Another beautiful article about Inland Dalmatia from the French blogger Violaine Malié. After Vrlika and Sinj, another article about Vrgorac appeared at the instinct-voyageur.fr. You can read (in French) about Vrgorac with its traditional gastronomy, the Kokorići village and the Neretva here. Beautiful pictures of beautiful Inland Dalmatia in September. Is there a better time to visit Vrgorac?

(photos: instinct-voyager.fr)

After several years a regular cinema program returns to Vrgorac, through the project of Kino Mediteran. Together, 20 cities are participating in this project of revitalisation of cinemas in Dalmatia. The goal is to restore a quality cinema program to these cities. Projections will take place at the Cinema Hall in Vrgorac in cooperation with the local partner - The City Art Centre Vrgorac.

Today, on February 2, 2016 (Tuesday), there will be two movies: at 17.00 the animated film for children "Ooops! Noah is Gone" (synchronized) and at 20.00 the Spanish hit "Perfect Day" with Benicio Del Toro in the lead role.

More about the project and the program here.

17 mayors and Split-Dalmatia county Prefect signed a memorandum on cooperation in construction of the connecting road from Ravče to Drvenik. The Dubrovnik-Neretva county deputy Prefect refused to sign the memorandum as according to him, the priority of the county is the construction of the Pelješac bridge. As previously announced, another meeting should take place in Sućuraj on Hvar in a few months.

Come and explore those beautiful mountains and breathtaking landscapes from a bike perspective. Vrgorac and Inland Dalmatia are waiting..

The story is about an police officer Josip, who returns to his birthplace in Inland Dalmatia after the death of his mother to take care for his father. Very soon, he discovers the smuggling business of his brother Frane and their already difficult family affairs will get even more complicated by the police investigation.

The series will have 5 episodes and premiers tonight January 24, 2016 on HRT at 20.00

(photos: Kozička Poljica i prijatelji)

Whenever I get the chance, I love to ask people about their traditional food. About the food of their grandmothers, about the way it was prepared, about ingredients, specialities, combinations. Mostly, preparing food was about patience, either in preparation or the actual cooking of a dish.

Something in those lines, I found today at the Kozička Poljica i prijatelji FB page. It is a quick summary:

"Since, there are so many TV shows, that are trying to promote some fancy meals and many people, especially younger ones are following these trends, I would like to dedicate this theme to dishes of our hinterland.

 

While the usual coastal diet is more about light meals, in the hills of the hinterland, the diet was much heartier. The need for caloric food was a way in which the population adapted to the harsh mountainous climate. Beans, potatoes, cabbage, especially sauerkraut were the main ingredients used daily for meals in this area. The most appreciated meals were collards, kastradina, corn, sauerkraut...

Different porridges were used  - cooked from millet or barley (prga) or corn (pura). From dairy, mostly it was boiled cow´s milk or sheep´s milk (varenika) and sour milk as well. Donuts (uštipci) and privrte were used as the main sweet pastries. To quench thirst, water and wine were used and for heavier tasks it was rakija or sauerkraut juice (rasol). "

Although, Vrgorac people are (among other things) well known for their very special young wine/goat milk mixture, called Bikla, which they enjoy during their annual autumn gathering called Biklijada, they also like to get together around a Christmas tree on their square. Stalls with sweets and home-made products, something to eat and to drink and even Santa showed up. Must have been a great evening. If you missed it, here are some pictures from the Vrgorac tourist board FB page:

This year´s Bikla Days will take place on the first weekend in October at the playgraound of the Vrgorac elementary school. Here is a short notice from the Vrgorac Tourist Board Facebook page.

Friday (October 2, 2015) - "Zagora Gori" Festival - music by Silente and Quasarr

Saturday (October 3, 2015) - 16th Biklijada - The biggest and funniest folk feast in Inland Dalmatia

For more information about Bikla, read our article and for more information about Biklijada, contact the Vrgorac tourist Board.

A new brochure - Rural Tourism in Biokovo and the Surrounding Areas features several local businesses from Vrgorac at the first 6 pages.

About the brochure:

"This brochure is printed within the framework of the BBio project - Sustainable development of border regions through preservation of autochthonous breeds and establishment of gene centres in Buhovo and on Biokovo financed by the European Union in the amount of 385.268,43 EUR within the IPA programme for crossborder cooperation Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina, measure 21: environmental protection. Project partners are solely responsible for the content of this brochure, which cannot be considered to reflect the opinion of the European Union."

You can check out the first few pages of the brochure below, thanks to the Vrgorac tourist board.

(all photos: Vrgorac tourist board FB page)

It is the time of the year for getting out to the fields. In Vrgorac, the grape harvest has begun and soon first bikla will be mixed to provide power and health for the long winter. Here are some pictures from the Zavičajna Udruga Zavojane (FB page) with a statement: "This year´s grapes are of an excellent quality, with an ideal sugar and acid ratio. The weather is very nice and it makes the harvest a very pleasant outdoor activity in the nature."

What a beautiful way of spending a day..