Krk Bridge between Krk Island and mainland (Croatia)

In Krk Island at night, the forests are said to be full of strange beings: laughing forest dwarfs called Malyći, dancing fairies in white dresses who flew on winged horses, and storm sorcerers who floated through the skies. The Malyć is a curious figure, somewhere between a dwarf and an elf, similar to the red-hatted Nordic gnomes or the famous Irish leprechauns. Capturing a Malyć is said to bring great fortune, and in some stories, even sudden wealth.

Legends

Krk Bridge between Rijeka and the island of Krk (Croatia)

...Cincuenta leguas más adelante hallaron un vasto archipiélago compuesto detreinta y dos islas inmediatas a la tierra firme, de la cual estaban separadas porestrechos canales, que recordaron al navegante veneciano los archipiélagos del Adriático, inmediatos a las costas de la Esclavonia y de la Dalmacia.

Fragment from Historia de los Grande Viajes

Julio Verne