According to a local legend, Poseidon, the god of the sea, created the islands of Brijuni as a passionate nest for his mistress and himself to enjoy. After their sweet affair, he went back to the sea and gave the islands to humans as a gift.

Indeed, if you look at the shape of islands from a bird’s perspective it almost appears as an artificially made island: a gift from God Neptune.

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