milan Badelj, Marko Rog, Mario Pašalić, Nikola Vlašić

Attackers: Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Josip Brekalo, Bruno Petković, Mislav Oršić, Ante Budimir

Callups: Ante Rebić, Tin Jedvaj, Lovre Kalinić, Mile Škorić, Josip Juranović, Toma Bašić, Antonio Mirko Čolak, Marin Pongračić

Source: HNS

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October 24, 2020 - TCN meets Jasmina Knezovic, author of A Sensible Guide to Split and its Islands.

Imagine if, the next time you travel to the Dalmatian coast, you had an extremely passionate and knowledgeable friend giving you a tour. Someone who knows not only which part of Diocletian’s 3rd-century palace you’re passing through when walking to the old city of Split, but also where to buy the best fig cake on the island of Vis and how the word “carat” is related to a certain, odd-looking tree on the island – and many, many other things.

This book is that friend.

In it, Jasmina Knezovic has combined her lifelong passion for the region with her training as an Oxford Ph.D. and food and travel editor to make a cultural guidebook that unlocks the secrets of one of the longest-settled regions in Europe.

As a Croatian-American, Jasmina has spent every summer in Dalmatia since 1995. While writing her Ph.D. in Croatian history at the University of Oxford, she researched Split and discovered a wealth of stories illustrating the city's rich history. As a freelance writer (VICE, Suitcase, Contemporary Food Lab), she focused on her main passion: travel. This book is a culmination of historical knowledge and passion for travel. It values authenticity, tradition, the contemporary, and identity.

The book includes:

• Highly curated practical tips (the best places to eat, stay and shop) for Split, Hvar, Vis and Brač
• An Almanac section: gems from the archives, from literature and travel writing spanning centuries, as well as insightful and entertaining historical documents, lists, and tables (including, quite handily, the officially recommended fitness levels for each demographic issued by the Yugoslav government)
• an overview of notable visitors and residents
• 16 interviews with a wide range of locals (including a songwriter, a stonemason, a filmmaker, and a fisherman)
• 3 essays from local writers
• Useful & beautiful maps, including a detailed schema of how the modern city fits into Diocletian’s ancient palace 
• 20+ beautiful illustrations by a respected local artist  

TCN met up with Jasmina to learn more. 

"I wrote a historical and cultural guide to Split and its islands.  But I also include a list of my favorite things to eat and see, a streamlined one. 

I didn't just want to write about restaurants and cafes, though – I wanted to impart some of the fascinating culture and history of the Dalmatian coast as well.  

So this guide book will also tell you how the word “carat” is related to the carob tree, what Sigmund Freud said when he visited Split in 1898, how polenta actually made a lot of people in Dalmatia sick, and how a plant bug triggered one of the biggest waves of emigration Croatian emigration to the United States. Just lots of cool and interesting stuff.

One of my favorite parts of the book is the interview section - I interviewed 16 locals who gave me insights into their lives and professions. So readers get to know some of the best bunch of locals out there. 

The essay section is another special part. It provides reading material during one’s travels or even before or after. 

There are no photos, but it is illustrated by the talented Luka Duplančić from Split, who I discovered while having coffee at D16."

What inspired Jasmina to create this guidebook?

"People always ask me for tips, and I started finding myself planning strangers’ trips for friends of friends. After spending autumn in Split and Dalmatia and seeing a different, more multi-faceted, side of the city, I wanted to share it with people, so I decided to write a book.

The whole project is my own labour of love: As a travel writer, I saw first-hand how superficial the content world can sometimes be in terms of quantity surpassing quality, and how many bloggers and portals write about something even if they haven’t personally tried or verified it. I had already dug deeper and wanted to share that with people. My suggestions are genuine; nothing is sponsored. 

Toni Morisson once said 'I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it”, and the same can be said for this book.'"

How did Jasmina go about choosing who she interviewed?

"I had an idea of different categories of people I thought would be interesting to include - such as an athlete, a winemaker, a musician, fisherman, archeologist, and so on. From each category, I chose people who represent the field. Sometimes, after talking to one person, they would put me in touch with another, so it became like a treasure trail of interesting people.

