More features:

• The Brkan brothers

  
  When we talk about the contemporary photography, it’s impossible not to mention Ante and Zvonimir Brkan....

• Zadar’s Protection Squad

  Zadar has four patron saints. If that seems a bit excessive, read the History section, you’ll soon understand why....

• History

  With its turbulent past, Zadar is sometimes said to be a microcosm of the history of Croatia. Here's a (very short) version of what happened....

• Olive oil

  
  Olives have played a small but integral part in world history, yet nobody ever really notices this. Think about it, winners at the first Olympics were given an olive wreath to wear on their heads, we extend an olive branch as a sign of peace, and even Popeye's lanky girlfriend was named Olive Oil....

• Zadar districts

  ArbanasiArbanasi lies just to the north of Kolovare. It's an old district where remnants of Neolithic settlements can still be found, as well as parts of the Roman aqueduct built to bring water to the city from Vransko lake 40km away, and a Roman necropolis in the grounds of the tobacco factory (still working)....

• …and Zadar created basketball

  Croatians, giants as they are, are both accomplished players and passionate followers of basketball (here called košarka)....

• Agrotourism

  
  Fertile plainsThe contrast between the relative prosperity of life on the Dalmatian coast and the Zadar hinterland couldn't be more stark....