From our notebook
Guides for your days here
Everything we find ourselves explaining over coffee in the garden, written down properly. Which park to choose, how to do the famous day trips, and when this coast is at its best. No filler, just what we would tell a friend.
Which national park should you visit?
Plitvice, Krka, Kornati, Paklenica and Zrmanja compared, honestly, by the people who arrange the trips.
Zadar to Plitvice in a day
The early alarm, the timed tickets, the route through the lakes, and why it is all worth it.
Two days in Zadar, done well
The old town at walking pace, the Sea Organ at sunset, and where to swim.
How lavender becomes oil
Inside the copper still at our garden workshop, Essentia Botanica.
When to visit Zadar, honestly
Season by season, including the month the locals keep for themselves.