Mali lošinj in the 12th century became a place in the Bay of St. Martin in the East of the island of lošinj, where he settled a dozen families of herders and farmers. A little later the whole village turned to fisheries, construction of ships and navigation, resulting in the village became a naval town.

Because of the crisis of navigation in connection with the replacement of sailing ships by steamships, the fate of Mali lošinj and other towns with similar story could be sad. However, the identification of the beneficial effects of island climate on the health of tourists and development of tourism have opened new perspectives.

Today Mali lošinj is the largest island town on the Adriatic coast, known to almost all the European tourists, as evidenced by the annual influx of visitors who tend to visit the island and explore its attractions. As a consequence, interest Mali lošinj became in 2007, the year champion for tourism, and in 2009 was awarded a Silver flower of Europe, travel top prize, awarded annually to the most green, clean and environmentally friendly towns and villages of Europe, which was founded by the European Association for flowers and landscape. And this is not surprising, because the city is almost drowned in the greenery. The streets are decorated with palm trees and cypress trees and walls of houses and flowering bougainvillea.

At the beginning of the old town is the area of the Croatian Republic, where in 1960, the year was a fountain that copies established in the town of Cres. Rising from the square along the main street of brac Vidulich, you can see the Church of the Nativity of the virgin, in her paintings of Venetian artists, as well as a unique crucifix created by Bartolomeo Ferrari. A wonderful collection of paintings, over the years collected a poet Andro kind of Micic and doctor of Giuseppe Piperata, art lovers offers the exposition of the local House of culture. St Martin Church was dedicated to seafarers, at its cemetery is the final resting place of many of them and found.

A Hiking trail leads from Mali lošinj in the town of Veli lošinj, laid on the coast. A short promenade in the shade of the pines will take about an hour, while walking you can swim on the beaches platforms, which are surrounded by bizarre rock formations.

Gourmets will enjoy the local delicacies. Roasted lamb, numerous fish dishes are particularly popular with visitors to the island.