I got to talk to musicians such as Neno Belan, whose early music represents quintessential 80s Split, and Saša Antić, who writes very relevant and poignant lyrics for TBF today. I also talked to the Olympic sailor Filip Jurišić, who gave me a glimpse into the world of competitive sailing, the film director Marcella Zanki who had her first big break with Gibonni’s music videos, and Oliver Roki, the winemaker and cricket promoter on Vis, as well as stonemasons, bakers, fishers, and even a picigin player. I was most embarrassed when I interrupted a picigin game at Bačvice beach to talk to a player out of the blue, but they were good sports about it."

What does Jasmina think readers will find most unique and useful about the guidebook?

"The interview, essay, and almanac sections are the most unique for helping readers get under the city’s skin. The essentials and food recommendations are helpful since I share where to have the best gelato in addition to the best Komiška pogaca. In the activities section, I break down the process of getting a boat license, which my husband and I finally did this summer. So it’s an enriching book.

We want this book to be both a useful companion and a beautiful object that you’ll want to keep long after you’ve returned home. Designed by Palermo-based Ciao Ciao Studio, A Sensible Guide to Split & its Islands is an object made to last."

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help Jasmina launch this project, which you can read more about HERE.

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October 21, 2020 - Famous Split steakhouse Chops Grill is taking on the offseason in a big way with the return of the three-course Chopsylicious menu!

While some of us are bitter that summer came to an end, many of us are eager to bring on the charms of a new season - especially as the coziest time of the year lies ahead. 

The autumn and winter seasons at Chops Grill continuously surprise with a world of new culinary delights, which can be seen in the return of the offseason edition of Chopsylicious. 

“As in previous years, this year, we tried to make our offer more creative and certainly different. The Chopsylicious offer is contained in three sequences; by choosing appetizers and desserts as desired, and the price for your chosen menu depends on the choice of the main course. We allow all our guests to create a menu to their liking and enjoy top delicacies for whose recipes chefs find inspiration partly in traditional cuisine and partly in recipes from all over the world. Feel and taste the Chopsylicious magic in the pleasant ambiance of Chops Grill,” the famous Split steakhouse wrote on their Facebook to introduce the new three-course menu. 

Now, let’s have a closer look. 

For starters, diners can choose between:

Creamy ‘vichyssoise’ soup with potato and leek, spicy chicken wings, spring rolls stuffed with vegetables, rice noodles, and sweet and sour sauce, tuna tatake with soy sauce, or steak tartar with butter and toast.

The main courses, however, are what really make this Chopsylicious menu shine. 

Namely, mushroom risotto, glazed pork ribs with homemade potato chips, sea bass with young spinach, chestnut puree, mandarin sauce, and lemon foam, or scampi and mussels buzara with macaroni make up only half of what you can enjoy. 

Meat lovers can dive into veal ribeye or Argentinian ribeye with aromatic young potatoes, beef wellington with cream of mushroom, red onions, and goose liver wrapped in pastry with mashed potatoes and a beef and truffle sauce, or the bone-in ribeye for two (dry-aged 30-100 days), with truffle mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables!

Because no meal is complete without something sweet, guests can choose between ‘fruit after rain’ - a white chocolate tart with cream cheese, raspberries, and pistachios, ‘hibernation’ - creme brûlée with crispy chocolate and mandarin sauce, fruit sorbet, or traditional ‘rozata’ with lavender, rose extract, and whipped cream. 

The Chopsylicious offer is good until the end of the year! 

For reservations and more info, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit their Facebook page or call +385 91 365 0000. You can also visit their website for all menu options here.

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October 21, 2020 - To the relief of citizens in Split and its surroundings, we are one step closer to constructing the highly anticipated Omis fast road. 

The tender for the TTTS-Dugi Rati road, which lasted an incredible 19 months, has finally been completed. There is no need to emphasize just how much the construction of this road would mean for Omis and the whole of central Dalmatia. Its discussion has gone on for decades.

