WINE DINE & TRAVEL MAGAZINE SUMMER 2017

18th century, remains the heart of the community – but the best
views are from the town’s 15th century Tower Museum.
Losinj’s closest island neighbor, just to the north, is Cres (pronunciation
is subtle and sibilant, try ‘stress’ with a rolling t). Cres
and Losinj were one island until Roman times, when shipbuilders
carved a canal splitting them. The 36-foot-wide canal remains,
with a rotating bridge connecting the islands.
Cres is more than five times the size of Losinj – but with less
than half the population. It’s more rugged, with rolling hills covered
in scrub, rather than pines. Settlement began here as long
as 12,000 years ago.
We spent an entire day exploring the island – and oh what
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