Villa Danek in Sinj

When you are visiting a historical place it is possible to find some interesting stories all around that place. So, I was walking the streets of the town of Sinj when suddenly attracted by two sculptures on the facade of the building and after I came closer, I was attracted again, that time by the smell from kitchen. 

The whole complex 

I immediately said, I was going to eat there.

After enjoying the local gourmet food, I decided to look better the ambiance.

The lady was glad about my interest and she brought me a kind of a brochure with photos and text about the building she inherited. 

Postcard from the year 1899

It is beautiful to possess something that allows you to continue to be a part of the local community.  

This interesting building was built by a wealthy Polish family Danek. The Danek family owned these two houses as well as the building up to the bend in the street that once housed the judicial prisons. It was later bought by the pharmacist Sever Varda.

The Danek family lived on the first floor, and the civil servant Petar Stalio on the second. On the ground floor there was a people's business bank and on the other side, even that time  a restoration. 

The restaurant’s garden 

One part of the complex, the left house has a beautiful terrace with stone balustrade, the window from the upper floor looks like Renaissance or Flower Gothic shaped window with an ornamental prominent cornice. The other side has those monumental statues which attracted me at first sight. I was told they were Adam and Eve, could be Caryatid and Atlas as well. There is a lovely wrought iron fence around the statues.

The whole complex 

The  Villa Danek is as cultural heritage under protection of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.

One part of the complex is the restaurant belonging to the lovely and friendly landlady and her husband, the left side of the complex, the left building is waiting for new and fresh destiny.

Landlady with statues behind 

All photo material by Darka