The Church of the Holy Cross called „the smallest cathedral in the world“ is the most valuable preserved monument of early Croatian religious architecture and one of Nin's symbols. By its position and beauty it dominates the area where it stands.
Nin was founded by the Ilyrian tribe of Liburnians in the 9th century BC and known by the name Aenona.
I bring you around settlements on the small island that was surrounded by walls, and the houses were built using the drystone- wall technique, and judging from historical evidence the people were prosperous.
But what most clearly determines and connects the history of Nin with the present day, is the fact that it was the first political, religious and cultural centre of medieval Croatia. It was the place where the Croatian state was born. Nin is also the oldest Croatian royal town a permanent or occasional seat of national rulers: dukes.
Nin is well known for its medicinal mud which reliably cures many illnesses. There is a saltworks producing salt before your very eyes and whose tradition is a thousand years old.