Lessons

These protected and preserved national heritage sites are great places to visit in spring or fall when there are no summer crowds.

7 sites under UNESCO protection include:

Historical city of Trogir	Old City of Dubrovnik	Euphrasian Basilica, Porec
Stari grad plain, Hvar	Diocletian Palace, Split	Plitvice lakes
	St. James Cathedral, Sibenik

Rich in intangible cultural heritage Croatia offers 13 treasures:

• Lacemaking in Croatia. Annual Carnival Bell Ringers Pageant from the Kastav Area.
• Spring procession of Ljelje/Queens from Gorjani. Two part singing and playing in the Istrian scale.
• Festivity of St. Blaise, Patron Saint of Dubrovnik. Procession „Za Krizen” (Following the Cross) on the Island Hvar.
• Traditional Manufacturing of Children’s Wooden Toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje.
• The Sinjska Alka, a knight’s tournament in Sinj.
• Gingerbread craft from Nothern Croatia.
• Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia.
• Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland.
• Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia.
• Ojkanje singing.
• Mediterranean diet