KVARNER GOURMET & FOOD – a gastronomic journey to Croatia`s best kept secret

The Kvarner Region is smiling a big beautiful smile because Lonely Planet has noticed this beauty and has included one of Croatia’s best kept secrets in the “top 10 regions” for 2020. 

A secret perhaps to some, yet not to everybody: Kvarner Region has long been the preferred holiday choice of some very special visitors including European Royal families, composers including Gustav Mahler, writers including Anton Chekov and dancers including Isadora Duncan. Those who came all referred to the magical, unspoilt nature of Kvarner, a place offering well-being, inspiration, clarity and joy.

Kvarner is famous for the Kvarner Bay Scampi (like langoustine), fresh Adriatic white and blue fish, all types of seafood including crab and octopus, home-made pasta (octopus ragout is legendary!), succulent lamb from the island of Cres (animals wander free and eat wild herbs), forest mushrooms, fresh fruits and vegetables including wild asparagus, figs, cherries and a unique white wine called Žlahtina, made from a grape variety that grows on the island of Krk around the small town of Vrbnik and on the opposite coast in the field between Bribir and Novi Vinodolski.