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Nin
Nin
is the oldest Croatian royal town. An exceptional type of city-church
complex, it is unique in the entire Mediterranean region. Small,
isolated “places of worship” are witnesses of the oldest
Croatian culture from the 9 th and 12 th
centuries.
Position
The
small town of Nin is located in a shallow lagoon about 14 km away from
the regional centre Zadar. The position as well as the history of this
500 m broad island are very interesting.
History
Nin
was one of the main settlements of the
Liburnians
until the arrival of the Roman conquerors, and since then the proud
Municipium named
Aenona.
It is the oldest town, the residence of the Croatian kings, which was
a very important harbour in those centuries. Two devastations and
destructions of Nin (in 1571 and again in 1646) caused the complete
abandon and desertion of the town by its population. Nowadays, the
town has about 1700 inhabitants. The small town on the island is an
attraction for tourists, especially because of its in heritage,
beautiful sandy beaches, healing peloid and a modern tourist resort
«Holiday
Village Zaton».
Sightseeing
The
visitor can enter the little town by crossing one of two old bridges
and through one of the historical main gates go for sightseeing the
city walls of Nin. The town is very rich in cultural and historical
monuments as well as in archaeological findings and collections such
as: the Duke Višeslav’s baptismal font, two old Croatian boats
called «Condura
Croatica» (11th c.), a Roman Temple, parish
Church of St. Anselm (6th-18th c.), the Gothic Chapel of
St. Marcella, the Church of St. Ambrose (13th c.), St.
Cross Church (9th c.) - the smallest Cathedral in the world,
the
Pre-Romanesque
Church
of St. Nicholas
(12th c.), the bronze statue of the famous Croatian Bishop
Gregorius, the Archaeological collection and many more.
Attractions
The
medicinal peoloid
of Nin has served the curative purposes since the Roman times
till now. It has the physical, mechanic and chemical effect. The
shallow seawater warmed by sun offers the continuation of the thermo
therapy of various rheumatic illnesses, foremost at various spine
malformations and the consequently resulting troubles, of female
sterility and of various skin diseases. The therapy is applied in a
very pleasant natural environment
as well as the following bathing and swimming in the very warm
seawater. Besides numerous possibilities to walk on arranged paths or
along the seaside, there is a possibility for entertainment and fun in
the most modern discotheque «Saturnus»
at
«Holiday Village Zaton».
Accomodation
The
well organized tourist resort «Holiday
Village Zaton»(apartments, campsite) is located not
far from Nin in a shady pinewood next to a long sandy beach, well
protected against strong winds and waves.
Nin and the surrounding tourist resorts Zaton
and Vrsi welcome their guests
tourists with the nicely furnished private apartments, rooms and their
small idyllic campsites. For more information contact the Tourist
Office Nin.
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