NIN

Nin is the oldest Croatian royal town. An exceptional type of city-church complex, it is unique in the entire Mediterranean region. Small, isolated “places of worship” are witnesses of the oldest Croatian culture from the 9 th and 12 th centuries.

Position
The small town of Nin is located in a shallow lagoon about 14 km away from the regional centre Zadar. The position as well as the history of this 500 m broad island are very interesting.

History
Nin was one of the main settlements of the Liburnians until the arrival of the Roman conquerors, and since then the proud Municipium named Aenona. It is the oldest town, the residence of the Croatian kings, which was a very important harbour in those centuries. Two devastations and destructions of Nin (in 1571 and again in 1646) caused the complete abandon and desertion of the town by its population. Nowadays, the town has about 1700 inhabitants. The small town on the island is an attraction for tourists, especially because of its in heritage, beautiful sandy beaches, healing peloid and a modern tourist resort «Holiday Village Zaton».

Sightseeing
The visitor can enter the little town by crossing one of two old bridges and through one of the historical main gates go for sightseeing the city walls of Nin. The town is very rich in cultural and historical monuments as well as in archaeological findings and collections such as: the Duke Višeslav’s baptismal font, two old Croatian boats called «Condura Croatica» (11th c.), a Roman Temple, parish Church of St. Anselm (6th-18th c.), the Gothic Chapel of St. Marcella, the Church of St. Ambrose (13th c.), St. Cross Church (9th c.) - the smallest Cathedral in the world, the Pre-Romanesque Church of St. Nicholas (12th c.), the bronze statue of the famous Croatian Bishop Gregorius, the Archaeological collection and many more.

Attractions
The medicinal peoloid of Nin has served the curative purposes since the Roman times till now. It has the physical, mechanic and chemical effect. The shallow seawater warmed by sun offers the continuation of the thermo therapy of various rheumatic illnesses, foremost at various spine malformations and the consequently resulting troubles, of female sterility and of various skin diseases. The therapy is applied in a very pleasant natural environment as well as the following bathing and swimming in the very warm seawater. Besides numerous possibilities to walk on arranged paths or along the seaside, there is a possibility for entertainment and fun in the most modern discotheque «Saturnus» at «Holiday Village Zaton».

Accomodation
The well organized tourist resort «Holiday Village Zaton»(apartments, campsite) is located not far from Nin in a shady pinewood next to a long sandy beach, well protected against strong winds and waves.
Nin and the surrounding tourist resorts Zaton and Vrsi welcome their guests tourists with the nicely furnished private apartments, rooms and their small idyllic campsites. For more information contact the Tourist Office Nin.

source: Tourist Board Nin

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