What to see in Senj

Senj is a compact place full of historical resonances, with a tight web of narrow, pedestrian-only streets running past handsome-looking mansions and crumbling medieval fortifications. The town’s lively harbour offers mesmerising views of the bare, otherworldly flanks of islands such as Krk, Prvić and Goli just across the water. Stroll along the seafront after nightfall and you’ll catch the northern horizon all a-twinkle, with the lights of nearby resort towns Novi Vinodolski and Crikvenica illuminating the mainland shore.