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Lubenice - Croatia's best
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Lubenice - At the top of a sheer rock
on the western side of Cres, one of the largest of the Thousand
Islands of the Croatian Adriatic, 378 meters above the sea level,
this 4000 years old town has now no more than forty souls and a most
peculiar position. Its strange name (meaning "watermellons" in
Croatian) is probably derived from a Latin word "hibernicius"
meaning "wintry", probably due to the wind that seldom ever stops,
or not so rare occurences of a harsh winter with snow. When speaking of this place many will tell you about the past, rarely anyone about the present, and noone about the future. You may though hear an incidental remark about this all passing away - just like all the old people do. No man here is less than 65 years old, living "day in-day out", with strong belief in God. There are five churches and chapels, the oldest one dating back to 15th century. It’s almost like having a church of your own. Down below, at the foot of Lubenice, a small bay with the most wonderful beach of St. John (Sv. Ivan) is situated. It takes about 45 minutes to walk down and about one hour to climb back up. The beach is often visited by yachts. It is a virgin beach with clear water and aquatic life of an aquarium. The beach directly below - a 45-minute walk down, an hour-long clamber back up - has the clear water and aquatic life of an aquarium. Lubenice is a special, isolated place with a feel of mystery and solitude. |
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Map of Cres
and Losinj islands! A portion of North Adriatic map with Cres-Losinj archipelago. Location of Lubenice is marked on the map on the west coast of Cres.
Aerial
photography of Lubenice |
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Cres island nudist beaches: Southern end of the Cres island has a camping Baldarin and a popular nudist beach near camping Kovacine, just outside Cres town. |
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More Croatia's beaches! Croatia's most spectacular is the vast, golden pebble beach, almost 580 yards long, known as the Zlatni Rat (Golden Horn), Bol, Island Brac If you are looking for Dubrovnik beach, my favorite beaches are: Banje beach and Kopakabana ( Copacabana) Beach near Babin Kuk. The most beautiful Brela beaches are situated between Split and Makarska riviera. Hvar is the most attractive Croatia’s island. Its beaches are mostly pebble and rocky. Only 26km southeast of Split, Omis Riviera (pronounced Omish)is an easy day trip from Split and makes a good alternative place to stay in the Split region. Lopar beach is near Lopar, a picturesque tourist place, the furthermost village on the island, situated in a fertile valley approximately 14 km away from the old town of Rab.
Getting there You can get to island Cres by car, bus, boat, ferry, catamaran or an airplane, depending on your preference. Here you can find information on various traveling options and new cheap flights.
By ferry:
Jadrolinija
Rijeka
By air: EasyJet is launching flights 4 times a week (mon, wed, fri, sat) from London Luton to Rijeka (Airport Krk) on 30th June 2006. Seats on sale from Friday 3rd March. One way fares from Ł25.99. Also, from 22nd July 2006 EasyJet will be flying from Bristol to Rijeka.
By bus: Bus company Autotrans d.d Rijeka connects island Cres with the mainland. From Rijeka and capital Zagreb there is a daily direct bus service to the islands Cres and Losinj.
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