Although no one knows when the fast road from Split to Omis will be built, things have at least began moving in the right direction. There is a bit more certainty about the construction of the Omis bypass, with the construction of which will transfer part of the traffic jams from the highway to the Omis hinterland. The new tunnel and the bridge over the Cetina should relieve at least part of the traffic so that from Omis to Split, it is possible to bypass through Tugar, Srinjine, and Žrnovnica.

After the tender, Croatian Roads (Hrvatske ceste) commented extensively for Dalmacija Danas. They explained the tender's details and the planned route that will have to pass over the slopes of the Perun hill, so it will consist of numerous viaducts and bridges.

“Preparation of changes to the preliminary and main project documentation, implementation of geodetic and geotechnical works and obtaining a location and construction permit for the section TTTS - Dugi Rat with connecting roads was contracted with the Association of Business Entities Geoprojekt dd, Split, Mobilita Evolva doo, Zagreb, Radionica mostova doo, Samobor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy Split, ZG-Projekt doo, Zagreb. The value of the contract is HRK 10,490,000.00 without VAT, with a deadline for the preparation of project documentation lasting 12 months from the date of signing the contract. The length of the section that is the subject of the contract is 13 km.

The need for the intervention that is the subject of this contract stems from the fact that the existing state road DC8 from Stobrec to Omis is the only road connection between the southern coastal settlements and the city of Omis with Split as the main center of Split-Dalmatia County. Along the entire stretch of the future road, the existing state road is located close to the sea and passes through the settlements of Stobreč, Grljevac, Sv. Martin, Krilo, Sumpetar, Dugi Rat, and Omis.

The existing road is burdened with numerous level crossings that are mostly irregular in geometry and without additional lanes for left and right turns. The floor plan elements are uneven, visibility is insufficient, and there are strong intercity and suburban public bus traffic on the road without bus stops and footpaths. The course of transit and local traffic and their collision, especially in peak loads and during the tourist season, lead to major delays.

All of the above causes low throughput and endangers traffic safety, and prevents urban and tourist development of the settlement.

Considering the construction (residential and commercial buildings) of the narrower belt of the road, it is not possible to realize the necessary reconstruction works, and there is a need to build a road in the new corridor.

The necessity of this project is also visible from the analysis of existing traffic flows in the coverage area of the project based on available data on traffic loads according to the publication "Counting road traffic in the Republic of Croatia in 2015" published by Hrvatske ceste d.o.o. Zagreb.

The road construction, which will be located in the edge zone of the coast, east of the existing DC8, would enable the smooth development of settlements and further development of tourism, and transit traffic would no longer pass through the settlements.

The project was designed as a fast road in the part of the TTTS-Dugi Rat junction with two separate roads and the Dugi Rat-Omiš junction with one road. A building permit was obtained and consumed for the TTTS-Grljevac subsection.

However, due to the high costs of construction of these roads, the investor in 2015 ordered a proposal to optimize the project while maintaining the existing road corridor. The changes relate to the horizontal and vertical geometry to avoid larger cuts in the terrain and the associated costs of securing the slope. Between the two tunnels, the separation of the separated axes was performed, and the denivelation of the same. The optimization shortened the route with four lanes, and now only the first approximately 8100 m is planned as a four-lane road, while the rest of the route is planned as a two-lane road.

Regarding the description of the project itself, the expressway route starts at the junction "TTTS" and continues to the previous section as a four-lane road whose roads are separated by a green belt. The expressway route crosses the roundabout with an overpass “TTTS” approximately 235 m long and is connected to the roundabout via the northern and southern ramps of the junction. Further to the east, there is the bridge "Žrnovnica" (L = approx. 540 m), which in addition to the river Žrnovnica leads over the county road ŽC6142 and the densely built part of Podstrana.

After the completion of the bridge, the left and right pavements are separated and leveled and pass through the tunnels “Perun” (Ls = approx. 200 m, Lj = approx. 220 m) and “Rudine” (Ls = approx. 365 m, Lj = approx. 360 m). After the tunnel, the left and right pavements approach and continue to the viaduct “Duge njive” (L = approx. 90 m). The route continues southeast towards the junction "Stara Podstrana" at km about 5 + 200, connecting with the state road DC8.

