Novalja - island Pag

Tourist destination info Novalja - island Pag

Novalja is the most important tourist center of the island of Pag with a rich cultural and historical heritage. It is located to the north-west of the town of Pag. This place has a long turbulent and interesting past, proved by numerous archeological findings, the most famous of which are the 3 early Christian basilicas from the 4th and 5th century. Historical monuments enthusiasts can visit and explore the antic aqueduct from the 1st century ( carved into a live stone and has nine apertures above land), the remains of the floor mosaic from one of the basilicas, located within the gothic church of the Our Lady of the Rosary, numerous parts of church furniture and countless other objects kept in the archeological collection “Stomorica”, submerged remains of the roman town Cissa on the place of today’s Caska. The remains of the submerged trade ship from the 1st century BC are particularly interesting to the divers.

Novalja has a rich tourist offer so people of all ages can find entertainment there. Everyone will find something to their liking. During summer, the Cultural summer of Novalja is organized. It is rich with interesting happenings such as art exhibitions, classical music concerts, folk music performances, folklore groups’ performances, promotional book exhibitions, theater plays, open air cinema performances, entertainment music concerts and similar. The most visited manifestation are the evenings when the visitors can savor domestic delicacies while enjoying Dalmatian music.

Novalja is an ideal place for younger population in search of entertainment until the early morning hours – it offers the best nightlife in Croatia. It hosts day beach parties and numerous other activities which are only an introduction to the fun that lasts all night long, often continues the next day. The legendary nightlife of this place is made of the Zrce beach, visited by the young from all over Europe during summer, exactly because of its nightlife. Some of the best Croatian and even world clubs are located on Zrce.

Besides Zrce, located south-east of Novalja, there are numerous other beautiful beaches, such as “Caska” ( east of Novalja, on the place of the ancient roman town), “Strasko” ( south of Novalja), “Branicevica”, “Planjka”, “Lokunje” and “Babe”.

The importance of sports and recreation is increasing in the tourist offer of Novalja. It now offers a football stadium, a multi-purpose sports hall, tennis courts, fitness gyms, saunas etc. Sports lovers can enjoy diving, water skiing, paintball, hiking, cycling, tennis, walking, trekking, rafting and numerous other activities.

If you want to savor the specialties of Novalja and the island of Pag ( Pag cheese, lamb, needle macaroni, curd strudel, a variety of fish and seafood dishes, traditional domestic delicacies such as hrostule and fritters), visit numerous restaurants and taverns in Novalja. We recommend you visit restaurants “Antonio”, “Sidro”, “Boskinac”, taverns “Arka”, “Stari Mlin” and “Antika”.

If you haven’t been to Novalja and haven’t seen what this place has to offer, we recommend you come to visit the island of Pag. If once you come here, you will keep coming back.

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  • What our guests say about Novalja - island Pag

    Fabulous
    4.3
    Overall guest rating
    Atmosphere
    4.6
    Security
    4.4
    Beaches
    4
    Touristic offer
    4.1
    Friendly locals
    4.2

    • Excellent 4.8
      Aljaž
      Couple Slovenia
      12/09/2024
      The trip was very enjoyable.
      I really liked the beaches and how clean everything was for the most part.
    • Very good 3.8
      Luka
      Family Slovenia
      20/08/2024
      Super location,nice house,peace in the center.
      only one air conditioner in the whole house. Not enough to cool the whole house
    • Fabulous 4.2
      Cindy
      Family Germany
      22/07/2024
      Wunderbar
      Leider war es zu unserer Reisezeit extrem warm und jeder Fußweg zu anstrengend. Wir haben dennoch die Wanderung zum "Life on Mars" unternommen. Dort ist es wahnsinnig schön. Unbedingt zu empfehlen.
    • Excellent 5
      Ewa
      Familjer med yngre barn Poland
      07/09/2024
      Vrsar jest uroczym, klimatycznym miasteczkiem ze świetnymi plażami.
      Vrsar to miejsce na idealne wakacje. Plaże są doskonałe, jest sporo bardzo dobrych restauracji, wieczorami na starówce i w marinie można miło spędzić czas przy muzyce na żywo. Stanowi też bardzo dobrą bazę wypadową do wielu istryjskich atrakcji turystycznych. Byliśmy we Vrsarze 2 raz i z przyjemnością bedziemy wracać.
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    • Excellent 5
      Damaris
      Familjer med yngre barn Germany
      31/07/2024
      Eine Reise wert
      Vrsar ist eine Reise wert! Ein kleines schmuckes Städtchen mit Flair, freundliche Menschen, Angebote am Marktplatz zur Unterhaltung, Hafen, Restaurants in Meernähe, Supermarkt, Bäckerei etc...Strand in Fußnähe... Es gibt Ausflugsangebote am Hafen...wenn man mit dem Auto anreist kann man andere tolle Strände anfahren, Städtetouren etc... Vrsar als Ausgangspunkt ist wirklich toll...
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    • Excellent 4.8
      Stephan
      Familjer med yngre barn
      11/09/2023
      Wir hatten eine schöne Zeit.
      Vrasar ist eine schöne historische Hafenstadt und eine Reise wert.
      Die Parkplatzsituation ist schwierig und die Parkplätze sind teuer.
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    • Very good 3.6
      Ernst
      Familjer med yngre barn Germany
      06/09/2023
      Urlaub in Vrsar
      Es gibt einen sehr schönen Strand, mit Felsen oder Kies und vielen Pienenbäume, so dass es immer Schatten gab. Die Stadt ist ein wenig langweilig, aber es ist alles vorhanden.
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    • Fabulous 4.4
      László
      Familjer med yngre barn Hungary
      07/08/2023
      A parkolo az apartman elött kevés
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    • Fabulous 4.4
      László
      Familjer med yngre barn Hungary
      07/08/2023
      A parkolo az apartman elött kevés
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    • Fabulous 4.2
      Slavica
      Yngre par Germany
      09/08/2019
      Bilo nam je lijepo i ugodno u docicemo ponovo
      Plaže su lijepe i uredna,sa tuševima,voda cista- sta trebate jos?
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    • Fabulous 4.2
      Slavica
      Yngre par Germany
      09/08/2019
      Bilo nam je lijepo i ugodno u docicemo ponovo
      Plaže su lijepe i uredna,sa tuševima,voda cista- sta trebate jos?
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    • Excellent 4.6
      Tadej
      Yngre par Hrvatska
      15/09/2017
      Dojam
      Predivan gradić.
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    • Excellent 5
      Stephan
      Familjer med yngre barn Austria
      09/09/2016
      Hervorragend!
      Wir waren nicht das erste und auch nicht das letzte Mal in Vrsar da es uns hier besonders gut gefällt. Überschaubar und man hat alles was man braucht. Meer, Strände, Klima, Essen, Leute alles perfekt.... Wir kommen wieder!!
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