Ćunski: Olive Groves and the Old Torać Olive Mill

Ćunski lies on a sunny slope sheltered from the bora, overlooking a broad, fertile plain. This combination creates an unusual landscape on the island. Around the settlement, renewed gardens, orchards and olive groves shape the scenery. The landscape and olive-growing culture offer concrete ways to decide whether Ćunski suits your travel interests.

The slope, plain and olive groves

The slope and the plain are two aspects of the same landscape: the settlement lies on a sunny slope sheltered from the bora, overlooking the broad, fertile plain. Around the settlement, renewed gardens, orchards and olive groves shape the surroundings. This configuration is unusual on the island. Those interested in landscapes and cultural landscapes will find a connection between the terrain and cultivation here: the view takes in the plain, while gardens and groves shape the area around the settlement.

Olive-growing culture and the Torać Olive Mill

Ćunski is associated with restored old olive trees and olive groves. Torać, an old olive mill in Ćunski, offers a different perspective on the same subject. Traditional olive milling can still be observed there. The landscape and the processing represent two different aspects of olive-growing culture: the trees and groves around the settlement, and the traditional milling at the mill. For travelers interested in olive cultivation and processing, Torać is a tangible cultural point of interest.

Culture in the wider Mali Lošinj destination

Across the wider Mali Lošinj destination, museums, collections and historic buildings offer further cultural highlights. The Apoxyomenos Museum in the center of Mali Lošinj is dedicated to a single artifact and opened in May 2016 in the Kvarner Palace. The Fritzi Palace displays two of Mali Lošinj’s most important art collections: the Piperata collection of old masters and Andro Vid Mihičić’s collection of Croatian masters. The latter comprises around 360 works of art.

The Osor Archaeological Collection is housed in a Renaissance building constructed in the first half of the 15th century. The building was protected as a cultural monument in 1964. In Veli Lošinj, the Kula’s permanent exhibition tells the story of Veli Lošinj, its immediate surroundings and the southern part of the island of Lošinj—from prehistoric times to the present, with a particular focus on maritime and tourism traditions. The freestanding round-tower complex known as the Kula, in the center of Veli Lošinj, dates from the 15th century.

The guided tour “Lošinj kroz stoljeća” offers another perspective on the town’s history and includes a walk through the kalice of Mali Lošinj. As dates may change, check the current schedule if you plan to join the tour.

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