Punat is 35 km from The Bridge of Krk, inside the bay called Puntarska draga. To reach it you just have to "touch" the town of Krk, which is about 9 kilometers, you pass in front of the Ski Lift, you salutes the village of Kornić, turn right and here it is.
Marina Punat and its yard is the first thing you see after you arrive in the bay of Punat, and then continuing you'll see the first houses e and finally the center of a town.The shipyard Punat was founded in 1922 by Nicola Zoric, funded by William R. Neshes through contracts for the construction of vessels in 1964 is officially open the marina. Marina Punat today is considered the largest marine of the Adriatic sea where are held every year the sailing competitions.
Punat is a small town very well cared, the grass freshly cut, the street very clean up to services. Pharmacy, supermarket, bakery stores, pizzerias, restaurants, ice cream bars ... All to meet the needs of every tourist. Of course you'll fave the opportunity to practice sports: tennis, minigolf, bowling, sailing, diving and sport fishing or diving school.
Parking lots are on payment and in August you may have difficulty finding the place. The "beaches" part from the marina and continue for a couple of kilometers and are in cement, but there are also small beaches with gravel and pebbles.
The island of Košljun is at front of the port of Punat. It's a small, green island easily accessible from the port of Punat by many available boats. To the island of Košljun (6.4 ha), which is also a cultural monument and forest reserves, there is a Franciscan monastery with the Church of the Annunciation of Mary and a museum that we advice to visit.
Organized Trips.In the port there are many boat for organized tours, some go also fish but in the summer most of them transform in tour operators. You will not have any difficulties finding the taxi-boat, trips for many destinations.
Informations and useful tips:
- The fish market of Punat is open every day except Saturday and Sunday.The fish is sold fresh and is caught by local fishing boats. If you want to buy the fish you should go there already at 07 - 08 am.
- From the port there are taxi-boats for the island of Košljun but also to other distant destinations. Along the dock is easy to meet people who invite you to make a trip and there are also many billboards to consult ;
- In the Marina Punat, you can rent boats of all kinds, you can rent a mooring or anchor on dry, do maintenance or take a coffee between Skippers.To make full of fuel you must go to Krk;
- There are many facilities for the children: slides, mats, elastic, electric cars, mini golf, gardens in bloom, swings;
- The stalls and shops can satisfy all your needs;
- It's possible to take sun and swim shortly after the port, the "beach" is cemented. If you prefer then you can reach other beaches with gravel and pebbles. In 2008 began the construction of a new road to access by car to more distant beaches.