A village
situated over a fertile valley has developed various forms of tourist offer. It
is famous for lamb breeding and quality Pag-style cheese, its wine cellars and
agricultural products (wine, honey). The inhabitants of Kolan have preserved
their rich opus of folk songs and folk creation.
There is Kolansko Blato
(the Mud of Kolan), known as an ornithological reserve.
Bathing
opportunities in nearby Mandre (4 km) or Simuni (3 km).
KOLAN, a town in
the central interior of the island of Pag, 9 km south-east of Novalja; elevation
105 m. Chief occupation is farming. Kolan is located on the main road (M29)
running through the island of Pag.
In the Classical Age, like in the
nearby Caska (Cissa), there was probably a praedium
(the remains of the aqueduct constructed for the ancient settlement
Cissa). The moulding of a house contains an inscription in the Glagolitic script.
Northeast of the town there are the ruins of the small Gothic
church of St. Vitus from the 14th century, and to the
west there is the church of St. Jerome, a rustic building from
the beginning of the 16th century. Along the road to Novalja are
the ruins of a small church of the
Holy Spirit from the 14th century. Traditional colourful costumes are still worn in Kolan, and
there is a valuable ethnological collection as well.
