View of the Red Lighthouse at Camp Kovačine

The name Cres (German outdated: Kersch) comes from the late antique "Crepsa". Before the island was settled by Croats, Cres belonged to the Liburnians, but there are also Greek, Roman and Byzantine traces.From the 9th century to 1409 the whole island was under Croatian rule. The Cres Statute dates back to 1332.Until 1797 Cres belonged to the Republic of Venice. Part of the French-occupied Illyrian provinces from 1805 to 1814, it then belonged to Austria-Hungary until 1918. During World War I it was conquered by Italy before falling into the hands of the German army in 1943. At the end of the Second World War, Cres finally fell back to Croatia and was integrated into the state of Yugoslavia.

Right in front of a huge campsite that looks like a town as its own, so that you get to enjoy the sunset to the sounds of "Hey Macarena" when the mini-Disco is going on. 😅But this is the best place to go for a swim at sunset.