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Losinj
Island
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| Situated on the Adriatic sea, in the Quarnaro Golf in Croatia about 200 km. from Trieste (Italy). The island has a characteristically mild and salubrious climete and has a splendid coast line along which you can find enchanting bays shaded by pine trees. The island has two well equiped marinas for pleasure crafts. Losinj can be considered a paradise for sea lovers. Apart from the unspoilt nature, there are two beautiful towns of Mali Losinj (Little Losinj) and Veli Losinj (Big Losinj) surranded by other characteristic smaller towns. | |||
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Mali
Losinj
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The tradution of the name is Small Losinj even it is the bigger of the two Losinj. There is the small port of S. Martino, where you can find a church from the XV century around which the town was built. The town is surrounded by numerous bays, of which Cikat bay where you can admire magnificent villas of austrohungarian and venitian construction, one of which princess Sissi of Austria stayed to recuperate from illness. Suncana Uvala (Sun Valley) with its pebbled beach its a great spot for familys with small children. Krivica a beautiful fiorde about 150 m. long, you can get there by boat or by land. |
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Veli
Losinj
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Veli Losinj is older than Mali Losinj and was the capital of the then only island of Cres-Losinj. Wanted and constructed by european monarchs, summer residence of Ferdinand of Austria who had built a royal palace with botanic garden in the heart of the town. The town has two small ports: Velj, where a strech of sea arrives into the main square, where you can find the bank, post office, public telephones, restaurants, bar, and a beautiful churc from the XII century; Rovenska, characteristic port for fishermen with the only natural sand beach that existes on the island, restaurant, and bars. Mali and Veli are joined by a coastal road like all of the bay along the island. From the two towns it is possible to go on day trips to the sand island of Susak, Ilovik -flower island- and Unije, for nature lovers. |
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