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Tourism Natural resources and a rich offer are the reason why hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world have been coming to Pag every summer. Pag hosted tourists from Central and Western Europe as early as the beginning of the 20th century. Tourism began to develop intensively in 1968 after Pag Bridge had been built, connecting the island with mainland and the Zagreb-Split motorway. The town of Pag offers numerous surprises and beauty, which every guest will remember with joy for a long time.

Beach The town of Pag is abundant in sandy, gravelly and rocky beaches. The Pag Bay ring consists of as many as 27 km of beaches, the most famous and beautiful among them being Janjeće vode, Tri glave, Bošana, Dubrava, Sveti Marko, Sveti Duh, Zrče, Caska, Ručica, Slana, Malin, Veliki Zaton, Bijele stijene, Veli bok, Mali bok, Kotica and Bašaca. Most of the beaches within the bay are accessible by car, except for the ones situated in Paška Vrata, which you can only reach by boat. The biggest sandy beach in the immediate vicinity of the old town core is Prosika, with parking, numerous services and a sports & recreation center nearby.

Culture The town of Pag is abundant in cultural and historic monuments. The most significant buildings are the Congregation Church of Mary’s Assumption, Duke’s Castle and Skrivanat Tower – the only one remaining of nine towers that used to encircle the town along with defensive walls. In addition to the said buildings, you can see the Church of St. George, St. Francis, the Convent of St. Margaret and salt depots. The Old Town archeological site with the Church of St. Mary and remains of an acropolis is only a kilometer from the town core. In summertime, a number of cultural events are held in the town of Pag, the most famous one being Paško Ljeto (Pag Summer), featuring many renowned musicians from Croatia and abroad. Art exhibitions are held in the gallery space within the Church of St. George and Town Hall. Theater plays and concerts are put on in Skrivanat Tower and the atrium in Duke’s Castle.

Pag The town of Pag was built from 1443 to 1474 in its current place. Until that time, Pag residents had lived in the Old Town, an archeological site today. In 1244, King Bela IV granted Pag the Free Kingdom Town status, and in the 16th century, Pag got its own town statute. The town of Pag was created by traditional medieval architecture, with a central square and four streets dividing the town into four parts. In the early 20th century, the town of Pag expanded outside its walls, and new parts of the town emerged when tourism began to flourish in 1960’s: Prosika, Vodice, Blato, Murvica, Bašaca, Sv. Jelena and Bošana

Island Pag Croatia The island of Pag is one of the first oases of tourism on the Croatian part of the Adriatic coast. Scarce vegetation, mild climate and dark blue sea, culture and tradition from the Roman times up to today are only a small part of what this island is able to offer to its guests.Pag is unique for its scarce vegetation and as such, represents the biggest empire of rocky ground intersected by long dry stone walls on the Adriatic. On the slopes of island's hills, you will be able to scent the fragrance of medicinal sage and to come across sheep guarded by their shepherds. Sage is the basis of nutrition of Pag sheep and it gives a special taste to the famous Pag cheese.Clear and limpid sea splashes the indented coastline of the island letting you swim on any side of the island. The seabed of the island of Pag is ecologically pure and therefore the domicile of many different fish, crabs, shellfish and corals. Everyone can find a beach suitable to one's taste on the island: rocky, pebbled or sandy beach, because there are 27 km of beaches in the bay of Pag. We wish you a pleasant stay on our island.