Pag - Island of Pag
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Pag
The bigest place on island is town Pag. Pag is the town of the sea salt. The importance of the salt was the main reason that Pag was constructed in the 15th century, according to a plan and as a fortified town. The original salt manufacture by draining of the sea, which is brought in the small clay pools (saline), is still present on the island. These salt pools are not only an authentic relict of the past but also an interesting photographic motif. The town of Pag is also the town of needlework- the famous lace. Every lace is a unique item. The slow and demanding process of making them has been nourished through centuries and still lives in the streets of the old town.
The most interesting cultural and historical place on the island – the town of Pag – is not the oldest place on the island as well. One kilometer to the south, there are the remains of a settlement (a fortified convent and a church) which preceded today’s Pag – the Old town of Pag which the king Bela IV granted the status of the Royal Borough, on 30th March 1244.
In 1443, the construction of the new town started according to the strict designs of Juraj Dalmatinac, Renaissance sculptor and architect. It ended two centuries later. There is the parish Church of the Assumption on the main town’s square. This church is a valuable cultural and art monument because of its exterior and interior architectural solutions, as well as the exhibits. The town abounds in beautifully carved doorposts on the entrances of the noblemen’s houses and yards, small baroque balconies, stone coats of arms from the period 15th - 18th century and a magnificent portal on the Duke’s palace. This well-preserved mediaeval town, whose center is the cultural monument, even today performs the function of the administrative, cultural and mercantile center. The Benedictine convent of St. Margarita, besides numerous valuable sacral relics and pictures, cherishes also the tradition of making “baškotini”, the aromatic crunchy biscuits that are offered at the entrance of the convent.
During the summer season, the winter (in February) and summer (at the end of July) carnivals, there is a rich cultural and entertainment program. “Pag’s Slave girl”(a kind of a “miracle play”), folklore, the carnival wheel dance (so called “kolo”) accompanied by the brass band, old folk costumes, old songs and dances with “mišnjice”, (a kind of an instrument) are the distinguished parts of the centuries-long tradition.
The bay of Pag is rounded by 20 km of the gravel and sandy beaches. Beside 4 hotels, the town offers trendily equipped capacities in private accommodation. In a dry-land continuation of a shallow bay hides yet another natural wealth – mud which has been tested and proved to be curative.
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Permanent exhibition of Salt
Permanent exhibition of Salt -
Slana Bay
The cove Slana can be reached by boat or on foot from Barbati. It s located on the northwest part of the island, at the edge of Paska vrata, that is to say, of the entrance to the bay of Pag from the ...
Slana Bay -
Sestakovci
This is a group of cliffs on the north side of the island, towards the Velebit. They can be reached only by boat. They are six nautical miles away from Pag. Not far from Šestakovci, there is a ...
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Belvedere Gradac
On the road from Pag to Novalja, after having climbed the hairpin bend, to the left, there is the belvedere Vidikovac. A sweeping view of the town is clearly visible from this plateau and many tourist...
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The Old town of Pag
The Old town of Pag is located one kilometre from the town centre. So called Stari grad used to be a big and rich town, fortified by strong walls. A village named Kosljun, on the west side of the isla...
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St. Juraj’s peak
St. Juraj’s peak is located on a hill to the northwest of the town of Pag. It is easily recognizable from afar, because of a square structure on the top of it. Many historians believe there had ...
St. Juraj’s peak -
15th Meridian
The island of Pag is located in such a geographical position that the 15th Meridian, on which Central European Time is measured, crosses the middle of the island. A dark murble monument was placed on ...
15th Meridian -
Pag’s lamb
Pag lamb is best through January, February and March, during the milking drain period. NLamb's meat is taken from the lambs that weigh 7 - 10 kilos. This is done specifically for the exquisitely sof...
Pag’s lamb -
Baškotini
"Baškotini" are a kind of crunchy biscuits made only in Pag, in the Benedictine convent of St. Margarita, in Jose Felicinovic Street. "Baškotini" are ve...
Baškotini -
Wine
The tradition of making wine has been existing for centuries on the island. Wine-growing used to be one of the bases of the economy of the island. Yearly, grapes crop amounted 3.300 tons. Major part...
Wine -
Sage-blossom honey
Pag's sage-blossom honey is the most popular honey on the Croatian market because of its medicinal properties and ecological purity. It is well known that Pag's sage contains more essential oils than...
Sage-blossom honey -
Cycling
The beauty of the landscape and the variety of the tracks for the bikers will satisfy every person in want of an active vacation. The combination of cycling, swimming, diving, windsurfing and rock-c...
Cycling -
Alpinism on the island
In certain parts of the island the rocks are highly lifted, vertical. The thousands of years of long exposure to Bora have created unusual shapes. The rock-climbing enthusiasts can enjoy climbing th...
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Diving
Pag's bay is suitable and safe for diving, especially in its shallow and middle parts. Sea currencies are not strong and there are no great oscillations in the sea temperature. However, diving is no...
Diving -
Surf
The researches conducted in the period from 1998 to 2001, showed that winds blow 350 days in a year in Pag. Therefore, the bay of Pag is a real paradise for the windsurfers. At the same time safe an...
Surf -
Pag's lace
The town of Pag, founded in 1443, had been planned symmetrically according to the principles of Mediterranean urbanism with the main square and a net of parallel streets. A part of this harmony is ...
Pag's lace -
National costume
Pag folk costumes are still being kept in many families. Inherited or made after the old ones, they are extremely valuable and tell us much about how local people appreciate their heritage. The orig...
National costume -
Pag’s slave girl
"Pag's Slave girl" is a folk drama, the only one of that kind in Croatia. It has been preserved as a part of the tradition. Hanibal Luciæ bases it on the folk a...
Pag’s slave girl -
Pag’s carnival
Winter carnival begins on the first Saturday after the Epiphany and lasts until the first day of the Lent – Ash Wednesday. Every Saturday during this period, people organize masked parties in ...
Pag’s carnival -
Pag’s tanac
Pag's dance, as we know today, was created in the second half of the 19th century. In that time, a group of reformers, with the help of the town government, restored several, somewhat forgotten, tra...
Pag’s tanac -
Cultural monuments
This church was founded on 18. May 1443. Originally it was meant to be a Cathedral, that is, the centre of the diocese. However, for some political and historic reasons it has never become a cathedr...
Cultural monuments -
Beaches
The bay of Pag consists of 27 km of sandy beaches. However, the island of Pag is also rich with beaches on its outer parts. There are beautiful beaches in Stara Novalja, Novalja, Šimuni, Ko&s...
Beaches -
Sage
SAGE is a medicinal herb of great healing capacity, very commonly used. The leaves and flowers are picked in May and July, while in bloom. It is dried in a dry and airy place but not in the Sun. It...
Sage -
Dry-stone fences
Dry-stone fences are a significant monument of the hard life and the huge effort of the island's inhabitants; they were built from skilfully stacked stone on land difficult to cultivate. The dry-sto...
Dry-stone fences -
Curative mud
Lokunja is the south-west part of the town of Pag, in close vicinity of Prosika. It is approximately 20 000 m² of shallow sea which covers rich layers of curative mud. Its curativeness is prov...
Curative mud -
Nightlife in town Pag
Club Vanga Klub organizira raznovrsne tematske party-e: pjena party, 70's, 80's,90's, house night, r'nb night pa svi mogu pronaći nešto za svoju dušu i zaplesati zajedno s na&scaro...
Nightlife in town Pag