Velinac

@Velebit, Croatia

Croats tend to love Velebit, a mountain that stretches parallel to the Adriatic sea for about 150 kilometers, from Senj to the source of Zrmanja river.

Here is a folk song that celebrates the mountain:

Oh you fairy, fairy of Velebit,
You are the pride of our kin,
Your glory is holy to us,
A Croat exults to you:

Fairy of Velebit, The pride of our kin! Long live, most dearest, Long live, most dearest, Long live, oh dearest, The fairy of all Croats.

Velebit, the rocks of fairies,
I cherish your immortelle.
I cherish the mountain wolf,
The hajduk of Lika.

Fairy of Velebit, The pride of our kin! Long live, most dearest, Long live, most dearest, Long live, oh dearest, The fairy of all Croats.

One interpretation of “Vila Velebita”

And another☺

There are many great things about Velebit, and Velinac is one of them. It’s not too high a peak, at 965 meters, but the views over the Adriatic sea and the near-by islands are rather spectacular. At least we thought so.

Here’s the map.

And check out the whole of the Velebit hiking trail!