Baska

Baska is located in the south of the island of Krk on the Uvala Bascanska Draga. The town is the largest resort on the island and here there is actually everything you need as a boating holidaymaker.

The basin inside the harbor is occupied with local boats, but guests can find a place on the inside of the two piers at 3m water depth. There is also a quite good anchorage in the south of the bay off the beach. During bora and jugo, however, there is a strong swell into the bay and into the harbour.

The history of the place goes back to the Illyrians and in the 2nd century BC there was a Roman settlement here. In the 14th century there was a castle on the hill above the bay. (Today there is a cemetery). In 1380 the Venetians destroyed the fortress and the village as an act of revenge against the Frankopan princes who ruled Kyrk in the Middle Ages. The Venetian rule lasted until the fall of Venice (1797). A short Austrian rule followed, from 1806 to 1813 Napoleon was in power, fegolgt by Austria until 1918.

 In the 16th century the village was rebuilt on the present site. In the nearby village of Jurand, tablets with the oldest Glagolitic characters (around 1100) were excavated. The original is now in Zagreb, a copy can be seen in the church of St. Lucije.