Beli: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Beli is an acropolis-type settlement on a 130 m high hill above the east coast of northern Cres, located on the site of a prehistoric hillfort.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Beli should focus their search on this place.

History and Culture

Beli occupies the site of the Roman settlement of Caput Insulae, which was founded on a prehistoric hillfort. The archaeological remains in present-day Beli include a Roman temple and a forum.

The cultural and historical ensemble of Beli is listed in the Register of Croatian Cultural Heritage as protected cultural property. The Chapel of Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Beli cemetery and the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple in Beli are also protected immovable cultural properties. The same applies to the Beli oil mill, known as a “toš”.

The Roman Bridge in Beli is about 2,000 years old. It is 8 metres long and the only surviving bridge on the coast from that period.

Landscape and Coast

Beli Beach is a well-maintained natural pebble beach next to the village’s small harbour. The beach can be reached by car as far as a car park at the beach or on foot from the village down to the shore.

There is a diving centre at Beli Beach.

The Beli Zipline begins 35 m above sea level and ends at the grottoes at the end of the beach.

Activities

The Tramuntana II hiking trail runs for 5 km from Beli to Frantin and back.

The Visitor and Griffon Vulture Rescue Centre in Beli offers a multimedia exhibition about griffon vultures and life in Tramuntana, occasional photography exhibitions, workshops for children, and information about the work of the rescue centre.

Further destinations: Vidovići, Porozina, Miholascica, Grmov, Zbičina, Dragozetići, Valun, Stivan

To the main travel overview: Cres.