{"id":532,"date":"2020-06-22T21:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/wp\/en\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2020-08-07T21:59:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:59:18","slug":"settlements-on-the-island","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/settlements-on-the-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Settlements on the island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Murter\"MURTER \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>the biggest and the oldest settlement, having the same name as the island itself, is placed on the doorway to the Kornati islands. The Illirs had settled Murter back in prehistoric time, and later on the Romans which is witnessed by worthy archaeological findings of an old Roman settlement Colentum on the Gradina hill. The island of Murter is mentioned for the 1st time in 1318 under the name\u00a0Insula Mortari,\u00a0<\/em>after which the settlement itself was named. The old part of the settlement is placed under the Radu\u010d hill, and the newer part is built on the coast of Hramina Bay.
\nThe tourism beginnings in Murter go back to the 1930s when the Bohemian villa in Slanica Bay was built.
\nApart from agriculture, fishery and cattle-breeding, the population today is significantly engaged in tourism.
\nWhat to visit in Murter<\/u><\/strong>
\nChurch of St Rocco –\u00a0built in year 1760 \u2013 on a hill above the village \u2013 it provides a view on the whole area
\nChurch of the Lady of Gradina \u2013 from the 17th century and the remains of the Roman settlement Collentum
\nSightseeing spot on a hill Radu\u010d \u2013 a view on an entire area: Murter, Kornati, Betina, Tisno
\nThe distance from Apartments LUNA Tisno – Murter: 6,5km<\/p>\n

\"Betina\"BETINA<\/strong>\u00a0– is the settlement on the north-eastern coast of the island. This place enjoys unofficial, but recognized status of Adriatic wooden ship building centre. The central, historical part of Betina is built on the eastern side of the cape Ari\u0107 on the northern entrance to the Murter Canal. During the course of years the settlement has spread into the Zdra\u010de Bay where you can find a marina, a shipyard Betina and a local beach. The modern marina provides accommodation and maintenance service of boats and yachts with the capacity of 100 berths. Besides being known for fishery and ship building, Betina is also a lovely touristic destination.
\nWhat to visit in Betina<\/u><\/strong>
\nChurch of St. Francis of Assisi \u2013 built in year 1736, it is a sightseeing spot with a beautiful view on Betina
\nChurch of St Rocco \u2013 built in year 1760 \u2013 on the same named hill \u2013 provides a view on the entire area\u00a0– Betina, Murter, Kornati, Tisno
\nIslet Sustipanac \u2013 an islet with remains of a franciscan monastery and rocks ideal for sea jumping
\nThe distance from Apartments LUNA Tisno – Betina: 6km<\/p>\n

\"Jezera\"JEZERA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>got the name after big pools of water caused by autumn and winter rains that flow into the valley and create a real lake impression. Jezera is the smallest settlement on the island, formed on the south-east side of the island. The centre is on the northern coast of the bay, and on its southern side there is an ACI marina Jezera. In Jezera there is a sport fishing club Punta Rata which initiated and organised Big Game Fishing.
\nKUD Koledi\u0161\u0107e cherishes the tradition of original folk songs, folk costumes and traditions.
\nAlong with fishery and other traditional activities the population is more and more taking up tourism.
\nWhat to visit in Jezera<\/u><\/strong>
\nChurch of the Lady of health from year 1720
\nBig game fishing \u2013 international competition of sport-fishing (tuna, swordfish, shark) in Murter and Kornati archipelago (end of September)
\nThe distance from Apartments LUNA Tisno – Jezera: 2km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MURTER \u2013\u00a0the biggest and the oldest settlement, having the same name as the island itself, is placed on the doorway to the Kornati islands. The Illirs had settled Murter back in prehistoric time, and later on the Romans which is witnessed by worthy archaeological findings of an old Roman settlement Colentum on the Gradina hill….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":798,"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532\/revisions\/798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisno-apartmani.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}