An Evening of Premium Oils in Pakostane
On August 19th, the manifestation “Pakostane Liquid Gold” was held for the first time in Pakostane, a gastronomic evening dedicated to olive oil, organized by the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Pakostane.
Vrana Peasant Code – The Trace of Olives in History
Olive trees and vines have shaped the life and identity of Pakostane for centuries. Even in the Vrana Peasant Code from 1454, written in Zadar, there is a provision that obligated peasants to plant olive trees: “…every peasant is obliged to plant one hundred olive saplings within four years, otherwise they will not have privileges…”
This record testifies to the importance of olive growing in the life of the local population, as well as to the continuity that lasts to this day. There is hardly a house in the Pakostane region that ...