The stages can be visited in any order but the one the names of villages are in is the most efficient one. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WITH A BIKE!
Benches mentioned in this geocache were made during the project "Every place has its own bench" which started in 2014 by Božica Kliman, who got the idea from Gaudi's park Güell in Barcelona, Spain. First bench was made in her garden and since many people were courious and were aprooving her work, she started, with the help of Ugljan Tourist board, a project for giving every village a special bench with motives of what is special for this place, with its simbols and history. The name of the project was inspired by a lyric "Every place has its own party" of a popular Dalmatian song. Benches were helped to be built by large number of tourists and locals to "leave their mark" with a piece glued on the bench. Benches also have an ecological dimension as they are mostly made from recycled waste materials. Mosaic benches became the most photographed objects on the island of Ugljan.
UGLJAN TB (starting location)
This mosaic bench was the first public one. It features the symbol of Holy Trinity, formed from three fish with shared one eye. This is a landmark of Ugljan and is located on the Franciscan monastery of St. Jerome in the bay of Mostir (Bench lucino Selo)
1.How many whole waves are there on the backrest?
C=______
LUČINO SELO (Location: N 44° 8.021' E 15° 6.299')
The bench also called "the rising sun" is situated in Mostir Bay, facing the open sea with stunning view of sunrise in the morning. The front of the bench shows the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located on a hill near Mostir Bay.
2. What Object is there on the side of the bench?
a) Anchor (F=5)
b) Boat (F=9)
c) sun (F=1)
d) lifebuoy (F=7)
ČEPRLJANDA (Location: N 44° 7.537' E 15° 6.955')
This bench is decorated in a different way than others to celebrate the 40th anniversary pf their famous summer festival called "Čeprljandska noč" (means night of Čeprljanda). The bench was finnished in record time of just 10 days because of festival. It is named "the bench of the return" as whoever visits this place always wants to return. The saying on the back means "I've been everywhere, here is the best." The front is dedicated to the regatta that is held every year since 1979 on the day of Čeprljandska noč, that is first saturday of August.
3. How many letters are there in the third line?
B=____
VAROŠ (Location: N 44° 7.302' E 15° 6.505')
Despite the coronavirus, the bench was completed in 2020. Trees on the front are symbol of lote tree, which used to be quite common on Ugljan. On the back is demijohn, symbol of viticulture on the island and the church of St. Hippolytus and Casdian that is nearby.
4. Which color is there the most on the horisontal part of the bench?
a) blue (H=3)
b) orange (H=4)
c) green (H=5)
GUDUĆE (Location: N 44° 7.761' E 15° 4.650')
From the bench you can see the nearby islands Sestrunj, Iž, Rava and Dugi otok. As all of benches, this also represents something special for this location and for this place it is the Church of St. Cosmas and Damian near the village. The back represents the sunset, which is really breathtaking from this part of island.
The squid on one side is a tribute to fishermen who traditionally went squid fishing at night.
5. How many buildings are there total on the bench?
A=_____
MULINE [moo-lee-ne] (Location: N 44° 8.245' E 15° 4.286')
The bench of Muline is dedicated to olives and the old ancient mill remains that are still preserved. The bench itself is named "bench of the setting sun" as there is, according to locals, supposed to be the most beautiful sunsets on the island.
6. Which animal is there on the side of the bench?
a) squid (J=1)
b) donkey (J=9)
c) fish (J=4)
d) seagull (J=7)
ANCIENT BENCH (Location: N 44° 8.373' E 15° 4.340')
On the location you are standing right now, there was an oil mill and today you can still see the remains of it. Behind the bench there is a faithful replica of the mill, looking as it used to in the past. The creator of the bench named people engraved to it as Oliva-the one with the Amphora and Oliver, the one with the olive branch.
7. How many amphoras are there on the bench (Not held ones)?
E=____
GORNJE SELO (Location: N 44° 8.476' E 15° 4.231')
Located in Skrača bay and surrounded by beautiful view of nearby islands Rivanj and Sestrunj, the bench shows common things for this bay, such as boats, seashells and, more importantly, animals that are common visitors.
8. How many animals are there on the outer left side of the bench?
D=____
BATALAŽA (Location: N 44° 8.268' E 15° 5.885')
As approaching the bench, you can clearly see the symbol of the sun on the back, which is there because of beautiful sunrises that can be seen here. Sea here is full of life and because of that there are motives of animals and plants engraved on the bench.
9. which collection contains animal not shown on this bench?
a) Crab, fish, butterfly (I=2)
b) Fish, starfish, medusa (I=7)
c) Seashell, fish, starfish (I=4)
SUŠICA (Location: N 44° 8.692' E 15° 5.032')
Because of It's open location this bench was named "Bora bench" (bora is a wind from NE) as it defies the full strength of wind and sea, especially in winter. The wind rose on the back symbolises the constant wind that is common for Sušica. On the front of the bench there is a motive of red grapes, as there once was a rich viticulture on the island. It is slowly dying out but you can still find it here, the reason for it is the grapewine disease that hit the island in the 19th century.
10. In which direction, left or right is the North based on wind rose on the bench (N=S)?
G= number of letters in the word of correct answer
FINAL LOCATION (* means multiplying, / means dividing) :
4A°B.(C/2)D(E*3)' N 1F°G.H(I+2)J 'E
