The harbour
Coloured houses.
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Cres is a town on the island of Cres in the Kvarner Gulf of northern Croatia, off the Istrian peninsula, about 41 km southwest of Rijeka in a straight line. It is the island's largest municipality, with about 2,700 people. The town sits on a deep bay, and its old dock runs straight into its heart, so the square fills with boats. Visitors enter the old town through its gates into narrow lanes lined with houses and small shops, and in the middle is an open square where locals sell homemade goods. The island is known for its lamb, olive oil and honey. Stone houses painted yellow, pink and blue ring the small harbour and are mirrored in the calm water, with church towers rising between them. Bare hills divided by old dry-stone walls surround the town, and small woods and clear rocky beaches line the bay. Visitors stroll around the harbour, sit at the open-air restaurants along its edge and swim at nearby beaches. Ferries reach the island from Istria and the island of Krk, and roads lead on to the island's villages and to Lošinj.
Coloured houses.
Homemade goods.
On the hills.
Cres town, Cres island, Kvarner Gulf, Croatia
By ferry from Istria or Krk.
Local lamb and olive oil.