The knowledge about healing and nutritious values of olives goes back far into the past of mankind. For centuries Mediterranean women have been using olive oil for skincare.  Olive oil gives Sophia Loren her youthful looks, her slim figure and lustrous hair. Old recepies for hair and skincare have been passed down from generation to…

In Ancient Pompei the Romans used olive oil for washing their hair. In Ancient Rome, the olive oil traders dedicated a statue and a temple to Hercules Olivarius and the dead were traditionally decorated with olive boughs. Olive trees can be seen as a symbol of tradition . In Dalmatia, you can see the olive…

All Croatian islands are nice, but if you visit Dubrovnik, discover the charm of the largest Elaphite Island (deer’s islands); Šipan. You need only one hour and 30 minutes by boat from Dubrovnik, for escaping the urban life and getting to Sipanska Luka, where people still live in a way their ancestors. Suđurađ is one of…