Brijuni National Park Off The Beaten Path

Turisticki vlakic ce projuriti pokraj ostataka rezidencijalne rimske vile koja se nalazi u zaljevu Verige, a vodic ce vas tek ovlaš obavijestiti o postojanju iste uz nekoliko vrlo šturih podataka. Cini se kao smo prošli pokraj omraženog turskog groblja.
Nerazumljivo je i apsolutno neprihvatljivo da takva lokacija nije programirana kao vrhunac obilaska otoka. Doista pateticno.

Artificial cemented coves are now for long time abandoned and wild plants are growing there since the bears left the scene and there are no visitors to that former ZOO from 1930'ies or so built to impress exclusive guests of Brijuni.

Well, you can still go there as the rock on the backdrop is overgrown with variety of trees typical for Mediterran and that makes it for a vivid curtain, but most people will just pass these places when taking a visit to greenhouse or pheasantry.

One may notice a presence of a swamp by the pine alley: loud singing of frogs behind the trees inevitably associate with water and land of a different kind, inhabited by freshwater flora and fauna. Here is a quiet and dark world of humidity and thriving wildlife - especially during the spring.
It has become a shallow pond from a wetland during mayor landscape works on an island - max depth is 2,5 m, naturally filled with rain water and one of the two fish species feeds on mosquito larvaes. Birds see this place of significant importance on their long travels.

Find it at the end of pine alley next to tennis fields. It's only 100 m from ancient olive tree.