Cultural tourism Pag

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

On the south east coast of the island of Pag, in a gentle bay is situated the biggest and most important town on the island, the city of Pag.

Known for the production of salt trough the sea water-drainage process, the construction of the city of Pag was planned in the XV. century. The construction began in 1443. following the project of the known renaissance sculptor Juraj Dalmatinac, and was finished about 20 year later. Beside the main church of the Virgin Mary, the main church situated on the main square, the city is full of historic and cultural monuments. Carved jambs on the houses of the noble citizens, baroque balconies, stone emblems and the beautiful doorway on the house of the duke are just some of them. In the monastery of the Benedict sisters are guarded the sacral relics and paintings, and the sisters also treasure the tradition in making baskotine-a traditional aromatized toasted bread. The city even today has an administrative, cultural and commercial function.

Except for the salt production, the City of Pag is...