The name comes from a tradition to make a rich beef stew for the festivity of St. Blaise, Dubrovnik city patron. The biggest festivity in Dubrovnik required a special menu served …

“Take your cross and follow me!” is a Latin inscription on a medallion above the entrance to Domus Christi, the first opened public hospice in Dubrovnik. It’s a tribute to Jesus and …

Do you remember the scene from the Casino Royale, the first of Bond movies, when James Bond bluffing during the baccarat game, slammed a bag full of money on the table? That particular …

During the times of the Republic of Dubrovnik, “rector” was a formal title for a governor. He was a figurehead of the Dubrovnik government. He had to be a nobleman, older than 50 …

Kuna means a Pine (North European) marten, an animal related to wolverines, minks, badgers or weasels. Martens are small animals (up to 21 inches in length) with long bushy tails (a tail makes the half of the marten’s …

Villeggiatura (holiday life) was a phenomenon in the lifestyle of the Dubrovnik nobility and its richer citizens in the Renaissance period. Noblemen were engaged in investments in …

A century-old long tradition of silk production is still alive in the Dubrovnik’s southernmost region Konavle. Girls from Konavle were breeding silkworm moths in their …

Lijerica is a small, pear-shaped, three-string music instrument, played with a bow. Instruments like it were popular across the Eastern Mediterranean …

In the 15th century Dubrovnik, a bride did not have to be present at the wedding ceremony. Instead, her father would take a groom for his daughter’s lawful husband in her name …