Jablanac is a village in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

, located on the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...

 underneath the Velebit

Velebit

Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range in Croatia. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1757 m.The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior...

 mountain, overlooking the island of Rab

Rab

Rab is an island in Croatia and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.The island is long, has an area of and 9,480 inhabitants . The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 meters...

. The village has a ferry port that connects it to Rab. The population of Jablanac is 118 and it is located in the municipality of Senj

Senj

Senj , German Zengg, Hungarian Zeng and Italian Segna) is the oldest town on the upper Adriatic, and it was founded in the time before the Romans some 3000 years ago on the hill Kuk. It was the center of the Illyrian tribe Iapydes. The current settlement is situated at the foot of the slopes Mala...

 (which lies to the north).

The village has a Post Office, 2 hotels (Ablana, which currently is closed, and Lux), 1 harbour front cafe (Ruža), 1 harbour front restaurant (Lux) and a street cafe/diner (Oaza). There is 1 small supermarket (Porat, currently closed) and a Harbourmaster's office. The nearest Mini-markets are in Stinica. The village also boasts the lowest mountaineering hut in the whole of Europe which, at 20m above sea level, overlooks the ferry. There is a newspaper kiosk and common currencies can be exchanged next to the ferry ticket office.

Avoid visiting the village on a Saturday/Sunday during the summer and on public holidays as the queues for the ferry can stretch for up to 4 km back up to the main coast road.

Local attractions include Zavratnica inlet where you can see a sunken military ferry wreck from WW2 and stunning scenery. Nereby is the Velebit

Velebit

Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range in Croatia. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1757 m.The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior...

 mountain and the beautiful National park "Sjeverni Velebit".

External links

• www.Jablanac.com, currently only in Croatian