Punat

Island of Krk is situated in Kvarner bay a bigest Adriatic island with 409 sq/km ( 38 km long and about 20 km wide ). There are 68 populated places on island among them Krk, Malinska, Baška, Njivice, Punat, Omisalj, Vrbnik, Silo and Dobrinj are most significant. On island live appx. 16.500 inhabitans. Punat lies in the southern part of the island of Krk, in one of the most beautiful and well-protected bay on the Adriatic. Specific adriatic atmosphere to the place Punat is given by narow streets and rows of old stoned houses ( called “kala” ) in the old core of the place. There are number of white stoned beaches near to the place outside the Punat bay. In the place live a total round 1700 inhabitans. Proposed name Punat left from belive that sometimes there was bridge (lat. pons) bridging narow entrance in Punat bay with oposite east coast making short way to vineyards and main city on the island named Krk.

Nowdays economic of the place is based on agriculture, olive oil production, fishing, shipyard and turismus exeptional nautic. Punat is one of the leading nautic centar on the Adriatic coast, well known among nautic turists by Marina Punat one between three best ranking Marina on Adriatic see. In front of Punat in the middle of Punat bay there is located small island Košljun home of Franciscanus row with Conventus covered from view by pine trees. Visitors to Punat, particularly those who come more often and stay here longer, will clearly notice many enjoyable characteristics of its climate. Compared to the climate of other places and areas of the island, as well as with the coastal area of Kvarner, Punatt has a larger number of sunny days, the temperature is higher, there's less precipitation and windiness is less acute.