Cultural tourism Supetarska Draga

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.

About 6 km far away from the city of Rab, as a natural extention to the Mundanija valley,  embracing the bay in which it's situated there is Supetarska Draga. The place recived its name from the church and benedictine abbey of St. Peter which date back in the XI. century.  The curch/basilica of St. Peter is the oldest romanic curch in Croatia  and with its beauty attracts worshippers and art lovers.

The Draga valley  is divided in two parts: Gornja (upper) and Donja (lower) Draga. The proximity of the islands of Maman, Sridnjak and Sailovac and the presence of many bays are especially attractive to yachtsman. Supetarska Draga is known  for its sandy beaches, clear sea and wind protected bays. As those they attract many tourist, especially families with kids.

But not only the tourist  enjoy in the beaches of Draga. Here are situated many birds that came because of the extremly positive climatic conditions and make their nests or they decide to spend the winter here.

The local people are  oriented to the sea and it's known as a...