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Sinjska Alka

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Sinjska Alka
Sinjska Alka
Sinjska Alka

ABOUT THE TREASURE

What: Tradition
Where: Croatia, Sinj
When:

Beaches are not the only attractive thing at the Croatian coast during the summer. Every first Sunday of August you can become part of an old tradition. It’s the Alka tournament in the little town of Sinj. Alka is feast for all the citizens of Sinj. The day begins with the roar of the mackula - the ancient cannons of the fortress Early and a brass orchestra goes through the city. Then the Alkars arrive. They are the men who march at parade. They wear beautiful traditional clothes and feathered hats and hold old weapons. Many people from other places in the world come to Sinj to see this feast. Why don’t you become one of them?

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