NOVALJA is a tourist resort on the northwest coast of the island Pag, which is part of the Kvarner group of islands in the northern Adriatic. In the early fifties, Novalja tourism developed with the slogan: a place of peace and tranquility and beutiful beaches. It experienced the biggest boom in the late eighties, the development of private accommodation facilities, mainly apartments, the famous camp STRASKO and the high quality catering services in hotels LIBURNIJA and LOZA. More about - Novalja - island Pag, Croatia

City of Pag, the centre of the island, was founded in the 15th century and today is a rarely found well preserved middle age walled-in town. It is the cultural, touristic and the administrative centre as well. The plans for its construction were made by the renaissance architect Juraj Dalmatinac.
Valuable cultural and historical monuments are: The parish church of St Mary on Kralja Petra Kresimira IV square (St Valentine's reliquary and a miraculous crucifix), the old Tower, the remnants of the town walls, Duke's palace.More about - City Pag, island Pag, Croatia

Nowadays, it is the place of the submerged town Kisa on the west side of the bay of Pag. In the 10th century, the Byzantine emperor Porifogenet named the whole island after this town - Kissa. The researches of this area confirm the theory of the historian Petar Ferdebar, which he presented in his book "Hiperija", that the mythical Atlantis existed in the area between Nin, Vir, Lošinj, and that this large civilization centre was directly connected with Caska 12 000 years ago. More about - Caska - island of Pag

Dinjiska i Miskovici - The first larger villages located immediately after crossing the bridge. The original salt manufacture by draining of the sea, which is brought in the small clay pools (saline), is still present on the island. Saline of the old abandoned production works are located in the extension of the bay of Dinjiška. There are also the saline of the active production works in a dry land continuation of the shallow bay of Pag. More about - Dinjiška - island of Pag

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This is a village in the inland of the island, 4 km away from the sea. It is the agricultural center of the island. It is surrounded by the fertile soil where local people grow vegetables and wine grapes. There is an ethnographic collection in the center of this village. More about - Kolan - island of Pag

Once an important port that connected the island with the Dalmatia, today it is a bay with summer houses under the centennial pine-trees. More about - Košljun - island of Pag

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Lun is a village on the most western point of the island. It is a village surrounded by the old olive groves that seem to grow out of the stone. Mild Mediterranean climate and refreshing calm make this place ideal for a vacation. More about - Lun - island of Pag

A village and a port to the south of Šimuni, towards Novalja, on the sunny side of the island, with a view to the islands Maun and Škrda, a seaside resort of the inhabitants of the nearby Kolan - the only village on the island that is not situated directly on the seaside. In the mid 1980s, the first tourist village called Gajac was constructed to the north of the port Mandre. More about - Mandre - island of Pag

The first tourists visited this village in the ancient 1928. The nature has created here a long lasting trace of unique combination of the wind, rocks and the sea. More about - Metajna - island of Pag

Dinjiska i Miskovici - The first larger villages located immediately after crossing the bridge. The original salt manufacture by draining of the sea, which is brought in the small clay pools (saline), is still present on the island. Saline of the old abandoned production works are located in the extension of the bay of Dinjiška. There are also the saline of the active production works in a dry land continuation of the shallow bay of Pag. More about - Miškovići - island of Pag

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Povljana is situated on the southern part of the island. It has around 800 inhabitants. It is a traditionally agricultural area that has been provided food for almost the whole island for centuries. A big turn occurred in the middle of the 20th century when tourism began to develop in Povljana. The village extended, changed its appearance and turned from a rural centre to today's tourist centre of major importance. Povljana offers beautiful beaches, clear sea, and an especially important bay of the old Povljana, rich with clams. The inhabitants of Povljana are known as being very kind and hospitable. Povljana is the first village on the island where winter tourism started to develop. The biggest building in Povljana was the hunting lodge where the hunters from all over the Europe gathered, invited by the noblemen of Pag. The first document describing the arrival of a greater number of tourists to Povljana dates from 1954. Povljana is also a rich archaeological territory, with several very valuable cultural monuments. More about - Povljana - island of Pag

A sheltered cove which seems to embraces the sea whose inhabitants are committed exclusively to the sea. They offer a large choice of fish dishes and other local specialties. A motor camp is located throughout the length of the gravel beaches in the pine-tree nearby. More about - Šimuni - island of Pag

It is located in a peaceful cove on the northwest side of the island, on a slope protected from the strong southern and northern winds. There is an interesting church of the Holy Mary of Trinicela in the village, dating from the 15th century, but restored in 1988. as a vow of protection from the miscarriage. Along the bay, there are 5 km long sandy beaches. The most popular one, Planjka-Trincel, attracts many lovers of the clear blue sea and the diverse offer: sailing, water sports or simple enjoyment in the lee-side. It is ideal for the family vacation. More about - Stara Novalja - island of Pag

This village, surrounded with vineyard, with a beautiful beach, offers the guests a complete rest.
Smokvica - small, picturesque village on the high rocky ground which descends towards the sea and the beaches fascinates with its wild beauty. It is suitable for a quiet vacation. More about - Vlašići - island of Pag

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