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S02 Ep18 - News - Best of Croatia Underrated in 2021
Croatia Underrated - December 30, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this season’s last episode and the very last episode in this first year of Croatia Underrated, I'm bringing you an end-of-the-year special. An overview, the best of this podcast in 2021. This podcast covers a variety of topics. I’m hoping this episode will help you understand better what to...
S02 Ep17 - Folk Customs - Srčeka or Little Hearts
Croatia Underrated - December 26, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsA special tradition of crafting licitar heart has been preserved for centuries. One of the oldest Croatian souvenirs still exists thanks to the rare craftspeople who continue it with love. This is also this year's last Xmas special since the little red hearts make a perfect Christmas tree ornam...
S02 Ep16 - Quick Croatian Class - Holiday Greetings
Croatia Underrated - December 14, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHere we are with another Quick Croatian Class. In these past few months, it so turned out that I prepared a bunch of seasonal episodes. There were several episodes inspired by the Halloween season, and then, throughout December, you’ve been listening to the episodes inspired by the Christmas s...
S02 Ep15 - Folk Customs - Lucy's Little Christmas
Croatia Underrated - December 11, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI'm back with some more Croatian Christmas customs. Let’s meet Saint Lucy! Just like St Nicholas from the previous episode, Lucy is a gift-bringer. It’s another one of those days of joy for Croatian children. Joy with a twist, I’d say. Luckily enough, usually, it’s not the same parts of Croat...
S02 Ep14 - Folk Customs - St Nicholas Feast Day Joys and Scares
Croatia Underrated - December 05, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThere are many symbols of the Christmas season, and the joy of children is definitely one of them. That joy is often connected with receiving gifts. Here in Croatia, the first important gift-bringer is usually St Nicholas. He visits the homes somewhere in the night before his feast day, and tha...
S02 Ep13 - News - Croatia Has What It Takes for the Season to Be Jolly
Croatia Underrated - November 25, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt’s 25th November, people! St Catherine’s. We have this saying in Croatia: Sveta Kata snijeg na vrata! Find out what it means as a small introduction to wintertime in Croatia. The first thing winter brings is Christmas festivities. The end of the year is one of the most magical periods in Cro...
S02 Ep12 - Shout Out - Horror Movies, a Podcast, and Ghost Tours
Croatia Underrated - October 30, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis is our very last of Halloween Specials. In this short episode, I’m bringing you a bunch of recommendations. Have you already made a list of movies to watch this Halloween? Fear not (or be afraid, be very afraid), Croatia Underrated is here to help. Even if you’ve never been to Croatia, yo...
S02 Ep11 - Get Lost in Croatia - Cemeteries
Croatia Underrated - October 28, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn another Halloween Special episode, i’s time to travel through Croatia in an attempt to find the most interesting cemeteries. I chose the ones that I had visited. The ones that surprised me and left a deep impression on me. In this episode, find out about All Saints' Day in Croatia. Learn ab...
S02 Ep10 - Legends & Mysteries - Witches
Croatia Underrated - October 19, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs announced in the previous episode, we are continuing with the Halloween Specials. Do you know how we call Halloween in Croatian? Noć vještica. The Night of the Witches. I guess that it’s only fair to dedicate the entire episode... to the witches! We have an abundance of both mythical and hi...
S02 Ep09 - Folk Customs - Children's Games
Croatia Underrated - October 13, 2021 18:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis warm-up episode of the Halloween season brings you the spooks and chills of childhood in Croatia. Squid Game, step aside! Meet Croatian scary children's games. Support the show
S02 Ep08 - Nature - An Autumn Hike to Sljeme
Croatia Underrated - October 09, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMount Medvednica, popularly known as Sljeme, is a perfect weekend getaway for Zagreb locals. It has a special kind of magic in autumn. Enjoy this short story taken over from Love Zagreb blog. Love Zagreb is a blog managed by Zagreb Tourism Board and it gathers stories by real locals - I am one...
S02 Ep07 - Quick Croatian Class - Tongue Twisters
Croatia Underrated - October 07, 2021 18:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt’s finally time for another Quick Croatian Class. A lot of you told me that you had a great time listening to the first Quick Croatian Class that was published as Ep08 of S01. In fact, it’s been the second most popular episode so far, believe it or not. That’s why I decided to prepare as much...
S02 Ep06 - Curious Personalities - Bakar Water Carrier
Croatia Underrated - September 29, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsA story about Ivan Čop, known as the blind watercarrier of Bakar. There is no better medium to tell this story. This way, you will simply have to imagine how he and the world around him looked like. That’s as close as you can get to his experience of his own town. Support the show
S02 Ep05 - Shout Out - Living Castles
Croatia Underrated - September 26, 2021 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThere is a project called Living Castles, building a network of 7 castles in Croatia and our neighbor country Slovenia. The project is mostly funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The project partners invested in the enhancement of their heritage presentation. It's mostly through dig...
S02 Ep04 - Legends & Mysteries - Wonders of Rogoznica
Croatia Underrated - September 22, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis episode takes us to Croatian coast, exploring the wonders of my favorite town on the Croatian coast - Rogoznica. Some call it the heart of Dalmatia. Listen to the story about the Dragon Lake, the medieval church of St Nicholas, and a mystical 13th-century graveyard that surrounds it, abou...
