Explore Baška!

Discover the cultural heritage of Baška and visit its aquarium

Did you know that the Baška Tablet was discovered in the Church of St. Lucy in Jurandvor close to Baška? This stone monument dating back to the year 1100 represents a significant source of the history of the Croatian language and the development of the Croatian Glagolitic script. The Church of St. Lucy today houses a replica of the Baška Tablet, while the original is kept in the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb.

In Baška, you can visit the Museum of Local History with its interesting ethnographic collection, and also the aquarium (located in the centre of the town), which has more than 100 fish and 400 shellfish and snail species.

Baška tablet

As a visitor to Krk, you really should see one of the most important and Croatian monuments, the Baška tablet (Bašćanska ploča). The tablet was discovered in 1851 in the church of St. Lucija in Jurandvor with King Zvonimir's charter chiselled in the Glagolitic script in 13 rows. The tablet was inserted into a church pavement dating back to 1100. The Baška tablet is a significant monument in historical terms since it is the first record which mentions the name of a ruler in the Croatian language.

Heritage Museum

Visit the museum founded in 1970 and find out about the Krk way of life. The museum holds an ethnographic collection of the Baška area, displaying items such as the Baška folk costume, old dishes and cutlery. You can also take a look at the memorial room dedicated to the local town doctor from the beginning of the twentieth century.

Aquarium Baška

Come to Baška and spend time in the aquarium and discover the wealth of the Adriatic underwater world displayed in ten tanks. Learn something new about the sea life and take a look at one of the largest Croatian collections of Adriatic snails and shells.