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PROTECTED NATURAL HERITAGE
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LOPAR
Category of protection:
Year of proclamation:
Area:
Location:
Elevation:
Flora:
Vegetation:
Special features:
protected landscape
1969
100 ha
area of the Municipality of Lopar
0 – 85 m
myrtle, mastic, rockroses and numerous other species of Mediterranean flora
Mediterranean macchia and garrigue, rare vegetation of shore sand plants
sand pyramids, fossils and other geological and archaeological items of interest
The protected landscape is reached on the road
leading westwards from the centre of Lopar to
the small church of St. Mary (Sv. Marije) and
then further along a narrow, at first asphalt
and later gravel, road to the very border of the
protected area. The road descends near the hill
of Veli Baras to the car parking area above
Stojan cove.
Access and starting point