Ethno-Eco Villages in Dalmatia – Idyllic Locations That Attract an Increasing Number of Tourists

In recent years, the Split-Dalmatia County has seen an expansion of rural tourism farms, and numerous tourists (domestic and foreign) are visiting the secluded places of the Dalmatian hinterland. Staying in old stone houses on rural estates, using objects that have fallen into disuse, and meeting animals that can only be seen in cities in books are a great challenge for excursionists.

The undiscovered beauties of old Dalmatia, beyond the tourist crowds on the coast, centuries-old stone houses that exude Mediterranean peace, are within reach of all people who want a different vacation, travelers who are looking for untouched nature and a beautiful sea. Dalmatian ethno-eco villages are specific, their purpose is to preserve cultural heritage, revive old crafts, produce healthy food… Visitors are also offered excursions on foot, by bike or on horseback, various forms of active tourism, from participating in agricultural work and collecting medicinal herbs, to rafting, rock climbing, and sport fishing.

The First Ethno-Eco Village in Dalmatia

The Škopljanac family from Radošić came up with the idea that rural tourism could be one of the leading tourist activities. The Škopljanac family’s rural, ethno-eco and recreational complex in the hamlet of Škopljanci, in the village of Radošić in the municipality of Lećevica near Split, covers a total area of ​​300 thousand square meters, at the center of which is a restored Dalmatian village with 20 houses.

Their complex includes a holm oak forest, which is protected as a monument of natural heritage of the Republic of Croatia, an ethnographic local museum with 45 original folk costumes of the Dalmatian hinterland and 750 original useful rural objects, tools and utensils. There are also various farms: cows, donkeys, poultry, a farm for breeding wild rabbits and now a habitat for wild boar and Lopotara deer is being created to expand the tourist offer.

Ethno-Eco Villages of the Split-Dalmatia County:

• Topići, Topići-Bast (Baška Voda)

• Zorače, Malo Grablje, Velo Grablje, Brusje (Hvar)

• Humac (Jelsa)

• Podhumlje (Komiža)

• Tugare Ume, Čažin Dolac (Omiš)

• Dol (Postira)

• Gornji Proložac Podi (Proložac)

• Blace (Solin)

• Grohote (Šolta)

• Podi Grab Bugar., Gornje Voštane and Grubišići (Trilj)

• Kokorić, Veliki Godinj (Vrgorac)

• Karoglani (Zmijavci)

• Murvica (Bol)

• Gornja Podstrana, Stara Podstrana (Podstrana)

• Lolić and Mijanovići (Split)

• Brdaci (Zec), Divojveići, Ethno-eco village Škopljanci Radošić

• Botić-Opor (Prgomet)

• Naklo-tavnice (Lokvičići)

• Jesenice, Duce (Dugi Rat)

• Mala Rudina (Stari Grad)

• Bekavci Kričar (Brela)

• Rušinovići, Drvenik Veli Kačine (Trogir)