MASLINIJADA 2013 BAR / OLIVE FESTIVAL - OLD TOWN BAR 2013

From old ages in monarchic history of lands that are today under the municipality of Bar, olive tree was worshiped as a angel guardian of peace and family heritage.

It was told that a young man can't have a marriage, until he plants at least 25 roots of olive tree on his lands.

And those olive trees need to survive at least one winter. Until he have planted and made that quantity of olives on his lands, he wouldn't got the right to take his bride home ;)

Today it's a little bit tricky, olive trees at first don't take a lot of space, but because of their tree growth, it is essential that they have big space between them. Also the curves on tree aren't made from time, but from small branches that are grown every year from it's mother tree. those low branches would be curved around the tree and they would grow into the main tree, producing amazing curves on it. 

Now you could imagine, if a tree needs at least 5m in radius around it, how much lands possess the quantity 

of 25 olive trees ;) Now you can imagine that having lands for those trees meant that you can raise a family ;)

In the name of old ages, and big olive tradition on these lands, Olive Festival is something that we are raising like cultural tradition for which good meals are made. Domestic cuisine meals are made and shared among people of all kind, so that they can feel the flavor of old times, our grandmother recipes, flavor of olives, wine and olive oil but also some other domestic flavors like - honey, juice made of domestic roses, roses sweet jam and so on ;) 

Here are some photos of that wonderland that was made to last 2 days (from last year ago)..

FIRST ART FESTIVAL MONTENEGRO - ARTIST 2013 KOTOR

This year for the first time in Montenegro, several artists and project managers from Niksic and wide, came across on an idea, to make an event which would gather several art disciplines on one space.

During the ART of KOTOR summer happening in old city under UNESCO protection,

a small but lovely group of painters, singers, instrument players and short movie producers,

gathered their knowledge and made one magic night by the biggest tree in old city,

which is growing on the 'pjaca od kina' which is meaning 'the theater square'.

The prospect of program is here, written on Montenegrin language but it is enough to say

that representatives came all the way down from Finland, Sweden, England, Germany,

Montenegro, Serbia, and so on..

The space was covered in paintings, lotus flowers, fulfilled with youngest instrument in world which was invented in 2000. and represents a new millennium, and player have been playing it from 2006. :)

So take your time and look at the pictures, than listen to a piece of that magic night over youtube.

SUMMER IN FULL STRENGTH

ALL ABROAD!

So here is a coastal region map of Montenegrin Beaches.. there are some which I'd rather avoid of swimming in but you'd have to ask me of course ;) 

Recommendations for Plavi Horizonti, Mogren, Crvena Plaza, Kraljicina plaza, Veliki Pijesak, Utjeha, Velika plaza, Maljevik and so on.. 

You will have to click on a picture with right click and choose option 'Open in new tab' in order to see all Beaches which are mentioned on this map, also red arrow shows coastal beach of my town, which starts with Susanj than Madzarica and City or Gradrska beach.. It looks very small but our 

coastal region is 293kms wide ;) 

And more pictures about beaches ;)

Beach Madzarica in sunset.. 

One windy day and look at the port of Bar.. 

Sunholder at Velika Plaza Beach municipality of Ulcinj..

Again sunholders and swimmers at Copacabana Velika Plaza Ulcinj :)