On the Northwest side of Zadar’s county, in Velebit’s canal, there is a small town called Ražanac. For those who do not know, Velebit is the biggest mountain in Croatia with unique nature’s beauty, carrying one National park and one Park of nature on it’s shoulders. It’s slopes ends in a deep blue sea of canal where Ražanac found it’s place upon the sun. The settlement is first mentioned in 13. century, but there are findings testimony about human activities in late stone age. Ražanac was at first the estate of noble families from Zadar. There are famous vineyards still with good offer of quality vines from Ražanac’s sellers. It developed to the fisherman village during the century due to the clean sea surrounding fertile with fishes and mollusks. That area is well know of sources of drinking waters, on land as well as under the sea surface, and that kind of water mixture favors spawn.
Kind hosts will not just offer you delightful dishes of Dalmatian cuisine, which is considered to be one of the healthiest. Many of 1002 permanent residents in Ražanac will offer you their cozy apartments and rooms. Private accommodation is growing these days and gets more quality since more and more inquisitors seek for the places like Ražanac; peaceful, likable, away from stressed today and rush popular tourist centers.
Ražanac doesn’t lack with amusement; beside summer sports, lying on the beach and tasting traditional food, you can visit Ražanac’s historical locations, county church from 14. century, Ražanac’s castle from 16. century, church from 17. century and other archeological locations in the area.
One day trips to a nearby attractions like Zadar, National parks Kornati, Velebit, Krka or Parks of nature Paklenica and Telašćica, are just one way to spice easy days of complete relaxing vacation in Ražanac.
