The island of Losinj is famous as a place of rest and healing. It is known for restoring the respiratory system. Due to its favorable position and warm sea current of the south Mediterranean circulating around its shores, Losinj has mild Mediterranean climate which are characterized by hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Because of the abundance of plant species,the positive impact of the sea air, average air humidity of 70%, minimal temperature variation, and annual insulation of 2563 hours per year, Losinj climate is ideal for treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.
It was when professor Ambroz Haračić who opened the first weather station in Mali Losinj on August 1st 1880, and connected it with the meteorological Institute in Vienna, that the world recognized the beneficial climate of the island of Losinj. Ministry of Health the Austro-Hungarian monarchy proclaimed Losinj as a climate and health resort in 1892.
This little island continued to gain recognition when the Hapsburg Archduke Charles Stephen built a castle in Podjavori region in 1886. He also built a beautiful, cultivated garden filled with various exotic plants.
Due to professor Haračić, large rocky areas of the island Losinj were reforested – dense pine forest became a symbol of the island today and are of immeasurable value.
