Fig Days Krk
September has already opened its doors, and you are still at sea, renting an apartment, room or holiday house in Krk. The island Krk never ceases to amaze and entertain you, now somewhat in the autumn colors, still with its hands full of the fruits of this generous and colorful season. And all of that what autumn offers is delicious, especially on the island where every charm and gift of Mother Nature is even more precious. `Drop in figs! ' is an old island curse. Curse that is more an expression of affection and commitment, but rejection. The blasphemy by the girls to their suitors whom they liked or those of mothers to mischievous children they love. The first weekend in September on the island, all of us are dropping into figs! It is the time when the island Krk has a festival which is called Fig Days and it is the establishment in the year 2006. The most of the schedule takes place in the town Krk, but there are other places on the island involved in celebrating this sweet fruit of Mediterrain: Milohnici, Glavotok, Vrh. It is all about figs those days. Taverns, restaurant, pizzerias, and bars are serving imaginative dishes with figs; sweet or salty, both served with much love for one of the oldest plants of Mediterranean. The festival lasts for five days and you can taste everything along with homemade brandy of figs, of course, and dancing on the streets of Krk. It is assumed that fig was one of the first plants cultivated for human consumption. In addition to it, there is the fact that fresh figs can be eaten only where it grew - the fig cannot stay fresh for more than a day or two, and you will hardly find it in the store on the continent. Once it is picked it no longer ripens, as most of the other fruits. Therefore, on your feet, hit the island and visit Fig Days Krk at the place where figs come down from the trees right to your plate, so you can sweeten your days and refresh with the fruit which has nurtured Mediterranean and Krk.
