Things are progressing at our house in Motovun. The structure for the floors has been put in, the roof replaced and the rendering of the facade has begun. We hope it can be ready for use in October. In March, a commission setup by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Culture set [...]

Given that Europe has a population density of 112 people per km² (Australia’s is 2.6) it is difficult to find remote places to which to escape. The Pelješac Peninsula is probably as rugged as it gets in Croatia. The Peninsula sticks erection-like from the mainland, about 1 ½ hours up the coast from Dubrovnik, towards [...]

We bought a house in the beautiful hill-top town of Motovun a year ago. The plan is to begin renovation in early-2008. For us, the valleys around Motovun are one of the few areas that have not yet suffered from bad development in Croatia. That is why we were upset to hear that an English [...]