Islands

Cres

According to legend, Medea chopped off the limbs of her brother Apsyrt and threw them into the sea. They developed into the Cres-Lošinj archipelago islands and already in ancient times were named Apsyrtides. No matter what you expect from your Cres vacation, true challenges await you here. It will offer unforgettable moments irrespective of whether you are a passionate sportsman, a deep sea explorer, a nature lover or a tireless seeker of historical and cultural values, whether you like isolated beaches, long walks along the seaside or the liveliness of small Mediterranean towns.... Cres was inhabited as early as in the New Stone Age, and its rich historical and cultural heritage is recorded by Liburnian buildings, remnants of ancient castles, early Catholic churches and monasteries. Nevertheless, it was Slavs and Venetians that left the most marked imprints both on the spiritual and the material culture of this region. Visit some of the numerous sights: The Valun Stone Tablet, the small town of Lubenice, endemic plants, the natural phenomenon of Vransko jezero... See why Cres has been so popular ever since ancient times! Here the air is filled with fragrances of aromatic plants, where rocks, woods, blue sea and griffon vultures reign you will experience self-awareness and true nature.