Selce brings together the coast and a rich local history: its beaches and water sports are complemented by churches, chapels and a fully preserved Toč facility. Cultural and sporting events add to the town’s character. You can discover Selce through both seaside activities and its historic traces.
Coast, paths and water sports
Selce’s well-maintained beaches stretch north to Crikvenica. A seaside promenade connects Selce with nearby Crikvenica, providing a walking route along the coast.
Selce’s maritime leisure activities include various water sports, including a diving centre with a diving school. Diving Center Mihurić organises diving holidays in Selce; contact the provider directly for current operating details.
Parasailing in Selce reaches heights of up to 100 metres. From there, you can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the entire island and the channel between Krk and Crikvenica. While the promenade connects the towns on foot, parasailing offers a view from above.
Events and tradition
The cultural and sporting events on offer include folklore performances, concerts, art exhibitions, fishermen’s festivals on the waterfront promenade, sport fishing with guests and sailing regattas. The evening programme includes traditional folk dances, concerts, recitations and art evenings featuring street portrait artists. If you want to plan your trip around a particular festival or evening event, check the dates in advance.
Carnival also has a long tradition in Selce: it has been celebrated at the beginning of the year for almost a century and a half. It is therefore firmly associated with the start of the year.
Churches and local history
Selce’s tourism tradition dates back to 1880, when the first tourists came to Selce. Another milestone in the town’s history is the parish church of Saint Catherine, built in 1888 in the High Historicist style.
The chapels also tell different parts of the story. The Chapel of Saint Joseph was originally the sanctuary of the Baroque Church of Saint Catherine. The Chapel of Saint Catherine probably dates back to pre-Romanesque times. Below the Church of Saint Catherine is Selce’s last polača, a local water source with a wash area.
In the centre of Selce is a gallery space with a fully preserved Toč facility. Selce’s last Toč was probably built in the 18th century from stone taken from nearby Roman ruins. The facility comprises a monolithic stone wheel, a press for extracting oil, stone oil containers and other wooden vessels. Its probable date and surviving components offer a different historical perspective from the architectural history of the churches and chapels.
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