Krk Island              

Krk Town

Part of the Kvarner Gulf, Krk Island is Croatia's biggest island, measuring a solid 409 sq km. The southern part of the island is more forested more fertile and features impressive Baska (Bashka) beach, one of Croatia's rare sandy beaches. The northwestern part of the island gets is subject to the fierce bura wind which leaves it with a barren wind-whipped look. In between is medieval Krk Town which gets most of the tourism, tiny Vrbnik clinging to a hill and known as the centre for Krk's excellent Zlatina wine and Punat where you can take a boat to the Franciscan monastery that lies on much-photographed Kosljun island just offshore. The port of Malinska is another pleasant tourist resort with sand beaches.

      Krk holds an prominent place in the development of a Croatian national identity as it was an important centre of the Glagolitic script .A number of Glagolitic monuments have their origin in Krk including the Baska Tablet from Jurandvor near Baska, the Statute of Vrbnik and the Missal of Vrbnik from Vrbnik. The Glagolitic script was used on the island of Krk until the beginning of the 19th century.

     Krk is not the place to get away from it all as the major centres are packed with German and Austrian tourists from spring to autumn. Nevertheless it's easy to get to and there's tons of stuff to do.

Getting to Krk Island

     Most people come to Krk Island by car as its linked by causeway to the mainland. There are also plenty of buses from Rijeka which stop in all the towns from Omisalj in the north to Punat in the south. The main ferry line serving Krk Island is the ferry from Baska to Lopar on Rab Island but it only runs from June to September. Otherwise there are ferries all year round from Valbiska to Merag on Cres Island. See the schedule at Jadrolinija, Croatia's ferry company.

Accommodation on Krk Island

     Private accommodation is abundant and relatively inexpensive on Krk , especially off-season. Most of the Krk island hotels are large, resort style places. Find out more about staying on Krk Island

Tourist Information in Krk

      The Krk tourist office in Krk Town (tel 051-221 414) is in the town centre at Vila Placa 1 and has information about other places on the island.

Krk Town

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