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.
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.
Follow the coast road south-east out of Novalja, past Caska and the turning for Vidalići and Zubovići, and the asphalt
Novalja looks like a beach town from the water and a moonscape from a bike saddle. Ride a few hundred
Town centre, right behind Zrce, Camping Straško, or the quiet lanes of Stara Novalja — how to pick the right base for your trip to Pag.
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: