Around Valun, what to do, where to go
So you can do many thing in and arroung Valun.
Ideas - in Valun
- swim on beaches: Dovica-Zdovica and Raca-Boksit (Valun)
- eat and drink at local gasthouse/restaurant/pubs
- visit local church St Mary (župna crkva B. D. Marije od sv. Krunice, in past crkva sv. Tome)
- hicking to wild beaches after Cape Travnica (Rt. Travnica).
Ideas - on island Cres
- Places: Cres, Vrana, Belej, Beli, Orlec, Stivan, Ustrine, Marinščica, Miholaščica, Osor, Punta Križa, Porat, Gradiška
- Hills – Sis (639 m), Gorice (648 m), Orlinj (601 m).
- Walking/Hicking : some trails, 7 walking trails (Beli), Stivan to Ustrine,
- Bike trails : Cres – Grmov – Lubenice – Valun – Cres
- visit
- beaches: beaches : Dovica-Zdovica and Raca-Boksit (Valun), Mali Bok (Orlec), Sv. Ivan and Žanje with Plava Groda/Blue Grote (Lubenice)
Ideas - on island Lošinj
- Places: Mali Lošinj, Veli Lošinj, Ćunski, Nerezine,
- Hills – St. Nikolas (557m) and Televrina (588 m)
- Walking/Hicking: Promenades and Footpaths on island Lošinj
- visit Marine Education centre – Institute Plavi Svijet in Mali Lošinj , Muzej Apoksiomena in Mali Lošinj
- beaches :Srebrna uvala, Veli žal, Sunčana uvala, Uvala Čikat, Plaža Kadin in Mali Lošinj
- beach: Barakuda in Veli Lošinj
- beach: Susak on island Susak
Islands around Cres
- On North: none
- On East: Krk, Plavnik, Kormat 1, Kormat 2, Ćutin Mali, Ćutin Veli, Trstenik.
- On South : Oruda, Palacol, Vele Orjule, Male Orjule, Osir veli, Osir mali, Lošinj, Susak, Unije.
- On West: Zaglav, Zeča, Visoki, Galijola
locals villages
Beli, Dragozetići, Filozići, Grmov, Ivanje, Loznati, Lubenice, Mali Podol, Martinšćica, Merag, Miholašćica, Orlec, Pernat, Porozina, Predošćica, Stanić, Stivan, Sveti Petar, Valun, Važminež, Vidovići, Vodice, Vrana, Zbičina i Zbišina.
remaining uninhabited vilages
- Tramuntana (Straganac, Konac, Žagnjevići, Frantin, Petrićevi, Ivanje, Rosuja, Niska),
- Vid,
- Lovrešćina,
- Batjani,
- Gabrovice,
- Bertulčići,
- Veli Podol,
- Zbišina,
- Grmov,
- Padova,
- Gradiška,
- Pizin,
- Srem,
- Plat,
- Verin,
- Loze,
- Grmožaj,
- Murtovnik,
- Kalk,
- Drakovac,
- Peknji,
- Peski.
Important local events
- 2nd January – St Isidor day (the patron saint of Cres city) : city celebrations
- 25th April – birthday of philosopher Franjo Petric : school celebrations
- 3rd – 5th August – Cres summer festival: food fair and local produce expo, cultural celebrations, music, sport events: open basketball and soccer tournaments (traditionally quite strong 5-a-side competition, which has seen participants from Croatian national Futsal team!), all ending with a carnival on the final night
- 25th September – Day of inclusion of Cres and Istra into Croatian state
Celebrations - village's patron saint
- 17th January – St Anton (Orlec, Beli)
- 20th January – St Fabian and Sebastian (Dragozetici)
- 2nd February – Candle Light (Lubenice)
- 3rd February – St Blaz (Predoscica)
- 25th April – St Marko (Valun)
- 3rd May – St Phillip and Jakob (Vrana)
- 24th June – St John the Baptist (Stivan)
- 26th July – St Ana (Vidovici)
- 5th August – Virgin Marry of the Snow (Cres)
- 16th August – St Rocco (Belej)
- 1st Sunday in October – St Mary Church blessing
- 11th November – St Martin (Martinscisa)