Active vacationers will find pleasure in exploring the island’s archeological sites (from the „oldest Dalmatian – Šime“11 000 years B.C. over burial mounds, Illyrian graves, Villa rusticae, caves, all that rocks formed 100 million years ago). Once upon a time, when Dugi Otok was as long as it is today, and possibly even longer, the fairies decided to divide the island into two parts, at the narrowest point. They dug and they dug but their work was interrupted by the dawn. And so they remained trapped in the cave of unfinished work, and so Strašna peć remained as evidence of the fairies’ intent. Between fused stalactites and stalagmites, nature shaped a space similar to the vaults of Gothic basilicas. After the picturesque first hall and the penetration of daylight into the cave, you come to the second part of the cave, which emits exciting picturesqueness that shakes your soul, and the whole cave exudes romance.
Vlakno is a small cave located in the middle of Dugi Otok. There is a large entrance that overlooks the Island of Rava and a smaller protected gallery that is open toward the sunny side, with a water source that used to be nearby, which made it an ideal place for smaller communities to stay since prehistoric times. This is where the „oldest Dalmatian Šime,“ 11,000 years old, was found and „his“ Lili, the Paleolithic Venus.
If we go deeper into history, we will find marine reptile fossils in the area of the Brbišćica Bay that were formed hundreds of millions of years ago. Interesting karst phenomena can be found at this location: flooded and partially flooded caves, passages and pits. Due to the geomorphologic diversity of Brbišćica Bay and its surroundings, it is extremely interesting for divers and adventurers to kayak in underwater caves.
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