Visit Novalja
New stories every week about beaches, food, events and life on the island. We’re an independent local guide, not the tourist board, so we tell you what’s actually worth your time.
Landing at Zadar and heading for Pag? Compare rental car, private transfer, taxi and bus to Novalja, with the route over the Pag bridge and tips for peak season.
How the Prizna–Žigljen car ferry to Pag works: the 15-minute crossing, Jadrolinija’s seasonal timetable, where to check prices, and how to avoid summer queues.
Planning a Zrće festival trip for 2027? Here are the main festivals, why dates are still TBC, and how to choose where to stay near Novalja.
Mild weather, olive harvest, empty trails and cheese tastings: why autumn is a wonderful time to visit Novalja and Pag.
A small mosaic floor behind a little church in the centre of Novalja is one of the town’s quietest treasures.
From Zavratnica and Rab to Silba, Olib and Maun, here is how to choose a boat day trip from Novalja and Lun.
Bad weather on Pag? Spend it underground in a Roman aqueduct, in a cheese cellar in Kolan and over a long konoba dinner.
Six centuries of needle lace from Pag town: its convent origins, what makes it UNESCO-listed, where to see it and how to buy the real thing.
Pag has made salt for over a thousand years. Here is how it is made, what to see and how to fit the salt pans into a day out from Novalja.
Novalja has direct coach links to Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar, Split and many smaller towns, and the bus simply rides the ferry or the bridge with you on board. Search times and buy your ticket here: