Summer in Dalmatia...Ljeto u Dalmaciji...L'estate in Dalmazia











I wish I had an epic story to go with these photographs, but I'm afraid I don't. The thing is that I'm starting to feel the summer has arrived and I wanted to share the photographs that I took (on various occasions) to convey that feeling...and perhaps even to celebrate the fact that the summer has come... The location is Dalmatia, the region I originate from and speaking of which I'm not sure how to call myself as sharing a name with a breed of dog (however adorable it may be) seems kind of weird.

So, here it is...a little bit of inspiration. Are you excited about the summer? I'll probably always be, it's my favourite time of year...and this is what summer feels like to me. Btw I've noticed that some of my readers know their way around Croatia, so I'm curious...Can you guess the cities on these photographs?

Voljela bi da imam neku zanimljivu priču da ide uz ove fotografije, ali nemam... jednostavno osjetila sam da je došlo ljeto i htjela sam to na neki način proslaviti pa sam napravila nekakav mali sažetak fotografija...Možete li pogoditi gdje je što?;)

Comments

  1. Ivana10 June 2013 at 14:11

    Treća fotka s galebom je divota, predobra! Hm, Hvar? Barem koja...:)

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    1. Ivana Split10 June 2013 at 23:20

      većina je Hvar, ima jedna i od Splita, a ova zadnja je Komiža:)

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  2. Anna and Klaudia10 June 2013 at 14:13

    thank you so much for sharing! These photos are incredible :) I hope, I will visit this place in the future! It's my must see :)

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  3. Unknown10 June 2013 at 14:15

    FOtografije su divne, ali bas divne :).

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  4. John B. Marine10 June 2013 at 14:52

    Absolutely beautiful setting. The water, the village... I know I'm from the United States, but this is a fabulous European setting.

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  5. Unknown10 June 2013 at 15:41

    Che location meravigliosa....foto stupende!!

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  6. gigi10 June 2013 at 16:36

    summer is my favorite time of year as well! these pictures truly depict the essense of summer! thanks for sharing them! xx. gigi. www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com

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  7. Denisa10 June 2013 at 23:04

    Oo, looks perfect. Have a great day.

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  8. margaret cruzemark11 June 2013 at 05:40

    This is such a great place Ivana . I would love to spend some holiday time over there.
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  9. Unknown11 June 2013 at 07:02

    dobar ti je onaj galeb :))

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    1. Ivana Split11 June 2013 at 09:17

      hvala, još da mi je bio i pristojan fotoaparat pri ruci...

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  10. AnaTaylor11 June 2013 at 08:06

    I dont know the cities but one thing I know, its a beautiful place just looking at the pictures!!!

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  11. Unknown11 June 2013 at 10:10

    Wow vorrei essere lì!
    Fabiola

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  12. Šminka je ljubav11 June 2013 at 23:38

    Prelepe fotografije!

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  13. Fabrizia Spinelli12 June 2013 at 01:24

    MA che posto stupendo, ti invidioo!
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  14. Inez12 June 2013 at 02:03

    Wonderful pictures, I believe not everything needs a story, sometimes its just about memories spent together. Oh and I'm sure the place was named before the dog maybe haha xoxo.

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  15. Alice12 June 2013 at 06:27

    very nice views =)

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