Apartments Villa Kornati Pašman

Villa Kornati consists of eight apartments and is situated in a place Ždrelac on Croatian Pašman island. Address: Put Tarokini 1 (sixth street). This small place is ideal for vacation and spending some quality time with Your family. Besides the sea and fresh air there is a pearl of this place Matlovac - beautiful sand beach. All apartments are air conditioned, have satellite TV, radio, parking (apartment for 7 persons 2 seats), terrace or balcony, separate entrance, kitchen and bathroom. Guests are open to the outdoor grill. Until the center is about 300 meters and to the beach 400 m.

The beach Matlovac is very clean, shallow and surrounded by pine forest. Children especially enjoy this beach.

Nearest airport is in town Zadar. Zadar region is surrounded by five National parks: Paklenica, Kornati, Plitvice lakes, Krkas falls, North Velebit. For only 1-2 hours driving by car or boat it is possible to see all national parks. Place Ždrelac is in fact an entrance for Nature park Telašcica and National park Kornati.

Pašman island has the surface of 60 km² and is divided from land by Pašman canal which is full of numerous beautiful small islands. It is connected with land by ferry route Biograd - Tkon and Zadar - Preko (on Ugljan island) and with Ugljan island by bridge in see pass Ždrelac.

Sea currents in Pašman canal are changing direction every six hours so they make this part of the Adriatic sea one of the cleanest.

One of the destinations You should visit are monasteries of St. Dujma and St. Kuzma in the nearby places of Kraj and Tkon.

The island of Pašman forms a part of the Zadar archipelago. The picturesque Pašman Channel, with many islands resembling scattered pearls, separates it from the mainland and the towns of Zadar and Biograd. The rapid stream that changes its course every 6 hours makes the sea a very clean part of the Croatian Adriatic, alredy known for its clearness and transparence.

Very early humans settled in the area of Pašman /63 sq km/. Single archeological finds witness to the way of life of the early stone age /Paleolitic/ cultivators who inhabited this part of the Adriatic. We should mention Illyric towns, gradine - primitive fortifications at elevated sites, Roman ruins, ville rusticae, various mosaics, a stone statue of St. Michael /12th century/ in Nevidjane and many others. Beyond the village of Tkon, crowing the picturesque hill of Cokovac, is the benedictine monastery of Ss. Cosmas and Damien, erected in 1125. The monastery was the centre of Glagolic liturgy and literature. The curch, designed in the Gothic style and erected on the ruins of the older Romanesque one was built from 1369 till 1419. We must mention the Gothic Crucifixion, painted by a local painter from the end of the 14.th century. At Kraj, 3 kilometers to the north, is the Franciscan monastery /1390/, with the curch and graceful courtyard from the 16th century. The monastery was reconstructed in1557. We should also mention the Renaissance cloister, the dinning room, and the museum in which are kept several pictures of considerable value, and the panel representing the "Madonna with Child and St. John the Baptist".

Mediterranean climate is responsible for the growth of rich flora and fauna, many species of medicinal and aromatic plants and also the submarine world hides all kinds of shells and fish of the Croatian Adriatic The island of Pasman is covered with lavish Mediterranean vegetation - pinewoods, vineyards, olive-groves, orchards and dense evergreen growing wild, and also with some aromatic and medicine herbs. Its submarine life is very rich, with various kinds of shells and fish.

A majority of the population /3100/ of the small villages of Tkon, Ugrinic, Kraj, Pasman, Mali Pasman, barotul, Mrljane, Nevidjane, Dobropoljana, Banj and Zdrelac lives of fishery and farming. Recently, these diligent, hardworking and serene fishermen and farmers have been offering a lot:-appartments, I and II cat, rooms, vacation houses, pansions, car-camping, taverns, wine cellars and restaurants. You are supposed to taste the fruits of the sea and the products of their hard work in the fields, on a fertile, rich, ecologically safe island of Pasman.

Ždrelac is a town on Pašman, one of the islands in the Zadar archipelago, which is connected with the town of Biograd by a ferryboat communication. This settlement developed around the church of Sveti Luka (St. Lucas) and expanded to several coves and the surrounding hills, including a new settlement near the bridge. It was named after a narrow passage, called Zdril, on whose end it is situated and which divides Pašman and Ugljan islands. Ždrelac is situated on the intersection of sea routes for excursions to nearby islands and the Kornati archipelago. It is an attractive destination for boaters and water sports enthusiast.

Over the sea straits, dividing Ugljan and Pašman islands, a 210 m long bridge was built in 1973. Next to it lies a big weekend cottage settlement. The island economy is based on agriculture, wine-growing, olive-growing, fishing and tourism. It is situated on the regional road.

The attractive Ždrelac straits and irregular coastline with beautiful sand beaches make this an attractive vacation spot. Beautiful beaches and clean sea attract tourists and weekenders, which makes Ždrelac the most popular resort of the citizens of Zadar.