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Escorted tours
HISTORICAL CULINARY SCHOOL
Day 1.
Arrival at the
airport in Rijeka in the early morning, meeting with tour guide, departure to
hotel Kanajt in Punat, accommodate in rooms, welcome cocktail and get knowing
with plan of journey. In the afternoon visit to a Franciscan monastery Kosljun…
in the middle of cove of Punat you can find an island named Kosljun which has
been home for Franciscan over 550 years. All time through variable history of
this region it was a center of ecclesiastic and cultural life of island Krk,
center of literacy where Glagolitic script was cherished, where acted one
secondary school on Croatian language. This monastery possess a lavishly
equipped library where valuable incunabulum is protected, and special rarity is
part of Ptolomejev atlas. We will visit ethnographic, numismatic and sacral
collection. Through church and cloister will guide us one of Franciscan who
lives here even today with its monastic life, and get us acquainted with his
peaceful oasis in today’s fast life… D
Day 2.
After breakfast
we will get to know with olive oil, the liquid gold island of Krk. First we will
visit olive grove and see ancient olive trees, after that we will go to oil
rafinery where experts will present us process of oil making. When we figure out
how it is done today, we will show you how it was done long time ago on old tos,
where you can try to spin the big stone wheel on your own. And now it is time to
taste that precious oil, through tasting and presentation of other olive oil
products like cosmetic, soaps, our guide will be an eminent expert. After the
oil, naturally follows vine... we will visit Vrbnik, romantic stone town, center
of producing vrbnicka zlahtina, the most precious vine on the island. Instead of
lunch we will taste some domestic prosciutto and sheep milk cheese from island,
and advisor of family winery will get to know us with žlahtina end other
delicacy, like fig- brandy and… we won’t discover it all now!In the afternoon we
will return in our hotel where we’ll beguine with our culinary school. For start
we will get acquainted with traditional, simply meals from coastal Croatia on
which were raised many generations of islanders. With our cooker we will
prepare: fisherman and farm laborer dinner... B, SL, D
Day 3.
Today we will
sightsee town Krk, capital town of the island. We will walk through roman
center, cardom and dekumanusom, visit cathedral and crkvu Sv Kvirina, unique
architectonic complex of linked one floor churches. We will see old Frankopan"s
Castle on Kamplin square, with little stone roads fell of galleries and stores
get down to Little gate, the see entrance to the town, drink a coffee in watch-
tower end enjoy in the fragrances and view on the sea. We will spend afternoon
in our culinary school. We will get acquainted with traditional cuisine of
Croatian nobility. We will try to prepare demanding meals which were served in
castles and summer residences of this beautiful island. After we take a rest and
refresh in our rooms, we will enjoy in knights from Krk dinner accompanied with
traditional music from local artists... B, D
Day 4.
After breakfast
we will salute our hosts and leave Krk so we can continue further with second
part of our journey through beauty and tastes of Croatian tradition and history.
Journey leads us towards continental part and capital city Zagreb. First we will
sightsee historical center and after that take a lunch in one restaurant which
cherish tradition of civil cuisine. We will get know with characteristics of
civil cuisine full of influences from Vienna, Pest, Ottoman empire but even
Croatian county cuisine which took influence over saleswoman on the market.
After lunch we will continue towards Zagorje, area from where comes a first
class victual to Zagreb, home of saleswoman we have met at Dolac, the oldest
market in town. But Zagorje has much more than that. That is an area full of
history and stories, full of castles and manors, from which even today ladies
and knights watch us. One of these manors is adopted in hotel. That is where we
will settle and get to know that world of fairy tales… B, L, D
Day 5.
Today we will
see villages in Zagorje. We will visit the only ethno-museum at open area in
Croatia, old village Kumrovec. In that reconstructed real village from the end
of 19. Century, we will present on demonstration of old handicrafts and
tradition way of living. In village you can find a manor of noble family Erdody,
and birth house of Josip Broz Tito, well known president or SFR Yugoslavia. When
we refresh and take a rest in our hotel, we will continue with our education.
Today we’ll prepare dinner from Zagorje, finding out what diligent villagers
have eaten in this gentle area. When everything is over, we will enjoy in dinner
we prepared by our selves, and have fun with tamburitza players till late in the
night… B, D
Day 6.
Zagorje is the
area from fairy tales, full of beautiful castles and it was a hard work to pick
which one you will look around… first we will see Veliki Tabor which hides one
of the most sadly love legend, story about Veronika Desinicka. After that we’ll
continue our ride through hills full of wine yards to second pearl, castle
Trakoscan. But there our fairytale won’t stop, in the afternoon we will present
at knights tournament and try some noble skills guided by trained knights. When
we get back to hotel we’ll relax on dinner with torches and guest performance of
medieval juggling group… B, D
Day 7.
After breakfast
we will immediately start to prepare a dinner for grand finale of our journey,
Knights dinner, to relax a bit, in the afternoon we will visit typical vineyard
cottage and cheer up with vine and snack. After we get back, we will take a rest
and then continue with culinary school and preparing dinner. Last dinner on our
journey will be a real renaissance fest. Besides enjoying in meals that we have
prepared, we will be entertained by musicians, jugglers, ladies and knights. For
the end we’ll make a true back through time… B, SL, D
Day 8.
After breakfast
follows awarding of certificates. Now you will be able, when you get home, prove
that you are a real expert in historical cuisine. Knights will even contribute
at fest, they’ll make for us salute with mead from chalice, before we return in
boring every day life… follows transfer to Zagreb airport where we’ll wish to
you a pleasant journey… B
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23rd
October |
30th October
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24th
April |
01st
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Price is formed
on a min. 4 people basis, and tour max is 8, amount by person is 1.860
€ or 2.890 $.
4 persons 1.860 €
5-6*
persons 1.600 €
7-8*
persons 1.500 €
* if it is more
than 4 persons booked in tour, price is formed by upper scale
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