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Kruševo: The Source of Life - Guided Interpretive Tour

By Visio Morlacca
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$70 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Stand in the shadow of Clambetae, a Roman settlement visible throughout the tour
  • Discover where a legendary Ancient Roman statue was unearthed
  • Experience rural Dalmatia where the old way of life endures
  • Discover the medicinal and aromatic herbs growing wild in this landscape
  • Step back in time at the spring of Osojnica, still used by locals today

Activity location

    • Zadar
    • Zadar, Zadarska županija, Croatia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Anići kod Crkve 3, 23450, Kruševo, Croatia | In front of the Parish Church of St. George, by the memorial statue of Fra Ante Pavlov.
    • Kruševo, Zadarska županija, Croatia

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Kruševo: The Source of Life - Guided Interpretive Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
NZ$69.64 x 1 AdultNZ$69.64
Total
Price is NZ$69.64

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the old church and the new parish church
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hike to the spring of Osojnica
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Walk through the historic core of Kruševo
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Views of Cvijina gradina (Ancient city of Clambetae) throughout the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exploration of medicinal and aromatic herbs
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Interpretive experience of rural Dalmatian life and tradition

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

This tour begins in the heart of Kruševo, a quiet village in the Dalmatian hinterland where the past is never far from sight. From the moment we arrive, the ancient hilltop settlement of Clambetae (Cvijina gradina) watches over us - a Liburnian-Roman site with a storey worth knowing, one that connects this unassuming hillside to some of the most remarkable archaeological finds in the entire region. Even though we do not climb to it, its presence shapes the entire walk.

We will visit the old Church of St. George and the new parish church, learning how faith and community have anchored this place through centuries of change. Along the way, we will explore what life looked like here - how people built, farmed, and survived in the Dalmatian hinterland long before the modern world arrived.
Our path then leads us on a hike to the water spring of Osojnica, where shepherds have watered their livestock for generations. Today, the spring feels like a place out of time - ancient wells still in use, wooden seats, open views, and sculptures honouring a very hardworking animal. On the way there or back, the landscape has a way of surprising you - domestic animals roam freely, and an encounter along the path is all but guaranteed. We will also take time to discover the wild plants growing underfoot - medicinal herbs, aromatic species, and edible varieties that have sustained people in this region for centuries.
All in all, this is not your ordinary tour. The tour might end at the starting point, but by then you'll be a completely different person.

5% of every tour profit is donated to humanitarian aid through the Red Cross of Obrovac. By joining the tour, you are not just a visitor, but a contributor to the local community.

Location

Activity location

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    • Zadar
    • Zadar, Zadarska županija, Croatia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Anići kod Crkve 3, 23450, Kruševo, Croatia | In front of the Parish Church of St. George, by the memorial statue of Fra Ante Pavlov.
    • Kruševo, Zadarska županija, Croatia