This piece of news has arrived from Berlin: On 17th March, the `Fra Diavolo‘ premiere took place on the biggest cinema stage in Berlin. The world had rushed to the show, eagerly waiting to see and hear its favourite, Tino Pattiera. All of Germany is proud of him, for he sang with a voice full […]

Until the Second World War, the Konavle people had a positive attitude towards priesthood, viewing it primarily as an opportunity to educate children from large families, as well as a commendable spiritual vocation. Local priests could perform their service not only in Konavle, but also within their local diocese and beyond. The intertwined familial and […]

The three islands of the Cavtat archipelago – Mrkan, Bobara, and Supetar – were strategically positioned at the entrance to the once important port of the Roman colony of Epidaurum. Their role as control and surveillance points in ancient and medieval times was indispensable on this section of the eastern Adriatic maritime route. In fact, […]

Marija Bogišić Pohl was born in Cavtat on 24th January 1837, in a family from the village of Mrcine in Konavle. She was the daughter of Vlaho Bogišić and Marija Miljan and the younger sister of Baldo Bogišić. Her mother passed away when she was only one month old, and her father remarried after a […]

In 1823, Đuro Bijelić, a sailor and merchant, relocated to Cavtat from Uskoplje. He was the grandfather of two well-known figures from Cavtat who have left a strong mark on the town through their activities – Paulina Bogdan Bijelić (1855-1944) and her slightly younger brother Đuro Bijelić (1858-1919). Paulina (Lina) and Đuro (Gjorgji) are children […]