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G
oli is located about 8 miles away from Baska on
Krk island, 5 miles away from Lopar and just 4
from St. Marin on Rab island.
Goli is devoid of towns: there are only the gloomy
barracks dating back to its past as a prison island.
An equally gloomy train takes tourists to visit the
cells and detention places.
To the north east of the island there is a large har
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bour, which accommodated ships that took priso-
ners on the island. The harbour is surrounded by
long decommissioned docks, but when mooring
here we need to pay attention to the concrete of the
piers, that is not very smooth, and to any iron rod
coming out where the concrete is most damaged.
In addition, many bollards and iron rings have worn
out over time, and in order to ensure a good mooring
is is essential to have rather long lines.The seabed is
about two metres and holds well enough.
A narrow street, shaded by maritime pines, winds
its way from the harbour to the whole island. Here
it is not rare to spot hares and other harmless wild
animals.
A little further north of the island we find the infa
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mous senjska vrata, the passage leading to Senj.
Due to the Venturi effect, the bora wind blowing
between Krk island and the Prvic islet may reach
hurricane force.
The harbour of Goli offers shelter from the bora, but
in the evening an annoying surf may disturb sleep.
In that case, it is advisable to go a few hundred me
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tres further south and enter the small harbour which
accommodates the tourist boats coming from Krk
and Rab. On the quay we find a (quite expensive) re-
staurant and some convenient external services. The
pier can accommodate 3 or 4 boats moored alongsi-
de the berth, and is well sheltered with a depth of 4
to 2 metres. After 6:00 pm the restaurant closes and
the managers leave the island until the next morning,
and then the pier and the island are entirely at our
disposal.On the opposite side of the marina, there is
also a convenient barbecue.
On the island there are no services of any kind.
It is advisable to wear trekking shoes to visit the
island along its narrow streets.It is essential to have
a mask and snorkel to explore the crystal clear sea
and the rich marine life under its surface.
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