Croatia

Sv. Spas, Vitaljina, Croatia

Sv. Spas, Vitaljina, Croatia

A roadside plaque caught my eye as we drove back from the southernmost tip of Croatia to Dubrovnik airport. I had to stop. ChatGPT tells me it translates as “LEST…
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Groblje Molunat, Molunat, Croatia

Groblje Molunat, Molunat, Croatia

There’s a cemetery in Msida, Malta that looks out across the water where the locals serve strawberries and cream in the summer. It has topped my list of best views…
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Bibinje, Croatia

Bibinje, Croatia

Tucked behind an old gated wall lies the local cemetery in Bibinje, one of Croatia’s best-kept secrets. According to the 2011 census, the town is home to fewer than 4,000…
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Varaždin Cemetery, Croatia

Varaždin Cemetery, Croatia

I’ve often wondered who plans and designs cemeteries. How do they start? Does someone have a grand vision, buy a field and wait for people to come to buy their…
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Walking amongst the dead in Zagreb

Walking amongst the dead in Zagreb

I have what some might call a morbid fascination with cemeteries. And prisons.  I often wonder if I somehow see the two related. While others wander through the art galleries…
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