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Written by: Jelena Šporčić Prtorić Photos: Jelena Šporčić Prtorić, Darko Puharić and the archive of Vinkovci Tourist Board
Photos: the city’s pedestrian zone (top); boat on the Bosut (bottom left); Orion on the Vucedol pot (bottom right)
Did you known that Orion, the oldest Indo-European calendar, was found in Vinkovci? Or that the Bosut is a river that flows in two directions? There are many interesting things in Vinkovci and even more reasons to visit this city...
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hichever direction you enter Vinkovci from, you will be thrilled by the tame nature that surrounds the city on the Bosut. Even though the city looks calm at first sight, it hides a wealth of
interesting things. One of them, the oldest Indo-European calendar - Orion, was found where hotel "Slavonija" is located today. The symbols of this painted pot represent the first marked measurement of time in Europe.
Photo: Darko Puharić
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It is best to start your day with a morning coffee in the lounge bar Sirius, located in the hotel. After that, recharge with a view of the Bosut, the river that "flows one way in the morning, and the other in the evening", as the ancient Romans said.
10:00 - 11:30 We reached Krnjaš after a walk down the Bosut, the most "šokački" part of