The “Stara Podstrana” node is connected to DC8 via axis 10, axis 16, and axis 17. Axis 18 represents the reconstructed DC8 at the part of the intersection. Via axis 14, the “Stara Podstrana” junction connects with the county road ŽC6162, which is located east of the junction, and ŽC6162 itself is proposed via axis 15 and crosses the expressway with the overpass “Drinovac” (at km approx. 6 + 340).

The “Jesenice” junction is located further to the southeast at km 8 + 100 and connects the expressway with the state road DC8 in the south and the local road LC67112 in the north. These two roads are connected with a new road (axis 20), which connects to DC8 near the future "Krilo" port.

There is a three-lane tunnel "Krilo" (L = approx. 170 m) on this connecting road, which passes through the hill near the state road. The three-lane tunnel contains, in addition to two lanes, an additional lane for slow-moving vehicles on the rise.

The expressway to the “Krilo Jesenice” junction is run as a four-lane road, and after fitting the junction ramps of km 8 + 1000 to the end of the route, it is run as a two-lane road. Further to the southeast, at km 10 + 340, the “Jesenice” overpass leads above the proposed local road LC67112 (axis 29). The route then descends in height and, at the same time, approaches the coast and settlements in terms of the floor plan, and reaches the junction “Dugi Rat” at approx. km 13 + 860.

Here we would like to emphasize that for the previous section Mravice - TTTS junction (2.5 km long), the procurement of works for the first three phases (Mravince junction with access roads) has already started. In contrast, for the remaining part, the procurement of works will be launched in the second half of 2021. The total estimated value of the said project is approximately HRK 250,000,000.00 without VAT.

Completion of all these works will significantly improve the traffic picture of Split-Dalmatia County in terms of increasing safety and traffic flow and greatly relieve the road network on the stretch from the entrance to the city of Split, through these settlements through which the state road D8 and ultimately of the town of Omis.

It is planned to apply for EU funds for all projeects," answers Croatian Roads.

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October 20, 2020 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Diocletian's Palace will be live-streamed to viewers around the world on Thursday, October 22, as part of the 'See Together Challenge' by Seoul company Magenta. 

Magenta, a documentary production company based in Seoul, South Korea, is launching a new project titled ‘See Together Challenge’. 

The project is co-hosted by SK Telecom, the National Korean Committee for UNESCO, and Magenta, and is funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and supported by the Korea Radio Promotion Association.

‘See Together Challenge’ was envisioned to lift spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic and to raise awareness of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the importance of their preservation.

Namely, project participants will film and live stream UNESCO World Heritage Site(s) to global viewers for 1 hour and then pass on the live stream to the next participant, who will film for an hour at their location, and so forth. The videos will be live-streamed on Youtube and will run 24 hours a day, for one week, beginning on October 21, 2020.  

The videos will also be edited into a two-part documentary on social distancing, which will be aired on KBS, a national broadcaster in South Korea.

Since Croatia boasts some of the world’s most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it comes as no surprise that the country will be featured in this admirable project. 

Thus, among the various Croatian UNESCO heritage sites is the breathtaking Diocletian's Palace. Famous Split tour guide Ivica Profaca will lead viewers through its ancient stone walls and unveil its history to future travelers around the world on October 22 at 10 am.

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October 19, 2020 - The Croatian Drama and Author's Theater Festival, the 30th Marulic Days, will be held in Split from October 19 to 26, 2020. A total of 13 plays will take place, one of which will be performed in Zagreb. 

The director of the Festival and the intendant of HNK Split, Srećko Šestan, thanked all the theaters, especially HNK Zagreb and the intendant Dubravka Vrgoč, who, as he said, met them and allowed them to perform "Three Sisters" on its home stage, on the Lada premises. This year's jubilee edition of Marulic Days is dedicated to Rada Perković, the founder and first director of the festival, he emphasized.

"This year, we will stop the audience award because the audience in Split will not be able to see 'Three Sisters.' I hope that better moments and times will come so that the Split audience will see the play next season. Thanks also to all the other intendants of our theaters who come to Marulic Days. Our theater will respect all epidemiological recommendations, and the audience will be limited," said Sestan.

