Metajna, Pag

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Like an actor with many different faces, the island of Pag hides real treasures behind a stone shell.

The “lunar” landscape has made this island unique in the Adriatic, and the combination of the sky-blue sea and the rugged Velebit in the background makes for one breathtaking natural scenery.

The barren stone landscape of Pag is also responsible for the island’s unique culinary success stories, namely Pag lamb and Pag cheese, which get their special flavour from natural spices like the bura wind, salt, and the sun. Pag lace is one of the most famous symbols of the island, a unique art form listed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. 

 

The island has numerous archaeological sites and historical landmarks that tell about the long past of the island, the world-famous Zrće beach is an ideal destination for all who love to party until the early morning hours, and those looking for a relaxing holiday will love the tranquil bays and the sounds of the sea.

Beaches

Ručica beach, Novalja

Ručica beach

Ručica beach is 1 kilometre from Metajna and it can be reached by small boat or car. The beach is a combination of pebble and sand, without any natural shade but it does have catering outlets. It can be reached on foot via the picturesque area called Kanjon (Canyon).
Straško Beach, Novalja

Straško Beach

Straško beach, of the same-named campsite, is located to the south of Novalja, in a wide cove that looks out onto the open sea. It is nearly 1.5 kilometres long, and after a short rocky entrance into the water, the seabed is sandy. Alongside the beach there is one of the largest and naturally beautiful campsites in the Adriatic, with a textile and naturist section, a choice of catering, entertainment and sports-recreational facilities, pools, various workshops, children’s playgrounds etc.
Šimuni, Pag

Šimuni

Šimuni is a fishing village located on the southwest coast of the island of Pag, halfway between the island’s centres of Novalja and Pag. It is ideal for a family holiday, walking and bathing at the beautiful nearby beaches.
Vlašići, Pag

Vlašići

A peaceful and quiet place suitable for a pleasant stay, and the beautiful sandy and pebbly beaches are ideal for families. The Vlašići cove is certainly one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the island of Pag.
Zrće Beach, Novalja

Zrće Beach

Zrće beach is located to the southeast of Novalja and is a special story, and it is the most beautiful and most attractive of Novalja’s beaches. Its coastal part is a spacious pebbly area which at the height of the season can accommodate many thousands of bathers. Access to the sea is pebbly, and due to the steep drop to the sea bottom, the beach is extremely deep. Various sports-recreational and entertainment activities are available on the beach, plus a quality catering offer and several attractively furnished clubs offer fun and entertainment all night long.
Strand Plat, Pag

Plat Beach

The Plat beach is located a kilometre south of the town of Zubovići. This beautiful gravel beach and its crystal-clear sea are perfect for families with children. The beach has a place to get something to eat and drink, and some sporting equipment (paddling boats, canoes), deck chairs, and sun umbrellas. The great view of the Moon, a crystal-clear blue sea, and its amenities make the Plat beach a unique spot on the island of Pag. A part of the beach (Karavanić) is 50 metres long and designated for pets.
Veli žal, Pag

Veli zal

Easily accessible and over 300 metres long, well-tended and situated in the midst of tempered nature, this is the favourite beach of many tourists and visitors of the charming coastal settlement of Zubovići. It starts out as rocky, then switches to sand which gradually turns into gravel, followed by pebbles, and ends with a pier which is a popular meeting spot for young people. The Veli Žal beach has an excellent hospitality offer, making it the perfect choice for families with children.
Vrtić beach, Pag

Vrtić beach

The Vrtić beach is an extension of the Lokunje city beach, and it is connected to the Straško beach with a path under 1 kilometre in length. What makes it special is its positioning, as it is comprised of several separate beaches and coves which branch out around the edges of the city. The northern side has wonderful views of Novalja, and the southern side overlooks the open sea. The beach offers hospitality establishments and abundant entertainment for children and adults, such as rock-climbing walls, e-foil surfboards, the Straško surf & sail centre, jet skis, parasailing, and there is a designated area for pets. 
Braničevica Beach, Gajac

Braničevica Beach

This long gravel beach is the main coastal attraction of a small coastal settlement of Gajac. An excellent hospitality offer, a long and romantic walkway, and some recreation activities make it the perfect choice for families with children, as well as for pet owners who can visit the pet-friendly area of the beach to find refreshment and shelter from the summer heat. Just like at the Straško beach, the entrance to the sea is rocky for a few metres, and then you get to the fine sand.
Babe beach, Novalja

Babe beach

Babe beach lies in a shallow cove west of Novalja. It is the shallowest and warmest of Novalja’s beaches, with fine sand and a narrow coastal strip. In recent years it has been improved with catering and recreational facilities.
Planjka-Trinćel, Pag

Planjka – Trinćel Beach

The beach is situated north of Novalja, along the southeast shore of the cove of Stara Novalja. It is covered with fine sand, warm, shallow and excellently landscaped. It has a place to eat and various recreational facilities. Due to its excellent maintenance and the conditions that it has, since the summer of 2004, it has flown the Blue Flag. In campaigns by the Croatian National Tourism Board and the Croatia Chamber of Commerce and the media ‘Plavi Cvijet’ (the ‘Blue Flower’) and ‘Turistički cvijet' ('Tourist Flower'), it has been the winner of two acknowledgements – for the most beautiful and for the best arranged beach in the Adriatic. We particularly recommend the beach to families with children.
Lokunje beach, Novalja

