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Rab and Rovinj Article

 

Rab Island

The island of Rab is situated in the Kvarner .It is 22 km long and the Velebit canal separates the island from the mainland.The main town on the island is also named Rab. It has 554 residents (2001) and is located on a small peninsula on the southwestern side of the island.Other towns are Barbat, Banjol, Palit, Kampor, Mundanije, Supetarska Draga and Lopar.There are lots of smaller islands around Rab:

Goli, Grgur, Maman, Lagnj Veli, Laganj Mali, Dolfin Veli, Dolfin Mali and others...

Ferries connect the island of Rab with the mainland port of Jablanac and with the neighbouring island Krk.

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City of Rovinj

Rovinj (15,000 people) is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. There is a sizeable community of Italians and the town is officially bilingual (Croatian and Italian). Moreover, Istriot, an ancient romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents. There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe. 

The climate is Mediterranean. The average temperature is 4.8° C in January and 22.3° C in July. The average annual temperature is 16° C. Sea temperature is more than 20° C from the middle of June to the middle of September. The average annual sea temperature is 16.6 ° C.  

This city is perfect vacation place with exelent night life.

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