Festival Dalmatian songs

Croatian culture is as old as the stone on which Dalmatia, the beautiful coastal region of Croatia, lies. The wonderful scenes with the sun, the coast and the islands are best expressed through the “klapa” singing (“klapa” is a group of male or female singers who sing in a special way, typical for Dalmatia) which is one of the facets of the old Croatian culture. To lose “klapa” singing it would mean to destroy all the links to and memories of the past and the people who cherished the traditional singing with love and passed it to every new generation. That love gave birth to the “klapa” singing Festival in Omis, a unique museum of a specific part of the Croatian culture, the museum where soul and song merges.

In 1967 the first “klapa” Festival in Omis took place, the Festival which is only a tiny drop compared with the sea of the long history of “klapa” singing, but even this tiny drop, in our case, is precious. It offers us, year in, year out, as much as the whole sea, it offers us everything a small group of people dreamed about some thirty years ago. The final festival nights are in the july.

More at official web-site Festival dalmatian klapa.