 The hamlet of Kampor (Click left for larger map)numbers about a 1000 people and extends in the valley, from the monastery of St. Eufemija -- whose church serves as the diocese for this hamlet -- all the way to Kampor bay and the Kastelina peninsula. In the luscious greenery, surrounded by fertile fields and juicy vineyards, opposite the forests of Kalifront, Kampor has maintained its rustic, tranquil village charm and ambience. The beaches of Veli Mel (Big Sandy), Melar and Gonar are known for their fine, golden sand and crystalline blue waters. Veli Mel, with its south side touching the Kallifront peninsula, is espacially well known for its shallow waters where the main recreation is to walk far into the sea without the water reaching "over-head". |
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 From the last group of houses in the bay, there is a short climb to
the Kastelina peninsula which sharply juts into the sea. In this beautiful place, from
which the view reaches across to the far horizons, with the islet Boljkovac near by and to
the distant Cres island. On Kastelina peninsula, there used to be a Roman settlement and
even earlier, the Syracusan Greeks built a fort upon it. Today, there are only ruined
walls, yet until 80 years ago, there lied scattered large quantities of coloured stones
and larger blocks of mosaic. Similarly, during field work, the inhabitants would find
Roman coins and other antiquities, some of which are kept in the monastery of St.
Eufemija. In my possession, I have about 30 square and rectangular colourful mosaic stones
which I found on the seashore below the ruins.Above image, courtesy Hrvoje Keko.
From his beautiful Rab island Website. |
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