Island Pag
Pag, an island of contrasts with its arid and rocky moonscape ..
Access to the island Pag
Located in Dalmatia, in the northwest of the coast of Zadar, Pag is connected to the mainland by a bridge south (direction Zadar) and a ferry to the north (15 minutes journey), making it a very easy island of access.
General summary
Pag-an island of contrasts with its lunar rocky landscape facing the continent and its forests, protected coves and green parts face on the other side. The island of Pag is inhabited since prehistoric times and its inhabitants, for many centuries, benefited the most of scarce resources: salt and sheep.
The main town on the island: Pag - of the same name, has also been built in the fifteenth century in the vicinity of salt still in operation today. Pag is also the capital of lace and it is still common to find lace practicing their art in the narrow streets with old stone houses. You will find in Pag original old buildings: churches, Rector's Palace and stores of salt.
The discovery of the island of Pag will take you to small villages like Kolan, which produces the famous Pag cheese from sheep's milk, one of the finest gastronomic heritage,which got awards in the most famous international competitions, or Povljana with its church close to the sea, or Simuni with its marina and true nautical paradise. You will appreciate these small villages like many shelters in the calm and beauty of the landscape.
Throughout the rock, the landscape is marked by miles of stone walls that separate the land; sheep hide in every corner.
There are many curiosities to discover, as in Lun, the tip of the island, where there is a wild olive tree more than a millennium, which has withstood the onslaught of bura, the cold and powerful wind; or yet to Novalja, the Pag triangle which also attracts tourists and scientists: a trace triangle on the rocky ground, supposed to have been left by a UFO.
In the north of the island, Novalja, lively resort with its famous beach Zrce, called the new Ibiza, Croatian paradise that attracts young partygoers from all the parts of Europe throughout the summer.
A few kilometers away, Stara Novalja, a quiet residential locality, at the bottom of a bay, with its 4 diving centers.
The Island of Pag offers all water sports: sailing, windsurfing, diving ... etc.. beaches are varied: large or small coves beaches, sand or pebbles in an arid landscape or green berries. Sports fields and tennis, biking, hiking trails are available. You'll discover perennial traditions and folklore dances, songs, the famous summer carnival in late July (the oldest in the Adriatic), processions of August 15th; you can taste the famous cheese with a glass of local wine and admire the craft of lace work.
Ease of access also allows you to make trips to the continent, the national parks and visit her neighbor, the island of Rab.
The island of Pag, for very full and varied holiday!
Pag bridge
Zrce beach
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Tradition
You'll discover perennial traditions and folklore dances, songs, the famous summer carnival in late July (the oldest in the Adriatic), processions of August 15, enjoy the famous cheese with a glass of local wine . On the northern tip of the island near the village of Lun, there are old olive trees that are protected, being unique. Village of Kolan occurs the famous Pag cheese from sheep's milk, one of the jewels of the national culinary heritage medalist in the most prestigious international competitions. The island is a producer of salt for over 1000 years. Pag is also the capital of lace and it is still common to find lace practicing their art in the narrow streets with old stone houses.
