This Winterfestival presents through 4 various topics all cultural, natural and religious heritage of city of Solin to its citizens, tourists and visitors from surrounding areas. Since it is by population the youngest town in Croatia, it also emphasizes the importance of life and family values. Besides the education of its citizens (children and adults) and development of cultural events through winter season, it is also aimed to create a new tourist product in winter in order to position city of Solin as 365 days destination, according to the strategic goals of Croatian tourism.
This year’s Winterfest 2021 will be realized in a virtual edition for the first time. Through four thematic units WATER, MERCY, HERITAGE AND LOVE you will get to know the rich natural, religious and cultural heritage of the city of Solin. Throughout the ‘LOVE’, special emphasis will be placed on the importance of families and children, because Solin is demographically the youngest city in Croatia.
In the videos, you will enjoy gastronomic workshops for preparing traditional dishes, workshops for children, interpretive walks and other interesting activities. One of the activities is an interpretive walk “Royal Stories from Solin” by Vedrana Memiš, which will show us the reign of Queen Jelena “the famous” on Our Lady’s Islet as well as the story of King Zvonimir and his wife Jelena “the beautiful” in the church of St. Peter and Moses, better known to the people as the Hollow Church and the story of Prince Tripimir in Rižinice.
In addition to the royal stories from Solin, as part of Winterfest, visitors will be able to “walk” with father Fran Bulić, embodied by Nino Švonja, curator of the Archaeological Museum in Split. The story of father Frane Bulić in the largest archeological park in Croatia calls for the discovery of Salona, a jewel in the tourist offer of the city of Solin. Join us at the online WinterFEST on February 8th, 2021 – videos will be available on the website of the Tourist Board of the City of Solin www.solin-info.com as well as on the YouTube channel.
