Silba

Silba if full with rich vegetation and beautiful little sandy or gravelled bays which are very important for a pleasant vacation in the untouched nature but also for development of nautical tourism. It is also important to say that Silba has been nominated for Nature park status. On the island you can find restaurants, caffe-bars, shops, post, exchange office and travell agency where you can get all kind of information.

Chief occupations include farming, fishing and tourism. Smaller yachts can dock on the western part of the pier (depth 2 to 3 m). The anchoring-ground for yachts lies around 250 m off the port (depth 10 to 25 m). Ship connections with Zadar, Mali Losinj, Pula, Venice and the nearby islands. The present village has been developing since the 16th century. The Baroque parish church of the Assumption dates back to 1637. The church of Our Lady of Karmen (1752) used to belong to the Franciscan monastery. The graveyard mediaeval church of St. Mark has a wooden Baroque altar. The ruins of a 16th-century citadel are by the remains of the church of St. John. A hexagonal tower, Toreta, from the 19th century rises near the post office building. The parish collection comprises the paintings by Carlo Ridolfi, The Entombment and The Annunciation, and the Baroque silver crown used in the folk ceremony, "the election of the king".