Up until a century or so ago, there were holm oak forests stretching across this PART OF THE Sorinj Peninsula. What once was a beautiful and lush forest area has turned into barren karst.

Following its devastation, the afforestation was performed in the 1990s using the Aleppo and Coastal pine, as well as the stone pine. Today, low vegetation forest covers the southwestern part of the Peninsula along the coastline.

Peculiar examples of the naturally grown sycamore trees grown in different places. Although their fruits are hard and inedible, they play an important role in preserving and enhancing biodiversity.

The heavily overgrown pine forest provides a natural screen from the gusts of the cold and strong Bora wind blowing from the direction of Senj. What makes it more dangerous is the sleet which has got a negative effect on the plants and eventually the animals.

The aromatic plants and medicinal shrubs such as sage, immortelle and thyme coexist on the barren karst. The air is filled with herbal and marine aerosols has got a therapeutic effect on human health.

There was a landfill on the Sorinj Peninsula that was recently remediated and turned into a modern sorting facility and transfer station.

At the secluded Sorinj Promontory, you will find the Votive church of st. Nicholas (Cr. Sv. Nikola), built in 1447. It was abandoned and about to collapse for some time, but today it is a pilgrimage spot accessed by road, as well as by sea.

In between the rugged Sorinj and St. Nicholas promontories you will see the Marića dražica cove with a beautiful shoreline. During summer months, the other beaches on the Peninsula are crowded with speedboats and tourist boats.

There is a paved road continuing on the gavel road along the central ridge of the Peninsula. At the entrance to the Sorinj Forest, you will find the gates with the ramp that the hikers and cyclists can cross easily.