1 stops in walking order

Hidden Gem

Lubenice clings to a cliff-edge 378 metres above the Kvarner sea — a walled village of grey stone whose population has hovered near single digits for decades. In summer, an evening classical-music series ('Lubeničke ljetne večeri') fills the tiny main square. Below the village, a steep 45-minute descent leads to St. John's Bay, one of the Adriatic's most beautiful — and least accessible — beaches. Bring water; there are no shops.

~3 h 30 m at this stop