ACI Marina Simuni

ACI Marina Simuni

ACI Marina Šimuni is situated in the west of Pag Island, in the Maun Channel. It can perhaps be considered to be the north entrance to Dalmatia, as it is the last marina in the Kvarner archipelago. Pag’s seemingly inhospitable landscape offers a different picture to what is usually seen elsewhere in the Adriatic islands – the colours are different here, the rocks’ structure is more peculiar, and the sun shines almost all the year round. A keen-eyed visitor will discover a veritable treasure-trove of history, culture, and food, as well as all the little things which the hard-working islanders toiled to create in order to survive in a unique environment – and to make it comfortable to live in.

Pag’s vegetation is very sparse, and at first glance its rocky landscape resembles the lunar surface. Sheep graze here, chewing on the scarce leaves of grass plucked from the stony soil and covered with salt from the Velebit Channel, deposited by strong bura winds that blow incessantly in the foothills of the Velebit mountain range. Pag can be reached by a 340m bridge (driving from Zadar via Posedarje), or by ferry from the mainland port of Prizna to Žigljen in the north of the island.