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Culture
Mali Lošinj has also culturally a lot to offer. Museums and galleries present treasures of the past including paintings and sculptures like the artistic collection of Andro Vida and Katarina Mihicic and the collection of the old master Piperat. The latter includes 20 oil paintings and watercolours of French, Italian and Dutch artists from the 17th and 18th century. A newly discovered artistic piece is a bronze statue, called Apoksiomen, which depicts a Greek athlete in his natural height. This Apoksiomen comes from the underwater world of Lošinj.
Besides, there are many different possibilities regarding sports and recreation activities like sailing, diving, surfing, fishing, tennis, mini golf or bowling. And especially during the summer months there are numerous cultural events like music festivals and concerts as well as sightseeing tours and ship excursions.
Health Tourism on the island Lošinj
Health tourism is a very important factor of the economy on the island Lošinj. The beginnings go back to the 19th century when it was discovered that the advantageous climatic circumstances of Lošinj were excellent for the maintenance of health and the improvement of the quality of life. Since then people come for medical treatments and the recovery from different diseases. There are three factors that play an important role: 1. climatic factors such as cleanness of the air, solar radiation, climatic changes ect, 2. sea factors like sea water, algae, plants, sand, the influence of salt mines and the sea as well as hiking paths and 3. therapeutic baths that are influenced by thermomineral water, salt mines, Naphthalan, solar radiation, cleanness of the air ect. The air is enriched with salt and pollen of olives, pine and aromatic plants that load the air with essential oils. Therefore Lošinj is an ideal place for people with health problems (respiratory illness or skin diseases) or people being stressed out because by using a climate therapy a stay in Lošinj can contribute to an improvement of the general well-being and a refill of energy.
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