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Brodarica, small town nearby Sibenik, and Krapanj, an island in front of Brodarica, are very interesting holiday resorts.

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Brodarica is a small village located along the Adriatic coastal road (Jadranska magistrala), with Sibenik and the Solaris hotel complex to the north and with the Morinje Bay on the south, as well as many nearby islands to the west. It is 6km away from the city center. There are approximately 3,000 residents in the village. The occupations of the local residents is tourism, fishing, sponge harvesting, farming and agriculture.
 
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During the summer the number of residents rises to 5-6 thousand. The village faces many islands, which make up a lagoon, and also the Morinje Bay, which is where fish are spawned. The mixture of fresh and calm seawater in the bay allows all types of shells to grow. Both in the village and on nearby islands you can find small stony and sandy beaches.
 
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The town of Brodarica has a post office with an automatic telephone exchange, seven grocery stores and several car service stations.
  
The island of Krapanj is a small island on the south-eastern side of the Sibenik canal. The island's peak is only 7m above sea level and is only 300m away from the mainland where you will find the town of Brodarica.
 
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The island's inhabitants, other than tourism, occupy themselves with digging for coral and sea-sponges out of the sea. The island also has its own sea-sponge refinery. The Adriatic sea-sponge is highly appreciated for its beauty and quality. The island of Krapanj also has a museum of Adriatic flora and fauna as well as a collection of amphora. The people of the island of Krapanj are concentrating more and more on tourism therefore offer guests accommodation in their private homes.
 
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Fr. Antun Greek form Crete taught the people of Krapanj the way to harvest, recognize and process sponges. At the beginning, sponges were gathered only with a trident in smaller depths but slowly later diving apparatus were introduced. Towards the end of the 19th century the sponge harvesting crew consisted of eight people of which two or three were divers, two rowers, two working the air pump and the remaining two tread, washed and dried the gathered sponges. At that time, the harvesting of sponges was forbidden every third year. So that sponge harvesting could advance, in 1893 a cooperative was founded to whom maritime authorities from Trieste donated a diving apparatus. At the end of the 19th century there were about 14 divers.
 
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In 1924 the government prohibited the harvesting of sponges to crews that had the necessary apparatus for depths lower than 16m so that crews who did not have them could equally take part in the harvesting. Until 1940 the cooperative had about twenty diving apparatus and crews. About 400 people made a living out of this work.
 
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Until 1912 the sponges were not processed but rather they were just tread and dried which decreased the value of the sponge. In the above-mentioned year, sodium sulfate was introduced, which helped remove calcium compounds, giving the sponges a white-yellowish color and increased its value. Today, 1 kg of unprocessed sponges costs approximately $70.
 
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In medieval times, the island of Krapanj was under the rule of the Sibenik capitulary and then, in the year 1446, the Franciscans built a monastery and church. The island of Krapanj also offers a variety of restaurants where guests can enjoy wonderful seafood freshly caught daily by the townspeople themselves in the beautiful clear-blue Adriatic Sea.
 
The town of Brodarica and the island of Krapanj both have a typical Mediterranean climate; therefore there is the presence of Mediterranean vegetation such as pine forests and bush land. There are also a variety of restaurants, café bars, taverns, and nightclubs.
 
In the vicinity are the national parks Krka and Kornati, which are great tourist attractions. The most popular cultural-historic site is the St. Jacob (Sv. Jakov) Cathedral in Sibenik. The Solaris hotel complex, which is 1.5 km away, contains many sports and recrational activites.
 
Brodarica-Krapanj beaches :
 
Brodarica and its surrounding islands have stone and sandy beaches.The northern part of the inlet in Brodarica is rich in a special kind of mud which contains certain healing agents which help in treating certain ailments and because of this mud, health tourism is developing and expanding.
 
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Brodarica-Krapanj accomodation :
 
Tourism in Brodarica and on the island Krapanj is expanding and accommodation includes many apartments, pansions in villas and rooms in private homes. Accommodation capacity is about 600 beds.
 
In Brodarica there is boarding house Golden fish with cappacity of 16 double rooms and 2 appartments, which are 1st class established with satelite -TV, phone and air condition.
 
- Boarding house Golden fish
 
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They are also able to offer You yacht-berths, as well as the guarding of boats and caravans during the whole year.
Recreation: pedal boats, canoes, rent a boat, sunshades and beach chairs.
 
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Brodarica-Krapanj sport :

Guests can enjoy sports and recreational activities such as tennis, football, water sports, scuba diving classes and much more.
 
Brodarica-Krapanj events :
 
Every year on August 2nd, the traditional feast is held on the occasion of Our Lady of Angels (Gospa od Andjela). Towards the end of July a singing show is put on by the local children (also active is the local cultural-folkloric singing group KUD Spužvar) and at the beginning of August the Croatian High Jump Competition takes place out in the open, on Krapanj.
 
Brodarica-Krapanj cultural heritage :
 
The cultural center of this area is Krapanj. The island features traditional stone houses and a number of narrow streets. A secluded landmark on the island is the Holy Cross Monastery, whose church was originally built in 1523 and extended in 1937 giving its present look. Certain antiquities protected by the state are in safekeeping at the monastery.
 
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The most valuable exhibit is the "Last Supper" (16th century) and the "Black Madonna on the Throne" (renaissance). Kept in the monastery's library are other valuables such as the Bible from 1474 as well as 23 incunabula. The monastery also consists of a smaller museum that contains a collection of sponges, corals, amphorae (clay jars) and other ancient pottery.
 
Brodarica-Krapanj excoursions :
 
- organized boat visit to waterfalls Skradinski buk and Roški slap (with its antique Water-mills)
- organized baot visit to Franciscan islet of Visovac with votive shrine of Our Lady of Visovac, rich library and cultural-artistic treasury
- fulday boat excoursion to Kornati National Park 
- individual visit to town of Sibenik
 
 
* Island Visovac on the river of Krka

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