Back to the Roots - Ancient Island Interactive Experience

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
1 hour 15 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Language
English
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Step back 200 years in time on Hvar Island! Discover ancient crafts, learn eco-aware living, explore an authentic Hvar household, and taste traditional delicacies. A unique Dalmatian journey awaits.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Go on an adventure and jump into our time machine. Look 200 years into the past . Experience the spirit of old Dalmatia through the challenges & magic of island life:


- Discover the magic of an authentic ancient Hvar household.

- Experience the uniqueness of ancient island life from long forgotten times.

- Learn old crafts

- Learn the skills necessary to manage the four basic elements of fire, water, earth, and air.

- Find about the "eco-aware, zero waste, and nothing gets thrown away“ philosophy – essential for the resourceful and above all creative life of the islanders

- Taste authentic traditional delicacies


Don't miss out on this exclusive, unique & delicious experience - Visit us in the heart of Hvar island!


What You Get

Free parking is available at the location.
Snacks
Food tasting – traditional snacks and desserts
Gift - Souvenir

Good To Know

  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Learn: - how our ancestors made bread under the peka - grind your own wheat - how to press the grapes, and turn juice into wine - how to mend a fisherman’s net - familiarise with their tools - how to salt your own fish - the importance of the fire & fireplace Taste: - Scoop the oil from the stone vessel - taste the delicious symphony of fresh warm bread drizzled with olive oil - Mix salted sardines with fresh tomatoes and zucchini which you handpicked from our garden - Try out a combination of a farmer’s and fisherman’s lunch. - Treat yourself with the traditional paprenjok cookie and find out its secret recipe Find out: - how the figs were dried - how to weave a scarf or bracelet - experience the skill of the cooper’s craft for a moment - how to iron clothes with embers

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

5M32+9F Vrisnik, Općina Jelsa Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, HR

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You can reach us from Jelsa using taxi, scooter, bike or e-bike. Free parking is available at the location.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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11/10 Must Do Experience
May 27, 2025
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Visiting Terra Arhaica was the highlight of our trip. From the moment we arrived, we felt like we were being welcomed into someone’s home as family. The cooking class in their 150 year old family k...read more

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A totally authentic look back at rural life many years ago.
May 22, 2025
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This was such an interesting experience, where we learnt about the way of life many years ago, from a family whose parents and grandparents and more, had lived in this very place. It’s unique. The...read more

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A must do experience on island Hvar!
August 30, 2023
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I really like the owners’ passion and their enthusiasm in showing you the local’s way of living in the past. They will greet you in traditional costume and welcome you in their 150year old house. O...read more

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