Island of Lošinj

The Cres and Lošinj Arcipelago is situated in Kvarner Bay.
It consists of 36 islands and islets and is considered to be the biggest archipelago in the Adriatic. It stretches in north-west south-easterly direction. It is 99 km long, has an area of 513 km2 and covers 16% of the total area covered by all the Adriatic islands. The most of the area lies in a subtropical zone which influences the climate and the way of life.
Once upon a time there was a king who possessed a golden fleece. A brave young man called Jason and his Argonauts, helped by the king's daughter Medea, stole the golden fleece from the king and fled on board their ship 'Argo'. Apsyrtus, the king's son set off in pursuit of the robbers. Medea, in love with Jason, tricked her brother Apsyrtus into a trap, and Jason killed him. Medea dismembered her brother's dead body and scattered his limbs into the sea. Apsyrtus' isalands, the Apsyrtides, were created out of Apsyrtus' dismembered body.
Mali Lošinj It is located in the Augusta bay, the biggest protected bay on these islands. It has 6,500 inhabitants, which puts it in the first place among all others Adriatic islands. Its beginnings go back to 12. century when twelve Croatian families came to the island and formed a settlement in the bay of St. Martin. The first settlers were farmers who later on turned to fishing, showed interest in maritime business and shipbuilding. Gradually the settlement moved to the actual Mali Lošinj harbour. The golden years of Mali Lošinj were in 19. century thanks to the sea and shipbuilding. Due to the big changes and crises in shipbuilding in the area ( the invention of the steamship) it seemed that prospects of Mali Lošinj were not great. Thanks to a discovery of the effect of Lošinj's mild climate on people's health and the beginning of the new industry, tourism, the new period in Lošinj's history began. Today Mali Lošinj is one of the main tourist resorts in the Adriatic, famous and recognized all over Europe by tourists who keep on visiting it again and again.

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