Local guide
Beaches you can walk to, restaurants we'd send our friends to, and the spots locals don't bother explaining because they assume you already know. 36 places on the map, each with the note the pin alone leaves out.
Highlights
If you are into crowdy places, this the place for you. A very nice sandy beach with few bars and various attractions.
Only 850m from the apartment.
Tip: Don't walk to it on the road. Take the beach route, it is nicer.
This beach is a hidden gem, with its beautiful crystal-clear sea and lovely sea entrances. Parking is 5€/day until 16:00, and 2.5€ after 16:00.
Tip: parking may be free after 17:00.
Located right by the sea, still reasonably priced, with great quality. Only 800 m from the apartment.
This is a lovely beach bar, a few minutes of walking from the apartment, to the right side. The best way to get it is to take a 12 min. walk along the beach. It is possible to get here by car as well, however there are no good parking options here.
Original Napolitana Pizza. If you are into Pizza, this place has probably the best one on the whole island. Worth a visit.
A deeply peaceful Mediterranean sanctuary home to magnificent wild olive trees over a thousand years old.
The full map
Filter by category. Tap a marker for the description, then "Directions" to open the spot in your phone's maps app. The purple dotted line is our shortcut down to the sea, about a one-minute walk.
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If you are into crowdy places, this the place for you. A very nice sandy beach with few bars and various attractions.
Only 850m from the apartment.
Tip: Don't walk to it on the road. Take the beach route, it is nicer.
This beach is a hidden gem, with its beautiful crystal-clear sea and lovely sea entrances. Parking is 5€/day until 16:00, and 2.5€ after 16:00.
Tip: parking may be free after 17:00.
A little hidden sandy beach behind the Caffe bar. Check it out.
A pebble beach near the Beach Bar Babe.
Tip: Drive left all the way to the beach bar. You may find free parking there.
Harder to reach, but very nice. There is a free parking nearby and a caffe bar.
Tip: you can take a boat taxi or a SUP to beach Beritnica from here.
Reachable only by a longer hike or by the boat. Nice scenery.
While further away from Stara Novalja, it is worth visiting it.
The party beach that needs no introduction.
This is a nice beach to spend a day on.
Located right by the sea, still reasonably priced, with great quality. Only 800 m from the apartment.
A nice restaurant, only 2 minutes from the apartment.
A spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsGreat Pizza in Novalja.
Original Napolitana Pizza. If you are into Pizza, this place has probably the best one on the whole island. Worth a visit.
This is a lovely beach bar, a few minutes of walking from the apartment, to the right side. The best way to get it is to take a 12 min. walk along the beach. It is possible to get here by car as well, however there are no good parking options here.
If you feel like running away from the sun, this place is great with its deep shade and steady breeze, and right next to the sea.
Great place with great music.
A beach bar on the nearby Planjka beach.
A spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsPossibly the best Ice cream on the island.
Your closest Shop. Expensive, for emergency shopping only.
Not far from the apartment. Good Burek.
Bakery and tobacco shop, a 2-minute drive from Planjka beach.
Open daily 6:00–22:00.
A famous Dalmatian bakery chain — possibly the best bread in town. Open only during summertime.
A spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsA spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsA spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsThis is a hidden place where you can buy fruits and vegetables at significantly lower prices than on the Novalja marketplace.
Free parking and better prices than in the city centre.
A store specialised for drinks.
A spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsCompare prices across Novalja's big shop chains and save a real amount. Open usporedicijene.info, then type in a product name or scan its barcode in the store.
Heads up: Hiper Novalis isn't in the comparison — its household and cleaning products are sometimes cheaper than the rest.
A deeply peaceful Mediterranean sanctuary home to magnificent wild olive trees over a thousand years old.
A spectacular, raw coastal hike that truly makes you feel like you've stepped onto another planet.
A spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsA spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsA spot we like, no notes yet.
DirectionsSOS
The numbers worth saving before you need them. For any real emergency dial 112, which works in English. The rest are local Novalja services you can call or drive to.
One call for police, ambulance and fire. Works in English, from any phone.
Emergency medical service. Nearest clinic: Hitna medicinska pomoć Novalja, Špital 1.
Local station: Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Novalja.
Local station: Policijska postaja Novalja, Čiponjac jug 19.
Ljekarna Novalja, Špital 3.
Veterinarska praksa Vidušin, Obilaznica 86.
Stay where the guide starts
Two family apartments, 50 metres from the public path down to the sea. The map is the same one we hand out at check-in.
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