You don't know where to start visiting Brijuni National Park. We have prepared for you a list of top 10 attractions that are worth visiting, so you can easily go on an exciting tour of NP Brijuni!
1. Tito's Museum
Josip Broz Tito, the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, lived in Brijuni for 30 years and left a considerable cultural and historical impact. The biggest attraction is Tito's Cadillac, which he drove around Brijune.
2. Dinosaur print
Did you know that in Croatia there are dinosaur footprints and a reconstruction of such a prehistoric creature on Cape Vrbanj.
3. Safari park
The unique Safari Park on Brijuni extends over 9 ha of land, and is a combination of domestic and exotic fauna. Llamas, steppe and mountain zebra, Istrian cattle - these are just some of the animals that can be seen during a tour of the Safari Park.
4. Verige Cove
In the bay of Verige, there are traces of a luxurious Roman villa that began to be built in the 1st century BC, and was once part of the Route of the Roman Emperors (a route that is 3.5 thousand kilometers long).
5. Pheasantry
Today, the pheasant farm or facility for raising pheasants is a rehabilitation center for wild animals, reptiles and birds, and native feathered game such as Zagorje turkeys can be seen. During the winter, the yellow-crested cockatoo Koki lives here, which Tito gave to his granddaughter Aleksandra Broz.
6. Church of St. Maria
Christian church of St. Marije was used from the 6th century (when it was built) until the 18th century. Its remains can be witnessed today.
7. Castrum
(Byzantine) castrum is the name of the locality in Dobrika Bay, and it covers 1 ha of land. Its purpose changed from the Roman period, when the first parts were built, until the Venetian era.
8. Old olive tree
The olive tree is one of the trademarks of the Adriatic and its traditions, and there is an olive tree in Brijuni that is more than 1,600 years old.
9. Mediterranean garden
A total of 169 species of autochthonous and exotic plants can be found in the Brijuni Mediterranean garden.
10. Viewpoint on Javornik
The viewpoint on Javornik dates back to the Austro-Hungarian period, and offers a spectacular view of Brijuni's nature.