Otok Zlarin – Arcipelago di Sibenik

The island of Zlarin (Zlarino) is located within the Sibenik archipelago, near the channel that then leads to the town of Sibenik, from the coast the distance is only one nautical mile. Many boaters choose this bay for a stop before heading to Sibenik, if you have such an intention at the exit of Zlarin Bay you should keep to the east given the presence of a shoal signaled by both a signal with cardinal system and a green light flashing five seconds.

With cardinal system signal if the vertices of the two cones touch each other it means that the danger lies to the east and you should turn west, conversely if it is the bases of the two triangles that touch each other it means that the danger lies to the west and you should turn east. The signs are yellow and black, pay special attention to the black-colored part of the tip that indicates the direction to take as described above. At night such signs may ports a white light where one twinkle means to go north, three twinkles to the east, six twinkles to the south and finally nine twinkles to the west.

The village of a few hundred inhabitants is very pretty, and at the ports there are several dead bodies and both water and electricity are available. At the entrance to the bay to the west is a pier about twenty meters long on which one can moor, although recommended only for boats with a shallow draft; the depth is no more than two meters. Continuing on, one arrives at the port proper of Zlarin consisting of four piers and a long quay. The waters of the first pier are deep from five meters (head) to three meters (quay); the northern part is reserved for the ferry. The Sibenik – Zlarin sea line provides connections with the mainland. At night it is marked by a white light flashing three seconds. Continuing to the ports there are still three piers where, however, the water depth fluctuates between one and two meters.

The village has several services such as a supermarket, restaurant and even a coral museum. Such a museum comes from the island’s connection with this particular animal. At one time there were numerous coral fishermen who made their home on this island, and even today it is still possible to find part of this activity with the presence of a store. Finally, the village is very quiet due to the ban on cars.