2000 years old town of Krk is the administrative, business and educational center of the island while in way of tourism is very attractive summer resort. The city will offer you a sense of elegance and historical heritage which forms the basis for the rich tourist offer.
Krk, even today a fortified city, with four gates and interwoven with narrow stone streets. You will surely enjoy the city's heritage which consists of a three-churches-complex with a cathedral that was built over the ruins of Roman baths from the 5th century, Franciscan and Benedictine monastery with a church (12th and 13th centuries), and archaeological locality Volsonis, under the city main square.
Today, the town of Krk is proud with its tourist role on the island, of which testified a series of awards that makes Krk laureate from year to year, justifying the slogan about the city of Krk as city of history and culture.
Guests are always coming back because the city has many things to offer!
Krk offers accommodation in highly categorized rooms and apartments, quality hotels situated in the shadow of fine lines, and for those who love outdoors and the natural vacation, the camps located by the sea will delight you. For lovers of naturism, the city offers a nudist camp.
If you are lovers of swimming and sunbathing, you will enjoy the pebble and concrete beach which has the sign of the blue flag - symbol of quality and clean sea water.
Krk is also a departure port for many boat trips that will take you to distant beaches or surrounding islands, and divers select it as a starting point for their underwater adventures since the Krk archipelago is rich in underwater life and is extremely popular among diving fans.
If you have not tried the delicious island cuisine, the city of Krk offers a range of quality restaurants and taverns where you can enjoy in local products, fresh fish and shellfish, local meats and the indispensable island olive oil and wines. We recommend a traditional dish, "Surlice with goulash”.
For more than 50 years, the town of Krk is host of summer festival concerts with dramas, operas, art exhibitions. Besides this, every night in town you can watch open-air entertainments, especially in the city port and the streets which become an ideal scene for summer evening leisure. In August be sure to visit a three-day fair that turns the whole city back a the romantic renaissance.