Valun is situated in the southern
part of the Bay of Valun between two beautiful
pebbly beaches. Valun was founded as a port
of the old village of Bucev, the remains of
which were found in the vicinity of the Church
of St. Mark, whose inhabitants established a
new settlement when they got oriented to the
sea.Today Valun is a picturesque seaside village,
situated around a small harbour, whose economy
is based on camping and family tourism. Apart
from the Church of St. Mark and "Valun's
table" from the 11th century it is interesting
to see Glagolitic collection of stone monuments
situated on the terrace of a restaurant where
copies of the oldest inscriptions in Glagolitic
alphabet from Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia are
displayed. Lubenice, a 4000 years old settlement
built on the rock 387 metres above the sea is
one of the oldest settlements on the island.
This picturesque town with a square, a bell-tower
and the Gothic churc of St Anthony the Hermit
from the 15th century is a real pearl of rural
architecture whose primordial beauty is difficult
to describe in words, it must simply be seen.
In summer Lubenice Musical Evenings, an event
presenting a distinguished repertoire of classical
music performed by world-renown musicians, takes
place in Lubenice.