When we remember Vrbnik the melody of an old song about the girls from the town above the sea come to mind… Of course, Vrbnik is much more than that, and the people of Vrbnik show us that in their programme. In a circle of togetherness and good vibrations old and new spin, tradition and heritage with some new artistic ideas, alongside good wine and food at the manjaža feast, which should not be missed…

Vrbnik’s Glagolitic is presented by a school of Glagolitic script, creative workshops, exhibitions, lectures and projections, all until Roads of the Glagolitic Script lead us to the Bulgarian neighbourhood of Gornja Bela Rečka with the Goatmilk Festival. A spectrum of an unexpected combination of music, art, tradition and gastronomy connected the Vrbnik and Bulgarian neighbours. Connected to that are European Cuisines & Vrbnik Wines.

Pisek, for the uninitiated, is part of the sopele (or sopile) pipes that must be soaked with wine and goodwill in order to play it. So, through the Pisek programme traditional micro-geographical folklore forms are imbued with contemporary musical expressions and new musical harmonies and musical collaborations emerge in which the youngest generations of sopele players play from the school of sopele pipes which is lead by Nikola Kovačić. Programmes range from contemporary the Vrbnik artists and event Vrbnik Art to a gathering of the Vrbnik “kolo” circle dance – a symbol of movement, connection, the uniting of the whole community, so that everything is ready for the grand finale and Manjaža, the great folk festival for friends, for all collaborators, and all the near and far neighbours, for all the people of goodwill.