Lokunje beach

Lokunje beach is a Novalja town beach, located along the southern edge of the Novalja cove. It is pebbly, shallow and warm, with a green belt which provides a pleasant stay and is refreshing during the hot summer days.
Caska Beach, Novalja

Caska Beach

It is located east of Novalja, in the place of a former Roman town which, according to legend, was destroyed and sunk during an earthquake, and whose remains can be found immediately near to the beach and on the seabed. Access to the sea is mainly sandy. The seabed drops very steeply, which makes the beach extremely deep. On the beach there are some recreational facilities and a catering offer.
Beriknica Beach, Novalja

Beriknica Beach

In the shallow sea of the Beriknica (Beritnica) beach, Mother Nature perfectly arranged three large rocks, making this natural work of art one of the most photographed motifs of the island of Pag. It is located 3 kilometres from the small settlement of Metajna, and a little over 20 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi boat from the Ručica beach. This is a gravel beach, it has no hospitality establishments, and is accessible by sea or by land. The spectacular Stogaj cliff rises above the beach, making it the favourite spot for adventurers hiking the Life on Mars trail.
Beach Prosika, Pag

Beach Prosika

Prosika beach is a favourite beach in the town of Pag, just a few hundred metres from the centre. This 800-metre long beautiful sandy beach, alongside the shallow sea and natural shade, is the ideal choice as a place for families with small children. Whilst you rest on a comfortable sun lounger under a sunshade, your youngest will enjoy the slide, pedalos and the children’s playground. The slightly older ones will be delighted with the possibility of hiring jet skis.
Ručica beach, Novalja

Ručica beach

Ručica beach is 1 kilometre from Metajna and it can be reached by small boat or car. The beach is a combination of pebble and sand, without any natural shade but it does have catering outlets. It can be reached on foot via the picturesque area called Kanjon (Canyon).
Straško Beach, Novalja

Straško Beach

Straško beach, of the same-named campsite, is located to the south of Novalja, in a wide cove that looks out onto the open sea. It is nearly 1.5 kilometres long, and after a short rocky entrance into the water, the seabed is sandy. Alongside the beach there is one of the largest and naturally beautiful campsites in the Adriatic, with a textile and naturist section, a choice of catering, entertainment and sports-recreational facilities, pools, various workshops, children’s playgrounds etc.
Šimuni, Pag

Šimuni

Šimuni is a fishing village located on the southwest coast of the island of Pag, halfway between the island’s centres of Novalja and Pag. It is ideal for a family holiday, walking and bathing at the beautiful nearby beaches.
Vlašići, Pag

Vlašići

A peaceful and quiet place suitable for a pleasant stay, and the beautiful sandy and pebbly beaches are ideal for families. The Vlašići cove is certainly one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the island of Pag.
Zrće Beach, Novalja

Zrće Beach

Zrće beach is located to the southeast of Novalja and is a special story, and it is the most beautiful and most attractive of Novalja’s beaches. Its coastal part is a spacious pebbly area which at the height of the season can accommodate many thousands of bathers. Access to the sea is pebbly, and due to the steep drop to the sea bottom, the beach is extremely deep. Various sports-recreational and entertainment activities are available on the beach, plus a quality catering offer and several attractively furnished clubs offer fun and entertainment all night long.
Strand Plat, Pag

Plat Beach

The Plat beach is located a kilometre south of the town of Zubovići. This beautiful gravel beach and its crystal-clear sea are perfect for families with children. The beach has a place to get something to eat and drink, and some sporting equipment (paddling boats, canoes), deck chairs, and sun umbrellas. The great view of the Moon, a crystal-clear blue sea, and its amenities make the Plat beach a unique spot on the island of Pag. A part of the beach (Karavanić) is 50 metres long and designated for pets.
Veli žal, Pag

Veli zal

Easily accessible and over 300 metres long, well-tended and situated in the midst of tempered nature, this is the favourite beach of many tourists and visitors of the charming coastal settlement of Zubovići. It starts out as rocky, then switches to sand which gradually turns into gravel, followed by pebbles, and ends with a pier which is a popular meeting spot for young people. The Veli Žal beach has an excellent hospitality offer, making it the perfect choice for families with children.
Vrtić beach, Pag

Vrtić beach

The Vrtić beach is an extension of the Lokunje city beach, and it is connected to the Straško beach with a path under 1 kilometre in length. What makes it special is its positioning, as it is comprised of several separate beaches and coves which branch out around the edges of the city. The northern side has wonderful views of Novalja, and the southern side overlooks the open sea. The beach offers hospitality establishments and abundant entertainment for children and adults, such as rock-climbing walls, e-foil surfboards, the Straško surf & sail centre, jet skis, parasailing, and there is a designated area for pets. 

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