A small town near Zadar, Nin has a very
rich and tumultuous history. Its location is intriguing; the heart of Nin is
its historical center on an islet only 500 meters in diameter. Nin is situated
in a lagoon on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, surrounded by natural
sandy beaches and linked with the mainland by two stone bridges from the 16th
century. According to historians the area of Nin appears to have been settled
10,000 years ago. The present-day town on the islet developed 3,000 years ago
and is one of the older towns on the eastern Adriatic. The area of Nin was
first colonized by
