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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 (pro-
nunciation 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 cov-
ered 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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