Thursday, February 19, 2009

Rare snow in Dalmatia

Many parts of the Balkans have already experienced some particularly harsh weather this winter, but this week has brought something exceptional: snow on Croatia's Adriatic Coast. News reports say that the residents (especially children) of Sibenik, Split and Dubrovnik are enjoying the novelty - when they aren't attending hospital as a result of slips and slides on the unfamiliar treacherous surface. Dubrovnik Airport is apparently closed.

Read more here and enjoy some evocative photos of Zadar in this gallery.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Loving the site - planning a snow road trip around the Balkans for next winter, and I think I'll be coming back to this site alot over the next few months.

keep it up

cheers

Sam
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