ol ski ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Cro at ian ▁L itt oral , ▁at ▁Vin od ol ▁Riv iera ▁of ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Sea , ▁south ▁of ▁C rik ven ica , ▁Sel ce ▁and ▁B rib ir ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁Sen j . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Nov i ▁is ▁ 4 , 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 , 1 1 3 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁admin ister ed ▁are . ▁App earance ▁of ▁Nov i ▁Vin od ol ski ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁coast al ▁Mediter rane an ▁architecture ▁of ▁white ▁fa ç ade ▁houses ▁with ▁red ▁ro o ft ops ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁city ' s ▁core ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁coast line ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁a ▁tower ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁domin ating ▁city ▁sky line ▁as ▁if ▁protect ing ▁the ▁stone ▁structures ▁u ph ill . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁specific ▁pan or ama , ▁Nov i ▁Vin od ol ski ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁present . ▁Because ▁of ▁ever green ▁and ▁decid uous ▁for ests ▁and ▁m ild ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁clean ▁se aw ater ▁and ▁air , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁tour ist ▁industry ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁O pat ija . ▁City ▁hinter land ▁compr ises ▁Vin od ol ▁Valley ▁( V all is ▁v ine aria ) ▁sp anning ▁between ▁Bak ar ac ▁and ▁Nov i ▁Vin od