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5 interesting facts about Island of Krk you did not know

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk October 20th 2009

1.Did you know that there is a interesting connection between the tradition of the island of Krk and the number 7? For example, the 7th century, when Croats joined the Illyrian tribes of Liburnians and Japods, presents a real historical turning point. This is only one example for the significance of the number „seven“, here are some other: Krk was historically divided into seven castles (kastel) that nowadays present 7 districts. And these are: Omisalj, Malinska, Vrbnik, Dobrinj, Punat i Baska. 2.Did you know that the Romans, upon their arrival, found already developed town and implemented their buildings into the existing ones, keeping the old lay out? Today’s walls are mainly from the Middle Ages, and sections next to the Franciscan Monastery, castle and the coast date from the times of the times of Roman settlement. ... read more

Northern Dalmation coast

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk September 11th 2009

The amazing high bridge north of Zadar

Whiskers

The comments on the website when we booked our accommodation at Sv Petar did include someone writing that the traffic noise from the main road was excessive.And they weren’t wrong.!!Had we had an apartment closer to the water it may have been different. The traffic volume did decrease as the evening went on but the cars and trucks seemed to go faster. The settlement we are staying in is in the process of development and as yet there aren’t any traffic signs to slow the speed of the cars and buses passing to and fro on the main road. A bonus here was that we had a frypan and a egg slice so Gretchen could have her favourite poached eggs.Everything went well until it was time to get the eggs out and then the egg slice ... read more

From the red bridge looking towards another bridge running onto the finger of land

3 interesting facts about the small island of Koljun near Krk

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk August 28th 2009

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cromoments

1.The small island of Košljun (near Krk) is located in the Punat Bay, 800 m away from Punat. Its range is slightly bigger than one thousand meters and the vegetation is exuberant. The highest point is at 6 meters above the sea. There are 540 species of plants and mushrooms registered in this area and there are no lizards and snakes on the island. 2.Košljun is dominated by the Franciscan monastery. The world’s smallest Bible is one of the items displayed in the museum. Its surface is one square centimetre. 3.There is a legend on how Košljun came to being - a long time ago this area was not covered with the sea; it was a field owned by brothers and one of those brothers was blind. They worked together on the land. During the division ... read more

Kroatien - Rijeka und Insel Krk

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk August 10th 2009

Kroatien

Bernadette50

Am Sonntag ging es endlich los. Auf nach Graz und mit Moni in den wohlverdienten Urlaub nach Kroatien. Nach echt sehr guter Vorbereitung, es war ja schließlich schon unser zweiter Anlauf, fuhren wir nach Rijeka. Die Stadt stellte unseren ersten Anlaufpunkt dar. Dort versuchten wir unser Glück um eine Übernachtung zu finden, dies gestaltete sich aber schwieriger als angenommen. Aus diesem Grund übernachteten wir dann in einem sehr billigen Hotel etwas außerhalb der Stadt. Da dieses schon auf den Weg nach Krk lag, machten wir uns auf um die Insel zu erkunden. Dort angekommen bestand die größte Herausforderung darin einen geeigneten Campingplatz zu finden. Dies stellte sich als sehr schwer heraus, da sich zu viele Menschen auf zu wenig Platz befanden. Nach einiger Zeit fanden wir dann aber ein schönes Plätzchen. Die nächste Herausforderung war: Zelt ... read more

Croatia = Paradise

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk July 7th 2009

Yes, we could get used to this life...

Spartan

After 3 weeks of being in big cities and urban life, we took a vacation from our vacation and headed to what we are sure is one of the most beautiful islands in the world...... Krk, an island in Croatia. This seemed to be a popular vacation destination for Croatians, Italians and Germans. It was no easy task to get to the island. 10 hours on the train, a 2 mile hike up hill, followed by 2 hours on a bus, with just enough energy and daylight left over to look out the window and see the Adriatic Sea, surrounding by cliffs on all sides. It made the long day of travel well worth it! Our 5 days in Baska (the name of the town that we were in) were very relaxing as island life should ... read more

Croatia

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk June 13th 2009

fennas

Thursday 11th June Got up and got bikes ready to go to Supermarket - Steve had a flat tyre - new inner tube had a faulty valve so we had to walk the bikes in to town - the supermarket on camp was closed for some reason - a reason which became apparent when going to all the other supermarkets in town - who were also shut ! Someone is conspiring against us saving any money. We then saw a gathering of people singing hymns and it turns out today is a national holiday in Croatia for Corpus Christi - for those non catholics amongst us that is a mass and a ceremonial procession. where the attendants carry the body of Christ. The procession has four stations at which they announce the gospels at four ends ... read more

WK6 - Krk Island and onto Slovenia

Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk July 15th 2008

Sea Temp - 26 Degrees!

Team ColJen

Well, after a very relaxing and hot week on Korcula, on Sunday it was time to pack up the tent and head for the ferry terminal, to catch the Marco Polo to Rijeka, and then on to Krk Island, in the north of Croatia. We got on the ferry ok, and as we had a cabin, we got the VIP treatment, escorted to our cabin, and we thought we were in for something special on this overnight ferry, maybe a last bastion of old-fashioned service and quality, in an age of fast food and faster service? Alas, it was not to be - as the journey progressed, it became clear that like most ferries I’ve been on, the service provided seems to be offered on the basis that you’re on a boat, you can’t eat or ... read more

35 Living the dream - internet, beer, beach!

Brief history of Croatia

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder...more history

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