Excursions and active holiday, Cizici, island Krk

The history of Meline- At the Roman time there was a salt-works (why neighbouring place Soline was named) but closed during the Francopanas. Namely, Soline competed with Venetian salt-works in Pag and Rab. For a while at Meline there was also a brickyard, but they found that the material has been not suitable for making bricks. There left only the water-front extended over Meline.

Dobrinj has been the cultural and historical center of the municipality carrying the same name since as long as people can remember. The Dobrinj municipality consists of twenty-one picturesque villages situated in the northeast part of the Krk Island and representing one of its most preserved oases, rich with cultural and historic sights. Unspoiled nature and a pleasant climate offers an ideal rest for body & soul.

The most characteristic sights of the old ”kaštel” Dobrinj, besides its original old stone houses and narrow stonepaved streets, are its Gothic stone church of St. Stephan with its well-known porch ”cergan” and a tall church tower, which kept many of their medieval characteristics. From the top of the church tower there is a magnificant view of the Kvarner bay. Our small town is particularly proud of its museums with sacral, ethnographic and fossil collections on permanent display. Several galleries exhibit the works of art of renowned local and world artists. The gastronomic offer is based on the traditional cooking, which attracts numerous organized and individual guests for many years now. Dobrinj will win you over with ist looks and location and is a real gem and discovery for every visitor - its belvederre with its wonderful sights is a special experience.
Dobrinj is the very soul of this area - here you don’t watch the history - you live it.

The fact that there is a cave in the vinicity of a village Rudine above Slivanjska has been known for over a hundred years and its entrance used to be a simple hole in the ground. Ever since then it has stirred the imagination of people with its secrets and the beauty of its calcine ornametation. According to a story, a smuggler's treasure is hidden in the cave, and with the first curious visitors there began a gradual widening of its narrow passages, so that people could move trough it more freely. The illimination of the cave by electric light brought a significant rise of interest for the rich galleries filled with numerous stalactites, stalagmites and calcine pillars. The cave's lenght (about 110 ), speciousness, beauty and interesting sedimented forms are trully breathtaking. The cave temperature is between 10 and 13 C all year round and occasional leaks and moisture occur only after long periods of rain. Foot paths are maintaded and safe, enabling anybody to visit the cave, children and the elderly included. This cave is one more item on the long list of cultural and natural attractions of the island of Krk. Owing to its northwest position on the island, it offers the possibility of a visit and tour to both guest of Krk and of the Crikvenica riviera.

Vrbnik, a small town and harbour in the central part of the north-eastern coast of the island of Krk; elevation 49 m. It lies above the coast, on a limestone hill which, on the eastern side, overlooking the sea, terminates in a coastal precipice, while on the western side it descends into a valley, whose lower part is submerged and converted into a bay. In winter months, Vrbnik is exposed to the strong bora. In the clear-water cove of Zgribnica is the public beach. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture, fishing, textile industry and tourism. The harbour is protected from all winds. Smaller vessels may dock on the inner side of the breakwater, and the interior part of the harbour, with two smaller old stone piers, provides shelter for yachts. The 7-km long local road connects Vrbnik with the main road leading through the island.