gift ideas
rab cake
rab cake used to be cake of wealthy Rab citiziens and was made for the first time in 1177.to a pope Aleksandar III. Today the cake is made just for festivities like weddings, baptisings, etc. To make it, few days of work and long time experience are needed and there are rear women who know how to make it. It is one of the best island’s delicacy which should be on your priority list to try.
olive oil
is obligatory part of healthy mediterranean cuisine. The best quality oil from the island is produced from century – old olive fruits picked by hand. Except in cuisine, it is well known, that for centuries, olive oil is used by fishermen as protection from the sun. You can find it in different packges and also riched with basil, garlic, rosmary, etc.
lavander
Lavander is a plant from rugged, sunbathed, west part of the Mediterranean. Pleasent for the eye and nice scent for more then 2000 years decorates planty of gardens all around the world. It is a plant with most medicine effect with history which reaches middle age pharmacies till today’s biggest plantation.
spices (laurel, rosmary, immortelle)
numerous spicies are must for mediterranean cuisine and are enriching taste of goods. Different mixtures of spices are made from planty various plants which grows on the island. Besides they are aromatic and nutritious, mediterranean spices have many pharmaceutical and cosmetic characteristics and are used as tea herbs as well.
home made vine
the spirit of grapes and vine are woven into the island from histoical times when wine-growing on the island has started. Wide vine assortiment will enable you the best mediterranean flavours.
tie
was part of traditional croatian clothes which, in 17th century, croatian soldiers, lead by civil governor, have brought on french court who came to Paris to support french king. Accessoire from french court spread to other bouregoise member and with expanding colonies worldwide. „A la croate“ is term which entered french word essence „cravate“
jewellery Morčić
according to a legend, in 16th century Turks have reached all the way to city of Rijeka, encamped on Grobničko polje but prayers of citiziens for stones to rain upon their enemies, were granted and on the field just white turbans remained. After that incident women citiziens of Rijeka have started to wear the piece of jewellery, in the begining as folks jewelerry and after fishermen and only sons have wore them on one ear. With the time it becomes status symbol and set of countless Morčići has ordered empress Marija-Ana herself. Today the piece of jewellery symbolizes to sailors protection from the evil.
honey brandy
is often used as aperitif to island’s specialities. The drink is made of therapeutical herbs and honey.
salvia honey
extremly aromatic it is representative souvenir of the island. Because of its limited quantities and advantages which provides, it is requested product. We recommend you honey produced on family eko pasturage „Natura Rab“
terracotta
lay jars were used for food storage in ancient times, especially for vine and oil storage. Hand made ceramic pottery , filled with honey, marmalade, herb teas and herb flavoured brandy with honey you can find in „Natura Rab“, Barbat 677 and in downtown (The Duke’s palace on the square Municipium Arba), whose terracotta is protected trade mark as an original croatian eko souvenir