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Tour to Nin, Pag island and cheese tasting

Pag, Croatia
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Duration

8 Hours

Cancellation

Up to 2 days

Group Size

30 people

Languages

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Overview

Tour to Pag, island with spectacular rocky landscape, rich cultural heritage and great gastronomy just 30 min of driving from Zadar. You will visit cheese factory, learn about traditional lace making, walk the old town of Pag and discover royal city of Nin.

AVAILABILITY: entire year

TOUR PLAN:

START: 8:00 
END: 
16:00
Duration:
8 hours

Tour to Pag island starts at 8:00 in the morning from Zadar old town where the guide will welcome you. After 30-min ride you will reach your destination – royal city of Nin. The guide will introduce you to this beautiful city where Croatian kings were once crowned. You will go on a tour of the salt pan, and you will learn more about traditional way of producing sea salt in this area. After sightseeing Nin salt pans you will head towards the island of Pag.
This barren rocky island with dramatic karst landscape is connected to the mainland with a bridge.
In the town of Pag your guide will take you into a city walk in order to discover town walls with several gates and towers built for defense in 15th century, Renaissance Rector’s palace that for centuries was administrative center of the island, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary situated on the main town square.
Pag is well known for lace making, salt and cheese production.
In this tour, you will learn interesting facts about traditional Pag lace making that dates from 15th century, protected by UNESCO and you will get the chance to buy most beautiful souvenir.
You will visit cheese factory in order to find out more about specific cheese production and to taste famous Pag cheese with intense aroma and slightly granular structure which crumbles pleasantly and melts in the mouth.
After that you will ride back to Zadar and this tour will end at 16:00.

PRICE: 120,00 EUR

MIN. NO. PEOPLE APPLIED: 4

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:

  • transfer with air-conditioned vehicle
  • licensed tour guide (English, German, French or Italian speaking)
  • city tour of Nin old town
  • city tour of Pag old town
  • cheese tasting
  • insurance
  • VAT

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:

  • lunch
  • personal consumption

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:

DIFFICULTY: easy city walking tour
RECOMMENDED AGE: appropriate for all age groups
WHAT TO BRING: layered clothes, comfortable shoes, sun protection during summer (sun cream, hat, sunglasses), bottle of water, snacks, rain coat in case of rain, your ID, local currency

START POINT:

Highlights

  • Discover Moonlike Island - Pag with its dramatic karst landscape, great beaches and historic buildings in the town of Pag: Renaissance fortifications, palaces and churches and salt warehouses
  • Visit the Pag cheese factory and taste top quality cheese (awarded as the best cheese in Central and Eastern Europe) with a unique taste and aroma
  • Take a walk along the royal city of Nin and learn about white gold

What you will do

Itenirary
08:00
Departure from Zadar towards Nin.
8:30
Walk through the city to discover the royal city of Nin and learn about its interesting history.
This is followed by a visit to the Nin salt pan, where you will be able to see that salt is still collected by human hand.
After visiting salt pan, you will drive to the island of Pag.
Itenirary
11:30
Walk through the city to discover the old defensive walls with gates and towers, the Renaissance Rector’s Palace, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Benedictine Monastery.
You will learn interesting things about the traditional making of Pag lace. After that you will visit a cheese factory where you will taste the famous Pag cheese with an intense aroma and slightly grainy structure that melts in a mouth.
Itenirary
16:00
After visiting cheese factory you will travel back to Zadar ant this tour will end.

Included/Excluded

  • transfer with air-conditioned vehicle
  • licensed tour guide (English, German, French or Italian speaking)
  • city tour of Nin old town
  • city tour of Pag old town
  • cheese tasting
  • insurance
  • VAT
  • lunch
  • personal consumption

Activity Category

Croatian historical cities
Private tours

Activity's Location

Pag, Croatia

FAQs

Where this tour starts from?
Start is in front of the agency Magi Croatia, at Poljana Pape Aleksandra III 7, Zadar.
It is possible to arrange pick-up from your accommodation and drop-off after the tour.
from €120.00

Organized by

Magic Croatia

Member Since 2021

Information Contact

Email

info@magic-croatia.hr

Phone with country code

+385 91 619 4949

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