Novalja is situated on the island of Pag and is the tourist centre of the island. Novalja and the island of Pag are places where the Mediterranean atmosphere can be felt at every turn, and the hospitality of the locals is one of the main reasons why our guests keep returning year after year.

Novalja is famous for its numerous particularities. First and foremost, the majority of tourists visit Novalja for its beaches.

Beaches in Novalja on island Pag are situated along the coast in a row, a rare phenomenon on the Adriatic coast, and the “Straško” camp beach is certainly among the most beautiful ones.

Besides the beaches, Novalja has a number of other attractions and a vast array of tourist offer to offer to its guests. You are sure to spend your vacation here in a way that suits you best!

If you look up and explore the “Straško” camp web site, you will find out why Novalja and the island of Pag are an ideal destination for families, but also for people of all ages.

In Novalja everyone can find their own place that will make their days spent here richer.

While those who are looking for a peaceful vacation can spend their time strolling through the beautiful and relaxing landscape, those who prefer a more active vacation and practice sports will also find their own place at some of the numerous locations that offer such contents.

In the part containing the presentation of the “Straško” camp, you will find the information and the photo gallery with pictures of our sports’ facilities, as well as the information regarding other tourist programmes.

Finally, let us not forget about the young people, who are especially interested in Novalja because of its widely famous entertainment and clubs.

Come, relax and rest, have fun, save a little piece of Novalja and Pag inside yourselves and share it with the others.

Culture and entertainment

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Culture: Here you can read more about the history of Novalja and Pag. At this page, as part of the tourist offer, we present the cultural and historical sights you shouldn’t miss during your stay in Novalja:

– Novalja City Museum and the Roman aqueduct

– Stomorica – archaeological collection

– Early Christian basilicas – mosaics inside the church Majka Božja od Ružarija

– Cissa – remains of the Roman military camp

Entertainment: The Zrće Beach and the entertainment in clubs in the open have made Novalja a famous destination on the map of the world party scene.

Younger visitors in Novalja will enjoy the entertainment to the sounds of dance beats lasting from 0 – 24 hours.

The Zrće Beach, besides offering non-stop entertainment to young people, is famous as one of the most beautiful beaches at the Adriatic.

Nature did a marvellous job of carving the Zrće Beach into the landscape, thus creating a long sandy oasis for all of those who want to experience exotic pleasures.

Gastronomy

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Beside the widely known Pag cheese, prosciutto and lamb meat, Novalja will surprise you with a number of other delicacies, among which we single out the vast and rich spectrum of fish and seafood specialties..

The "konoba” (taverns) and restaurants’ offer is diversified, so that your palates need not worry ; authentic specialties chosen with care, combined with a glass of good wine, will restore your body and spirit.

Active vacation

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Tourists who want their holidays in Novalja to be active and who want to practice sports, will find an offer that satisfies their wishes.

On land, you can enjoy trekking, cycling and mountain climbing. These are just some of the activities for which Novalja as tourist destination offers ideal conditions. In the water, you can enjoy swimming, jet-skiing and of course diving, just as other forms of nautic tourism.

We would like put an emphasis on the richness of flora and fauna of Novalja and Pag which is a thrill to divers from all over the world.

Besides the already mentioned, Novalja has a host of other advantages as far as activ tourism is concerned. For instance, more than 100 km of routes for mountain biking, and even longer and more interesting routes for trekking and similar activities that, combined with the insuperable beauty of the scenery, offer to all nature lovers and active tourism fans experiences to remember.

The vista of the Velebitski Channel and the city of Pag that opens up from the top of the island is simply unique. Here we also have Zamak and Stogaj, rocks that will certainly be interesting for the visitors who enjoy free climbing.

Novalja and the island of Pag abound with a number of curiosities that you will discover for yourselves as soon as you visit us.

In the part related to the island of Pag we mentioned the phenomenon of the Pag Triangle and the UFO stories about Pag, which brought to our island numerous science fiction fans.

In this part you can learn more about the discovery of the amphoras dating back to the 1st century B.C., which has also had great response from the public.

These stories at the margins of science are not the only reason to insist on the particularities of the island; there are a lot of interesting people here, interesting tourist attractions, events, landscapes... a new surprise awaits you at every turn, and you will need time to experience and absorb it all.

Novalja and the entire island of Pag are the true examples of the Mediterranean way of life in its original form, and this is why, once you come here, you will always keep returning :)

The forms of the lunar sceneries of the island are an inspiration to a number of artists from various fields. The sea and the winds have been shaping the island for ages. In this game of wind, salt and stone nature has outdone itself, bringing to life a marvellous creation.