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Sea Organ
Marble steps where the sea itself plays music.
Photo: Andrej Šalov / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Church and Monastery of St Francis
Gothic friary church with a hushed cloister garden.
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Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 4.0
Why it is worth your time
The Franciscans built one of Dalmatia's earliest Gothic churches here, bright and deliberately plain. Its heart is the cloister: arcades around a green courtyard where the noise of the city simply disappears. Linger a moment and let the calm sink in.
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In the midday heat the cloister makes a wonderfully cool retreat.
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The Velebit hiking gateway above Starigrad, with canyons, peaks and marked mountain trails.
Photo: Andro Galinovic / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sveto Brdo
A high Velebit summit with huge views and a demanding approach.
Photo: Martin Vavrik / Public domain
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