Kastel NoviのRivaの石造りの家

I am a university professor who has lived and worked on the east coast of Canada since emirgrating from the former Yugoslavia in 1993, during the war. The town of Kasteli and the coast of Dalmatia is connected to my family roots going back at least two generations.

For over a decade, this house has been a home away from home for me, my husband and our three children. We love the house, its 400 year old history, the community it is surrounded by, and the proximity to the Adriatic. Almost every summer we spend some of our time there, and when we are not there, we open the house to guests. Guests are welcome to live as we do and share household items.

The house provides the best of both worlds: located in one of the seven villages that comprise the Kastela Grad municipality, it provides easy proximity to beaches, shops and transportation that connects it to other parts of the coast, without the crowds and noise of a larger tourist destination, such as Split or Trogir. The home is part of a living, local community, and staying there means that guests will spend time among people who live there all year round, including being able to see small fishing boats leaving the pier early in the morning each day.