The small mandrać harbour is part of a heritage complex together with the Church of St. Anthony the Great. In the past, this was the main landing quay for fishermen's boats and smaller sailing ships until the construction of the new harbour in Rovenska Cove. The Church of St. Anthony the Great is one of the many votive churches in the northern Adriatic. In addition to the tombs of seafarers' families, it also houses a stone relief of a sailing ship with the name of the seafarer Blaž Gladulić from 1604. This year indicated the beginning of the formation of the merchant navy of Veli Lošinj, which expanded in later years with the help of prominent families such as Petrina, Budinić, Leva and others. The first more significant ocean-going sailing ship, the Commercio, was built in Veli Lošinj (Velo Selo) as early as 1799. Apart from its shipbuilding, Veli Lošinj is also known for its seafaring families whose members sailed with their own ships outside the Mediterranean as early as the 17th century, like the Petrina family. In the late 19th century, the Leva family owned large ocean-going sailing ships, like the Francesco Giuseppe I and Contessa Hilda, which sailed around the world. Veli Lošinj is also the birthplace of Captain Petar Jakov Leva, who was the first to sail around South America in 1834 to the port of Valparaiso in Chile on board the Ferdinando V Re d'Ungheria. Despite its rich maritime tradition, which developed continuously until the mid 19th century, Veli Lošinj surrendered its leading position in shipbuilding and seafaring to Mali Lošinj (Malo Selo). Nevertheless, Veli Lošinj, there are still many reminders of its glorious maritime history.

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