The Amazing Vransko Lake

Why is Vransko Lake so amazing you ask? Well who would have thunk there can be space for a big lake on such as skinny slim island as Cres!

As you are driving along the meandering road somewhere near the crest of the hill which basically IS the island of Cres you will come out from behind a curve and suddenly a magnificant view of the big lake will reveal itself. It looks somehing like this, only more majestic when you first see it:

You can see the road going north to south (left to right on the pic) to the left of the lake. From the point of view of this picture you can also see the Croatian mainland with the steep mountain range Velebit in the background, and a few small isles between the Velebit and the Cres island.

You can not help but stop the car even though you are late and in a hurry to get to your destination on Mali Losinj. You walk around by the side of the road, tempted to descend to the lake and check it out.

As soon as everybody has recovered from the unexpected and beautiful view of this majestic lake, the immediate question that everyone asks is  - is the lake salty or not??