Mali Loinj is known by its sea tradition and its special, curative climate. The "Climatic Medical Center" was founded by Ambroz Hara?i? in 1892. The Villa Karolina was built in 1898.) during the rule of Josef F Lovasy, an Austro-Hungarian nobleman. Annunziata, is a small church at the cape of the ?ikat bay where women used to wait and pray for their husbands to return safely from the sea. There is a moveable bridge at the entrance to Mali Loinj, above the channel which separates the city into two parts. It makes it possible for smaller boats and yachts to enter the port.