Why visit
Why visit Queen's Beach & Nin Old Town
Nin is one of Croatia's oldest towns — the first Croatian kings were crowned in its tiny 9th-century Church of the Holy Cross, called 'the smallest cathedral in the world.' Just north of town, Queen's Beach (Kraljičina Plaža) is 3 km of shallow sand — a rarity in mostly-pebbled Croatia — with therapeutic medicinal mud pools you can slather on for free at the northern end. Nin's salt pans, still active, produce a prized flower-of-salt..
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Estimated visit
Half a day
Best season
Summer
Where
Nin, Croatia
Category
Beach
History
Nin is one of Croatia's oldest towns — the first Croatian kings were crowned in its tiny 9th-century Church of the Holy Cross, called 'the smallest cathedral in the world.' Just north of town, Queen's Beach (Kraljičina Plaža) is 3 km of shallow sand — a rarity in mostly-pebbled Croatia — with therapeutic medicinal mud pools you can slather on for free at the northern end. Nin's salt pans, still active, produce a prized flower-of-salt.
“The Church of the Holy Cross, built around 800 AD, is called 'the smallest cathedral in the world' and functions as a giant sundial — its walls align with cardinal directions and equinoxes.”
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