Kozino: Camino Zadar, Natural Beach and Parish Church

Kozino offers several distinct points of interest to help you plan your trip: the Camino Zadar places the town on a longer stage, a cycling route runs from Zadar towards Kozino and Petrčane, and the parish church of St Michael the Archangel preserves furnishings from several centuries. The natural beach and olive harvest add further interests to these themes. If you are looking for a hotel in Kozino, you can use these different points of interest as a basis for deciding what matters to you during your stay.

Camino, Cycling Route and Landscape

The fifth stage of the Camino Zadar runs from Zadar via Diklo and Kozino to Nin and is 14.1 kilometres long in total. Kozino lies between the starting point and the destination; the distance applies to the entire stage, not just the section in the town. Near Kozino, the Camino leaves the coast and passes through olive groves, fields, uncultivated land and a section of forest. The stage length and landscape offer two complementary practical perspectives: the distance puts the entire route in context, while the sequence of landscapes characterises the area near Kozino.

The most important cycling route on the mainland runs from Zadar towards Kozino and Petrčane; through Kozino, it continues towards Zaton, Nin and Privlaka. The Camino can be understood by its total distance, while the cycling route is defined by its successive destinations. These are different kinds of planning information: a stage length on the one hand, and a continuation through several named places on the other. The forest of Kozino is among the areas of particular biological and landscape value in the Zadar destination area.

Parish Church and Historic Furnishings

The parish church of St Michael the Archangel in Kozino was built in 1522. Its furnishings include a wooden altar from the 16th century, two Baroque side altars, restored processional crosses from the 17th and 18th centuries, two silver chalices and a Glagolitic missal from 1741. The construction date and furnishings provide different historical reference points: alongside the building erected in 1522 are objects from several later centuries. The dates make the distinction between the building’s history and its furnishings tangible: the construction date of 1522 and the missal from 1741 mark two different historical reference points for the parish church.

Beach, Dining and Olive Harvest

The natural beach of Plaža Peruštine in Kozino is open to tourists and accessible to the public free of charge. Kozino has a konoba and a restaurant. So if you would like to plan your trip around more than just the routes, you can also make the beach and local dining options a focus in their own right.

An olive harvest package in Kozino included a meal in an olive grove; each participant also received a bottle of olive oil. As availability is seasonal, please check in advance whether the package is offered on your travel dates.

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For the overview of the wider area: Općina Zadar.