This tour will take you to botanical garden in Trsteno, town Ston, up the old Napoleonic route into the rocky hills north of Dubrovnik where you will make a stop in a tiny village of Majkovi. Here you will taste some of the best domestic products our region has to offer: homemade cheeses, local olives, delicious dried meat, freshly baked bread, domestic honey made by our hosts and of course a wide variety of homemade liquor and Croatian wine.
Trsteno is an botanical garden full of exotic plants, brought from all over the world by the sailors who were coming back home. The garden was used for various scenes from Royal Gardens of King´s Landing in Game of Thrones show.
Ston was one of the first urban planned towns in Europe, it is home to the oldest working salt factory in Europe, the second largest stone wall in Europe (called the “Great Wall of Ston”) and some of the tastiest oysters in the Adriatic. During our walk through the town you can visit town´s treasury. Few brave tourists are interested in walking the walls, which span 5.5 kilometers of steep hillside, but if you prefer to take a swim, drink a coffee, or taste fresh oysters, your guide will be happy to accommodate.
On the way back to Dubrovnik, along the high Napoleonic road, we can´t wait to stop in Majkovi for an extravagant homemade meal in traditional Croatian style called “Peka”. Our hosts will begin preparing it for you in the morning; fresh goat cheese, vegetables from the garden and homemade dressing for salad, young goat or lamb selected for the occasion and slow cooked all day under a large iron dome, or Peka/Sać. Seafood menu includes octopus or grilled fish. There can be no better way to finish off the day than enjoying a meal which is better than you could get in any restaurant in town.
Traditional way of food preparing ´Peka´ includes welcome drink ´rakija´, meat menu slow cooked veal/lamb with side dish potato and vegetables, home-made wine and dessert.
NinkandTel: „Our driver/tour guide was Zoran - he was a very pleasant man and looked after us well. We were a group of four couples. He took us up into the hills and stopped off at various scenic points. He also told us about the history of Dubrovnik and the relatively recent war. We enjoyed his company.
In the evening, he took us to a family home in the hills to experience a typical home cooked meal - which was a very interesting experience and all delicious. The main dish consisted of lamb that had been roasted under coals in the outside oven. We were made very welcome and all felt it was well worth doing.“ Read more
Traditional way of food preparing ´Peka´ includes welcome drink ´rakija´, 3 oysters/person seafood menu octopus/fish with side dish potato and vegetables, homemade wine and dessert.
Glenda G: „What a terrific day we had with Igor - saw Dubrovnik and beyond from a resident´s point of view, all in comfort with many stops along the way. Met local wine maker Tony at Curlin winery and came away with a bottle of his finest red plus his olive oil. Sampled true Croation hospitality at Anton´s place - liquers and cake were sublime. Capped this off with a fantastic seafood lunch at Ston. Thanks Igor - looking forward to that BBQ when we return to Dubrovnik!“ Read more