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PUNAT, a small town, port and marina on the eastern part of the
Puntarska (Kosljunska) Cove, separated by the Prniba peninsula
from the Krk Bay. Chief occupations include farming,
viniculture, olive growing, fishing, shipbuilding and tourism,
yachting in particular. In front of the town, in the middle of
the shallow cove, is a forested islet of Kosljun, with a small
pier and a Franciscan monastery. Punat is one of the leading
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Tourist activities commenced in Punat already in the mid-19th
century, related to the Franciscan monastery on Kosljun, visited
by many excursionists, among which Empress Karolina, the widow
of the Austrian emperor Ferdinand I, then Maximilian Ferdinand,
the younger brother of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph, the
Romanian king Karol I. |
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Maintained beaches, rich vegetation, hotels, boarding-houses,
vacation houses, and the all year round open marina as the
central port for all those who enjoy beauty of the Croatian
coastline, various sports and recreational opportunities
(tennis, miniature golf, boccia, diving, yachting), domestic
food offered in boarding-houses and restaurants, cultural offer
- especially the one on the nearby Kosljun account for Punat
having developed into a frequently visited tourist centre. |
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Punat organizes traditional feasts Puntarska Night and the
Fishermen's Night (in August), and the monastery on the small
island of Kosljun hosts numerous cultural events throughout the
year, particularly in the summer season.
Punat Marina has 750 berths in the sea and 300 places on the
land. |
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