In acient times lived Kalifront, a shephard looking after his father's sheep. Kalifront's father was a
friend of Barbat, the lord of the eastern part of the island of Rab, who had a daughter
Draga ( Darling). Kalifront
fell madly in love with the girl but Draga was promised by her mother to Goddess
Diana and thus refused him, turned into a stone
statue, while Kalifront spend the rest of his life as a hermit, planting
the forest and feeding on wild fruits. The wood was named after him.
Kalifront wood is one of the best preserved
wood zones of oak trees on the whole Mediterranean, covering an area
of 1.400 ha, situated on the south-western side of the island of Rab. It is the
greenest part of the island of Rab covered with extraordinary Holm oak
forest and it is also the largest woodland area. In the same area, we could say a sub-section of it, there is a special reserve park Dundovo with its 109 ha of the best
preserved oaks (Quercus
ilex).
In 1949 the forest Dundo was declared a natural rarity and it was placed
under the protection of the Department for Natural Heritage Protection
in the category of "special reserve forest - botanical reserve" (forest
vegetation). - Holm oak (Quercus ilex) is an evergreen oak which can
reach thousand years of age.
The whole area has
many paths suitable for long walks or mountin biking.
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The
characteristic of the peninsula of Kalifront is its carst relief and the
well-indented coast with numerous beautiful sea bays, from Cifnata, Armata, Gozinka, to Kristofor...
Here we can also find old Premuzic road, named after Ante Premužić (1889-1979), the great builder of roads and trails, most known after his Velebit mountain trekk road of 57 km. He directed construction of 2 trekking roads on island Rab, which are unique on the Adriatic.
Premuzic path on Kalifront peninsula begins left
from the source of Pidok and follows a mild slope to the entrance of the special reserve forest Dundo and ends in the Bay of
Christopher. Wandering arround the area, one can often come across old lime pit holes or bauxite mine, so it seems that our dear hermit Kalifront was occupied not just with berry picking and hunting.. :-)
Other than this, one can enjoy 9km walk or ride from Kalifront cape to the cape of peninusla Frkanj, passing by a tuna watch and finally enjoying a stunning view on the old town of Rab from the very cape.
Matovica bay
junipersus oxycedrus - Prickly Juniper, Prickly Cedar - berries used localy for klekovaca brandy. whole plant is medicinal
view on the old town from Frkanj peninsula
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