S02 Ep03 - Shout Out - Perunfest
Croatia Underrated - September 21, 2021 17:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPerunfest is one of the most artistic and creative festivals in the country. It gathers so many artists, craftsmen, and performers who, through their shows, revive the myths of old. The name of the festival derives from the word Perun. That’s the ancient Slavic thunder god. Stories related to Pe...
S02 Ep02 - 1 Star Croatia - Churches
Croatia Underrated - September 14, 2021 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings1 Star Croatia episodes contain funny reviews of Croatian attractions. This episode is all about churches. It's not easy to please everyone. Even Croatian UNESCO sights easily receive 1-star reviews, let alone other churches. Check out what the travellers are complaining about when it comes to...
S02 Ep01 - Train of Tought - What's in a Name
Croatia Underrated - September 07, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis episode shares two stories from Love Zagreb. Love Zagreb is a blog managed by Zagreb Tourism Board and it gathers stories by real locals - including me. You can find my articles in their Untold Stories section and the particular stories from this episode are filed under "Z is for Zagreb" ...
S02 Ep00 - Intro to Season 2
Croatia Underrated - September 07, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis episode is an intro to Season 2 of Croatia Underrated. Find out what's new and what to expect from this season. Support the show
S01 Ep14 - Nature - The City and Its River
Croatia Underrated - April 27, 2021 21:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsZagreb lies on the banks of the river Sava. I bet that some of you who don’t live in Croatia, even if you visited Zagreb once, are asking yourselves as you’re reading this: “Wait, there’s a river in Zagreb?” If that thought occurred to you, don’t be too hard on yourself for not noticing. It so...
Ep14 - Nature - The City and Its River
Croatia Underrated - April 27, 2021 21:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsZagreb lies on the banks of the river Sava. I bet that some of you who don’t live in Croatia, even if you visited Zagreb once, are asking yourselves as you’re reading this: “Wait, there’s a river in Zagreb?” If that thought occurred to you, don’t be too hard on yourself for not noticing. It so...
Ep13 - Folk Customs - Green George
Croatia Underrated - April 23, 2021 23:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe spring arrives in Croatia today and it's brought to you by the Croatian version of the Green Man. We call him Green Jura or Zeleni Jura. This episode brings you the peculiar folk traditions related to St George's Day. Magical rituals left behind from ancient times, bonfires, purifying rit...
S01 Ep13 - Folk Customs - Green George
Croatia Underrated - April 23, 2021 23:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe spring arrives in Croatia today and it's brought to you by the Croatian version of the Green Man. We call him Green Jura or Zeleni Jura. This episode brings you the peculiar folk traditions related to St George's Day. Magical rituals left behind from ancient times, bonfires, purifying rit...
S01 Ep12 - Curious Personalities - 500 Steps
Croatia Underrated - April 20, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis episode shares a story about a peculiar man-made sight in the woods of mount Medvednica and its curious builder Vladimir Horvat: 500 Horvat's Steps. The story is based on an old article that I wrote for the Secret Zagreb blog. Click here to read the article. You can find the Croatian ve...
Ep12 - Curious Personalities - 500 Steps
Croatia Underrated - April 20, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis episode shares a story about a peculiar man-made sight in the woods of mount Medvednica and its curious builder Vladimir Horvat: 500 Horvat's Steps. The story is based on an old article that I wrote for the Secret Zagreb blog. Click here to read the article. You can find the Croatian ve...
Ep11 - 1 Star Croatia - Castles
Croatia Underrated - April 12, 2021 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsJudging by the stats and your comments, you’ve been enjoying very much the previous 1 Star Croatia series - the episodes dedicated to poor reviews of Croatian sights. Some travelers are not easily fooled and their helpful reviews might save you the trouble! This episode of the 1 Star Croatia se...
S01 Ep11 - 1 Star Croatia - Castles
Croatia Underrated - April 12, 2021 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsJudging by the stats and your comments, you’ve been enjoying very much the previous 1 Star Croatia series - the episodes dedicated to poor reviews of Croatian sights. Some travelers are not easily fooled and their helpful reviews might save you the trouble! This episode of the 1 Star Croatia se...
Ep10 - Legends & Mysteries - Mysterious World of Zagreb Legends
Croatia Underrated - April 09, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI've been writing for a blog called Love Zagreb since the beginning of this year. It's a blog run by the Zagreb Tourism Board and it gathers stories by Zagreb locals. I joined the Love Zagreb team in January and have been writing for the section Untold Stories. Some of my Love Zagreb stories a...
S01 Ep10 - Legends & Mysteries - Mysterious World of Zagreb Legends
Croatia Underrated - April 09, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI've been writing for a blog called Love Zagreb since the beginning of this year. It's a blog run by the Zagreb Tourism Board and it gathers stories by Zagreb locals. I joined the Love Zagreb team in January and have been writing for the section Untold Stories. Some of my Love Zagreb stories a...
S01 Ep09 - Folk Customs - Easter
Croatia Underrated - April 04, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt's Easter - and this calls for the first episode dedicated to Croatian folk customs. This episode brings you an overview of vivid Croatian Easter customs, such as: Croatian traditional Easter eggs pisanice Typical local children games, such as egg hunt Croatian way and the competition in bre...
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