Batomalj: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Batomalj dates from 1676. Inside, there is a painting that presumably dates from the 13th century and is associated with an earlier church; its ruins are located at the Sveti Miluka site south of the settlement.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Gorica is located directly next to Batomalj. It is one of the oldest Marian shrines in Croatia. The associated church was built in 1415 and can be reached by road or via 237 steps. The Statute of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Gorica from 1425, preserved in Zagreb, is the oldest Croatian brotherhood statute written in the Glagolitic script.

Anyone choosing Batomalj as a travel destination will want to rent a holiday apartment.

At the Lipica site, there is a restored mrgar, a multi-compartment sheepfold with a flower-shaped floor plan. The site contains one of the renowned mrgari of Baška, which are described as stone flowers of fragile beauty. The mrgar was used to separate sheep belonging to different owners.

Trails and Landscape

The Baška–Zarok–Batomalj–Pod Lipicu Educational Trail is 6 kilometres long and takes approximately 2.5 hours on foot. It presents the local ethnological heritage and the biodiversity of endemic flora and fauna. A prominent feature of the educational trail is the Vela Rika watercourse, considered the only permanent watercourse on the Adriatic islands; in its upper reaches, there are waterfalls and mills.

Marked shepherds’ trails connect Batomalj with Punat, Draga Bašćanska, Stara Baška, Jurandvor and Baška. From Stara Baška, the shepherds’ trails begin at two starting points in the direction of Batomalj.

To the broader travel overview: Municipality of Baška.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Baška, Stara Baška, Jurandvor, Draga Bašćanska.