Best of Krk

What to see and do in Krk ?

City walls

Preserved even today, were built between the Illyrian period and the fall of Venice. The first record of today’s walls dates from the time before Christ.

Kaštel

Built between the 12th and 14th centuries, mentioned in the reports by the Venetian providore. Website

Kamplin

The name of the square is derived from the Latin word campus, meaning field.

Town Council Hall

From the 15th century. On the eastern wall is the emblem of duke Augustin Barbaring. Under it, the clock with 24 fields first mentioned in 1538.

Vela Market Place

This is first mentioned in 1263. The six-sided well on the square dates from the 16th century. Under the square is a valuable archaeological site, revealing otherwise, the oldest part of the town walls dating from the 4th to 3rd century B.C.

Temple of Venus

Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty and marriage, born from the sea’s foam, chosen by Paris. She was the most beautiful goddess of the whole Roman Pantheon. The number of Temples of Venus within the Roman Empire was significantly less when compared with temples built for other Roman gods at the Pantheon, as approval from the emperor’s family itself needed to be granted before building could commence. This is the only temple dedicated to the goddess Venus to be found on the eastern side of the Adriatic and dates back to 1st century BC. Website

Saint Donat

A first-class monument of Croatian sacral architecture. It relates to chapel from the first-half of the 12th century, a quadrilateral layout. From its central rhombus area covered by a dome, there are three apses. It is a world heritage site.

The Church of St. Quirinus

The three apsidal church from 12th century was built from local white stone. Today, it contains a valuable sacral collection – of course, more valuable is the exhibited altar piece from the 15th century showing motifs of Mary’s crowning.

Cathedral

In the cathedral, on the northern side, there is a baptistery. Today, the three apsidal Roman cathedral (12th century) was segregated and extended a number of times.

The Church of the Mother of God of Health

A three apsidal Romantic church from the 11th century. It was originally consecrated to St. Michael. The bell tower on the western facade dates to the same period as the church.

The Church of Saint Francis

A Gothic style from the 12th century. The bell tower was built later, its upper section in the 18th century.

The Franciscan Monastery

At first, the monastery was part of the northern town walls. The eastern wing was raised in 1910 as the minor seminary.

Best time to travel

When is the best time to travel ? The best time to visit Krk, Croatia is May, June, September and October. The weather in these months are very nice. July and August are peak season with peak prices and furthermore it can be very hot, especially in the afternoon.