Lubenice settlement has seen 4,000 years of life and serves as the home to many aging souls and the crumbling stone buildings like the Romanesque chapel. There are several secluded pebble coves on its jagged coast that can be seen from its main square and accessible using a quite steep footpath that leads through an underbrush.
However, this can be a seriously hard work just like reaching the settlement itself via public transport. But, you will feel the reward of your hard work once you experience the area’s peculiar sense of tranquility. On some weekend summer nights, there are open live classical music performances in the area.
Laze Around in Valun’s Beaches
Halfway up Island Cres, you will find Valun, sitting in a scenic bay that visitors will find charming for the restaurants and cafes scattered in the seafront.
Coming from one of these dining spots, Mamalu, you can go on a 10-minute stroll around the headland to see the stretch of Raca, of one of Kvarner Islands’ finest beaches.