Holiday house Olib offers its guests relaxed stay on the island of Olib

This nice holiday house offers a relaxed stay on the beautiful island of Olib, only 50 meters from the sea and only 150 meters from the center of town. The house can accommodate a maximum of 7 people. It spreads over two floors, and consists of three bedrooms with double beds, a living room with a sofa bed for one person, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom with a shower and 2 toilettes. Washing machine is available. The living room has a TV with satellite channels. WiFi, air-conditioning and parking are provided and included in the rental price. BBQ and an outdoor dining set is located in the garden. Fishing boat rental is available on request. We hope you'll have a nice and relaxing stay in this nice holiday house, on the beautiful island of Olib and enjoy all the beautiful things it has to offer. Welcome!

First inhabited by settlers from the Roman Empire, Olib is first mentioned in documents from the 10th century as Aloep Island. Croatian inhabitants arrived in the mid to late 15th century, from Vrlika in the Cetinska Krajina, fleeing the Ottoman invasions. The Chakavian dialect of the Croatian language is spoken on Olib and residents call themselves Olibjani. The island has many historic buildings and ruins. Among these are the Parish Church Assumption of Mary with its collection of antiquities including Glagolitic codices dating back to the 17th century (housed in the treasury of the parish rectory), the stone Tower or "Kula" built for protection from pirates, and the ruins of St. Paul's Church and Monastery which was abandoned in the 13th century. The products of Olib include wine, olive oil, and cheese. Olib has no native freshwater sources. Consequently, nearly all homes on the island are built with cisterns to capture rainwater. There are also two communal wells available to residents. Although the year-round population only hovers around 100, that number swells during the summer months when both descendants of the island's native population as well as international tourists come to enjoy the ample sea, sun, and relaxed atmosphere. Olib is connected to the mainland by ferry to Zadar via the islands of Silba and Premuda. The journey to the mainland takes approximately two hours on a catamaran or three to five hours on a car ferry. Cars are forbidden to be used for transport on the island, instead having to be parked in a designated area adjacent to the harbor.