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The Magic of Losinj
Colorful shops on the harbor at Veli
Losinj. Top: Even the yachting set
Story & Photography by must deal with real-life laundry. At Ilovik
Alison DaRosa harbor.
ack in the late 19th century,
when the Austro-Hungar- “This perfect clima-
ian Empire was one of the tological stew leaves
Bworld’s great powers, rulers Losinj with 300 days
set out to find the healthiest, most re-
storative, feel-good spot in the land. of sunshine and the
warmest average
Scientists’ pursuit of perfect climate
and pristine environment led them to temperature of any
Losinj, an island in the northern Adriatic, town at its latitude...”
about 30 miles off the coast of what is
now Croatia.
They discovered that a warm Southern
Mediterranean sea current hugs the
island. It has a positive impact on eve-
rything that grows here – which in turn
helps produce the island’s exceptional
air quality. This perfect climatological
stew leaves Losinj with 300 days of
sunshine and the warmest average
temperature of any town at its latitude:
75.2 degrees.
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