Baska Hostels - Hostel List for Baska, Croatia

Baska is the best known tourist centre on the island of Krk. Its position in the northern part of the Croatian coastline putting it closest to the centre of Europe. The position of Baska has ensured it a distinctive spot on the tourist scene, Baska being one of the Top Ten of the tourist destinations of the Adriatic Sea. It is settled in a gentle valley and in a bay surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and flowering broom, with a picturesque background of the rocky mountains and the islet of Prvic, which seems as if it is intent on giving all round protection to the unique 1,800 m long pebble beach, justly said to be one of the most lovely in the Adriatic. Baska abounds in beaches, some thirty pebbled beaches accessible to swimmers of all ages, while some of them have to be reached on foot or by boat. Still, the biggest and one of the most beautiful is Baskas Vela Plaza, the Great Beach, right in the centre of town, surrounded by bars, restaurants, pizzerias, cafes, hotels, private flats and other things all of which are an integral part of the places attractions. The Great Beach is a natural pebble beach, 1800 m long, which can take several thousand swimmers with ease. Its particularly suitable for children and non swimmers. Since 1999, the European Blue Flag has waved on Baskas Great Beach, today a trademark of Baska, as proof of the high quality and standards of the beach. The Blue Flag for Beaches is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe, and symbolises a well preserved, safe and pleasant surrounding, purity of sea and coast, and a beach that is well laid out and maintained, with a well developed system for the management of the area. On the beach you can hire pedal boats, windsurfers, parasols, deckchairs and other things to assist you have a amazing holiday on the beach. It was the beaches that spearheaded the development of holidaymaking in Baska, long ago in 1908, when the first bathing area on the island of Krk was officially opened. Today, the purpose of the beach is just the same as it was a century ago, but now with features that ensure each visitor a safe and carefree stay. A Beach Bylaw laid down by the Baska Municipality sets out the way in which the beaches should be used and order maintained on them:

CULTURE

Baska actually has one of the most impressive and most historical cultures in Europe. Its cultural heritage makes it one of the most interesting and appealing places in the Croatian Adriatic, as well as in Europe in general. Baska is known in history and literature for its famed Baska Tablet, but it is also proud of other valuable cultural features of interest that attract the attention. From the old nucleus of the town, the remains of the Roman settlement, to monuments of religious art. Baska has a amazing many cultural features of interest. From old buildings and palaces to religious monuments.

GASTRONOMIE

The Baska cuisine is an exceptional sensory experience which cant leave anyone indifferent. And it will captivate you too. Sensory enjoyments can be crowned only with good food, is the word since the historical Romans. If you decide to try cuisine and specialities, you will see that this saying is extremely close to the truth. At the end, it is a known fact that this saying of the Romans came into being precisely in this area.

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