Do you know ...?

 ... that the island group of Cres and Lošinj  has been called Apsyrtides in the ancient time?


This name is based on a legend: the King Aeetes had a golden fleece (sheepskin). A brave young man named Jason, steel with the help of the sorceress and princess Medea, who had fallen in love with Jason, the golden sheepskin. He fled with his companions on the ship Argo. Apsyrtes, the son of the king, followed the kidnappers and caught up with them after a long journey. Medea lured her brother with fraud to negotiations. Jason killed him from ambush. Medea cut the dead body and threw him into the sea. From parts of the body the Apsyrtides island have been created.

... that on the Islands Cres & Lošinj lives 190 species of birds?

including the endangered bald eagle, of which there are still about 50 pairs. A visit to the "Eco-Center Caput insulae" in Beli is worth![ http://www.supovi.hr/?lang=en ]

... that in the coastal waters around Cres and Lošinj romp about 150 dolphins?

The action "Adopt a dolphin" is inviting you protect them and finance their survival.
[ www.island-losinj.com/dolphins ]

... that on the Islands of Cres and Lošinj you can find more than 1500 different plants?

Including many species that would not otherwise exist anywhere in the world (endemic plants). The northern part of the archipelago is covered by oak and chestnut forests, and in the central and southern part dominated scrub, with the characteristic of the Mediterranean landscape low bushes and stony pastures. Gorse is very common and also the Salvia officinalis (sage) is to be found. The majority of the island of Losinj is covered by pine forests, which spread out until the sea.