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Rab, The island of Rab is placed between the islands of Krk and Pag, in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea. Kamenjak peak is in the northeastern part of the island, peak Kalifront in the southwestern. Apart from the city of Rab, other prominent settlements on the island are: Lopar, Kampor, Supetarska Draga, Banjol, Brbat. The Lopar peninsula is situated in the northeast, between Lopar and Crnika bays. Some of the larger bays on the island are Lopar, Supetarska Draga and St.Fumija. Fruit, olives and vine are grown in the central part of the island. The climate is one of the Mediterranean type, thicket and forests of Mediterranean oak overgrow parts of the island, while cedar, mulberry and several types of pine have also developed. The winters are mild, the summers hot with 2500 hours of sunshine per year, which makes Rab one of the sunniest areas in Europe. Fishing used to play the leading role in the economic development - today, this leading position is taken up by tourism. Rab was first mentioned in 360 BC. The Romans used to build their naval bases, numerous villas and summerhouses here. After the great movement of the peoples, Rab was ruled first by Byzant, then by Venice, Austria and Italy. It was returned to its mother country in 1920, on the basis of the Rapal contract. Until the beginning of the 20. century, life on the island was rather stagnant due to an outbreak of plague. That is also the point in time when a more intensive development of tourism begins. Some of the more important ports, marinas and smaller ports on the island are: Rab Nautical Center (ACI), Supetarska Draga Nautical Center (ACI), Lopar, Raba port and Supetarska Draga.
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Rab offers a variety of accommodation facilities (hotels, bungalows, apartments, marina), as well as various sports and recreation opportunities (tennis courts, boccia and bowling alleys, miniature golf, underwater fishing, water skiing). Numerous restaurants offer local specialities (crabs, mussels, fish), while summer terraces and night clubs provide entertainment programs. The luxuriant island vegetation invites for a walk.
Barbat na Rabu, is situated on the south shore of the island of Rab in the safe Barbat Channell which is attractive for boaters and windsurfers. This island of century-old tourist tradition which fosters authentic Rab chivalrous plays, connects in Barbat the spirit of a modern tourist vacation resort with all accompanying services and the tranquillity of pebble beaches surrounded with the scent of Barbat plants.
Kampor, Kampor is a tourist destination on the south-western part of the Kvarner island of Rab, placed in Kamporski bay. The place is traditionally known for fruit-growing and has retained, more than other places on the island, the atmosphere of an authentic fishing village, where guests can taste homegrown vegetables and fruit as well as recently caught fish. If you would like to catch a glimpse of the authentic local atmosphere, spend quiet afternoons in the shadow of rich Mediterranean vegetation and stay away from the hustle and bustle of crowded tourist destinations and beaches, Kampor is the right place for you. For those looking for entertainment, the city of Rab and the Suha Punta tourist complex are only a few kilometers away.
Supetarska Draga,About 6 km far away from the city of Rab, as a natural extention to the Mundanija valley, embracing the bay in which it’s situated there is Supetarska Draga. The place recived its name from the church and benedictine abbey of St. Peter which date back in the XI. century. The curch/basilica of St. Peter is the oldest romanic curch in Croatia and with its beauty attracts worshippers and art lovers. The Draga valley is divided in two parts: Gornja (upper) and Donja (lower) Draga. The proximity of the islands of Maman, Sridnjak and Sailovac and the presence of many bays are especially attractive to yachtsman. Supetarska Draga is known for its sandy beaches, clear sea and wind protected bays. As those they attract many tourist, especially families with kids. But not only the tourist enjoy in the beaches of Draga. Here are situated many birds that came because of the extremly positive climatic conditions and make their nests or they decide to spend the winter here.
Lopar, Lopar is situated on the island of rab, which is a part of kvarner archipelago 6 km north of Supetarska Draga. Lopar is abundant in beautiful sandy beaches. There are 22 of them, with 3 being -nudist beaches ( ciganka, sahara and stolac ). The largest and the most famous is "rajska plaža-paradise beach" which is 1,5 kilometers long and along which there arethe most important tourist facilities.
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