The selector of this year's festival, theater critic and playwright Gordana Ostović, said that out of 48 registered plays from Croatia, BiH, Serbia, and Hungary, she chose 13. Twelve are coming to Split, and only one, "Three Sisters," will be performed at the Zagreb HNK. 

"These are all performances that really answer contemporary questions of society; they most often talk about the family as a microcosm of society where society breaks down. These are the most common topics like thinking about going abroad in search of a better life, about how to save a business from decay," said Ostović.

She noted that the plays are very diverse, from witty to a little more tragic, but they all have very nice and humane messages.

As a different play in this year's selection of Marulic Days, she singled out "Domaše" of the Split City Puppet Theater, which sees the world from a different perspective. It is a play by Ana Marija Veselčić about growing up in a home where children see completely different problems. She also pointed out Mostar's "Identitluk," a play that talks about narrow-minded understandings of identity and a tragedy that shows who a man really is.

The dramaturg and producer of the 30th Marulic, Days Jasen Boko, added that the festival closes on October 26 with a play out of competition, a student play by the Zagreb Academy under the mentorship of Krešimir Dolenčić based on John Steinbeck's famous text "Of Mice and Men." At the closing of Marulic Days, he added, the audience will watch young actors out of the competition, who will probably dominate the stage and take awards in ten years.

Despite the situation, the festival will also have several accompanying programs.

"Traditionally, the first text that won the award for the best dramatic unperformed text for 2019 is read. It is Dino Pešut's 'Granatiranje,' which will be read by Split actors and students. We will also have a presentation about 30 years of Marulic Days, a presentation of the anthology Theater in Split and Split in Theater, and Nikola Batušić's book History of Croatian Theater," announced Boko.

The festival was scheduled to take place at the end of April but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and instead will take place from October 19 to 26. The festival's grand opening will be on October 20, when the Marin Držić Award for dramatic text will be presented.

Source: Culturenet.hr, More info HERE

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October 18, 2020 - The first children's map of Split, Solin, Kaštela, and Trogir has been launched by the Split Scout Association.

Slobodna Dalmacija reports that Split and the surrounding cities of Solin, Kaštela, and Trogir received the first children's map of their areas, realized through the project "SCOUTCITY - a city tailored to children" led by Ivan Jarebic, head of the Split Scout Association.

According to Edi Perić, president of the Split Scout Association and the creator of this map, it was originally conceived as a summary of information for children and parents about facilities (sports clubs and civil society organizations) that offer extracurricular activities, which is its content.

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All primary schools, city museums, and striking historical and cultural monuments are inscribed in it. The map designer is fellow citizen Vana Bašić, a visual design student in Split who is in her final year.

However, thanks to the cooperation with "Parks and Plantations," more precisely with their landscape architect Igor Belamarić, this document has turned into an excellent teaching aid in biology, especially regarding the biological heritage of Split and the surrounding areas.

Thus, the map contains a list of typical Split trees, a simple vegetation map of Marjan, listed Mediterranean plants in the park, areas protected by Natura 2000, as well as places in Split with publicly available drinking water (without water on the beaches), stations for electric bicycles, bike paths, places available for children with pets, and all children's playgrounds under the jurisdiction of "Parks and Plantations."

It is interesting to note that Edi Perić and Igor Belamarić met during a joint visit to Tirana a year ago, organized by the City of Split, led by Mayor Andro Krstulović Opar, who was personally in the delegation.

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"Igor joined us with full strength as a volunteer, so that our meeting in Tirana led to exceptional cooperation that, we both believe, continues. Our next content for the children of our city will be in the same co-production and will be even more attractive," announces Perić.

According to Perić, Split-Dalmatia County prefect Blaženko Boban also stood behind the project, so the digital form of this map has just started to be made in the county IT sector.

"Many have contributed to this achievement, and the cooperation with Igor, a lover of his profession and a dedicated volunteer contribution, is an example to all others. Thanks to the City of Split and the Mayor for the partnership on this project, which was funded through a tender of the Ministry of Science and Education and to a lesser extent by the County," he states and adds that every child in all Split primary schools visible on the map, including Žrnovnica, will receive a free copy. 

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