Stara Novalja - Island of Pag, Croatia

Stara Novalja is a small place in the northern part of the Island of Pag, Croatia. The economy is based on tourism, sheep-farming, fishery and wine-growing.

It is known for its remains of the antique aqueduct, rich underwater landscape, amphorae, diving facilities, olive-groves, gastronomical specialties (roast lamb, fish dishes, famous domestic cheese and good wine).

There is old ferry port named Drljanda in Stara Novalja with a depth up to 38 meters. Boats and yachts of small draught are moored in the cove. Stara Novalja is a quiet tourist place offering accommodation in apartments, rooms and other tourist services.

The largest beach within the cove Stara Novalja is the beach Trincel. Along the cove there are small sandy beaches.

Climate is mild and typical Mediterranean. The bathing season starts in May and expires in October. Stara Novalja is reachable by land or by sea transport, which is a great advantage of the place.

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Island of Pag Croatia

The island of Pag is one of the biggest Adriatic islands: it is the fifth largest island with 284.50 square kilometres. Its 270 kilometres of the indented coastline make it the island with the longest coastline on the Adriatic, rich with coves, bays, beaches and capes. The biggest bay, the bay of Pag, is rounded by 20 km of the gravel beaches.

Pag is unique due to its vegetation where trees are the most rare form. Therefore, Pag is the largest kingdom of rocky ground on the Adriatic, where thin grass, low aromatic herb cover, sage and immortelle grow. They make the foundation of the nourishment of the island’s sheep on the rocky ground, intersected by long dry stonewalls, giving a special flavour to the well known cheese of Pag.

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