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In the island of Ugljan there are many fishermen and tourist villages
mainly placed in the North east side of the island in natural coves;
and the most famous are: Ugljan, Lukoran, Sutomiscica, Poljana,
Preko, Kali and Kukljica.
Veli Lukoran is a peaceful of secret coves and beaches where pine
trees touch the sea. There are many country houses from which the
most famous is summer castle of the family de Ponte from 17th. century.
in Mali Lukoran.
As they say in Mali Lukoran, this area was a place for vacation
since ancient times.
Legend says that a poet Petar Preradovic, amazed by sunrise in the
island got inspired to write famous patriotic song "Zora puca".
Placed in a big, protected cove Sutomiscica offers safe anchorage
to seamen. Numerous gardens are testimony for hard labor of the
islanders. There are many pomegranate bushes, that bring their fruits
in September, around the day of the saint patron of the village
St. Eufemia. There is a famous baroque summer castle of the famous
family Lantana, from Zadar, 17 th. century.
Picturesque place in the cove that is surrounded by the peninsula
of St Peter with Romanic church from 13th century on one part and
on the other side houses with green gardens. Many wells with springs
of water and many hours of insulation per year are the reason why
vegetables grow so well in here.
Preko is a central village in the island of Ugljan, and its name
says it is placed just opposite the town of Zadar(preko-croatian
for opposite), with ancient parts of typical Dalmatian architecture
with many country houses owned by aristocratic families. You can
feel the Mediterranean atmosphere walking along lungo mare or from
many coffee bars and restaurants with a view to the channel of Zadar.
Only 80 m from the village there is an idyllic island of Galevac
(Skoljic) covered with dense Mediterranean vegetation that hides
the Franciscan convent from 15th century. In the east part of the
village , near the ferry port there is a Romanic church of St John
from 11th century.
Kali is a village of famous fishermen of Adriatic's that are also
proven as seamen in the seas of the world. Its uniqueness is in
two ports full of fishermen boats and fishermen repairing their
nets. The ancient nucleus of the village with narrow streets and
stone houses in Dalmatian stile is placed in the hill from which
you can have the beautiful view to the surroundings, and everything
is dominated by tower bell of the baroque church of the St Lawrence,
patron of Kali.
Village placed in the southeast of the island near the channel of
Zdrelac. The old nucleus with original architectures divided from
the tourist peninsula of Zelana punta by a great natural cove with
a port always full of fishermen boats and sailing boats. Valuable
monument is the church of St Hieronymus from 15th century in the
cove of Kostanj. Every year for the festivity of Our lady of the
snow (05.08) there is a procession of boats from Kukljica to the
church of Our Lady of the snow in the channel of Zdrelac, where
it was snowing on the day of 5th of August, one summer day 400 years
ago, as the legend says .
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