- An indented mainland coastline
with a good selection of bays, town quays and marinas for
stopping at. The biggest marina in Croatia, which is just
south of Zadar is in this area. There are no "high rise"
style developments, or "strips of clubs", but instead
smaller villages and centers, all of which cater for yachts
and tourism during the season. A number such as Vodice and
Primosten are more touristy, and these offer more night life
than the smaller centers. There is an excellent range of
campsites all along the coast. In addition there are four
larger towns Zadar, Sibenik, Trogir and Split, all of which
are steeped in history and can trace their roots back to
the Roman Empire. All four have good yachting facilities,
and while catering for tourists are also very much living
towns for the local Croatians. There are international
airports at Zadar and Split, with the latter airport
actually being located nearer to Trogir. Both Split and
Zadar have ferry ports with links to Italy as well all
internal Croatian routes. Local buses operate from all
towns and there is a a regular daily service to other main
Croatian cities like Dubrovnik, Zagreb as well as to Italy,
Austria and other European countries..
- From Zadar to Sibenik just offshore
there is an almost continuous row of inshore islands. Murter
which is our main base is one of them. All of the larger
islands are inhabited and all cater for yachts. Most offer
town quays with lazy lines setup (so no anchors to foul),
and there is an overnight charge of around 120 Kuna (for
simplicity assume £1 is 10 Kuna). They all have have shops
and restaurant facilities.
- A few miles further offshore there
is another row of Islands. The Kornati National Park is
part of this and are the Islands outlined in Green on the
left. These islands are more barren and have small
populations. This is the perfect area for anyone wishing to
get away from it all. There are plenty of anchorages and
bays and one marina actually in the Kornati. A per person
charge is levied for yachts choosing to remain overnight and
it is in the region of 40 Kn per person. Anybody staying
ashore on Murter and wishing to visit this area can do so on
one of the Tour boats operating from Murter port.
- There is a second national park,
the Krka National Park also in this area. It is the area
outlined in Green just above Sibenik. You can go by yacht
through the gorge by Sibenik, across the lake and to the
marina at Skradin. This is located just where the red road
and the green outline of the park area meet.
- The Island of Murter is joined to
the coast by an opening bridge. This opens every morning and
evening for 30 minutes to allow yachts to pass between the
island and the shore. By looking closely you will see the
numerous small islands and islets to the North of Murter,
plus the big relatively enclosed area of sea between it and
the coast. This area is excellent for Drascombe lugger
sailing, and as well as being well protected it offers
plenty of bays, islands and towns to stop by. The self
catering apartments that we offer are located in Murter town
at the north of the Island while, the SAY club is at the
southern end in Jezera.
- For anybody travelling by car the,
new motorway is clearly visible. This is now completed all
the way as far as Split. The nearest exit to Murter is less
than ten miles form the bridge at Tisno, joining the island
to the mainland.
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