Sights
Dugi Otok
For a magical holiday you don´t need a magic formula. It suffices to take a map in hand and to find Croatia, Zadar and Dugi Otok. Geographically, the island is full of special contrasts. It is over 45 km long and 1-4 km wide, the largest island of the Dalmatian archipelago. The highest peak is Vela Straža with 338 m height. The southwestern side of the island is steep, with stunning cliffs, coves and lagoons, the coves and Telašcica Sakarun of the most important.
The pride of this island is the beautiful landscape with a prominent lighthouse on the cape Punta Bianca Veli Rat on the northwest side of the park and Telašcica on the southeast side.
On the island are about 1,500 residents living in 12 villages. All are linked by a beautiful panoramic road together. The seafood and the different fruits of the Karst are creating an ecological balance.
The island is easily accessible by ferry or fast motorboats from the mainland. If you look at the many attractive tourist spots and natural beauty, Dugi Otok is a synthesis of tradition and modernity.
In Sali and Božava you can become a member of the diving clubs (diving school) and explore the silence of the sea.
Every place on Dugi Otok has its own festival, the joy of life and Mediterranean culture with the characteristics of each village: donkey races, folk dances, theater performances and concerts.
The bay Sakarun, a beach full of white sand and surrounded by pebbles, pine forests and turquoise blue sea are the perfect place to relax and enjoy.
St. Pelegrinus, Savar
The
St. Peregrine
(Monument of the
highest
category) is a
building from pre-roman times in a centric form,
with
a square base
and
with
an egg-shaped
dome, which
stands on
squinches.
The scientists estimate that the monument is from the time before
the 9th
Century.
It
provides
an original
example for construction from that time.
Crkvina, Sali
The
ruins of a
small
church, called in the local language Crkvina,
are located
on the hill
Sukavac,
on the southeast
side of the
island of
Dugi
Otok
and
the middle of the
peninsula, which
encloses
the north side
of
the bay
at
Telašcica.
The church
consists of a
longitudinal,
rectangular
5 x
3.70 m
wide
nave
and
a
semicircular
apse,
the 2.50
m wide
and 1.70
meters deep.
In the opinion
of
A.R.
Filipi
this church
was
probably
dedicated
to St.
Luke.
Koženjak, Sali
Petricioli
is dateing the churh to pre-Roman
times and
thought that
it
was
probably built
on the ruins
of a Roman
object.
Following
assumptions
of Z.
Gunjaca
these ruins
could
come from a
late Roman
(Byzantine)
fortress.
The true
state of
archaeological
finds in
Sali
at
Koženjak
will
not be known until
after an
evaluation by
experts.
Church St. Viktors, Sali
On
the ridge
of
Stivanja
Gora
are the remains of
the church of St.
Victor.
The
pre-Romanesque
altar rail
looks very
modest and
is
simply
executed. Because of these characteristics it is daten at
an early
period,
between
mid-8th
and
mid-9th
Century.
The worship
of St.
Victor
in
the Dalmatian
region
is very rare
and
this church
is the only one
who
has a
regular titular.
St.
Victor
was a saint
and
martyr
of
the
early
Christian era.
Church St. John, Sali
The
Church
of St.
John
is mentioned
very early
in the documents.
Its oldest
memory
dates back to
1064 or
1065,
when it was mentioned under the name
of Cella
Sancti John.
Because of the
archaeological
finds
Petricioli
says
that this church
was
built
partly on
the ruins
of a Roman
object.
For that reason he is dating its
time of origin
in
the
pre-Roman
period
(9th
century).
In recent studies, however,
conclusion are drawn that the
church
could
originate from an earlier
time (between
the 5th
and 6
Century).
In the
pre-Roman
period
was am additional part built - testified by the remains
of stone
sculpture
from this period.
Construction
continued during
the Romanesque and
Gothic time,
which is confirmed by
the written
sources
and
a found
fragment of the
Roman
console.
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