Baska is the best known tourist resort on the island of Krk The population of the municipality is 1,554 (2001), with 901 residents of Baška itself and the rest in three other villages (Batomalj, Draga Bascanska and Jurandvor).
The town is located in a gentle valley and in a bay surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and flowering broom, with a picturesque background of the rocky mountains of Velebit and the islet of Prvic, which seem to shelter its unique 1800 m long pebbly beach, justly said to be one of the loveliest in the Adriatic.
Baska has one of the most beautiful beaches in Croatia and on the Adriatic coast. Many sea shells and marine life are vibrant in this city.
Baška is surrounded with around thirty pebble beaches that are accessible to swimmers from all generations. These beaches can be reached either on foot or by boat. The biggest and most beautiful one is Baska's Vela Plaza, the Big Beach, right in the centre of town, backed by bars, restaurants, pizzerias, cafés, hotels, private apartments and other tourist facilties. The “Vela plaza” is a natural pebbly beach, 1800 m long, which can take several thousand swimmers with ease. It's particularly suitable for children and non-swimmers.
Since 1999, the European Blue Flag has flown on Baska's Big Beach and has become a trademark of Baska, as proof of the high quality of beach standards.The Blue Flag is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe, and symbolises a well-preserved, safe and pleasant surrounding, clean sea and coast, and a beach that is well maintained, with a well developed system for management of the area. On the beach you can hire pedal boats, windsurfer boards, parasols, beach chairs and other things to help you spend an enjoyable and carefree time on the beach. In fact it was the beaches that stimulated the development of Baska’s tourism in long ago 1908 when the first bathing area was officially opened on the Island of Krk. Today, the beaches are used as they were in the previous century. The only difference being that nowadays the accompanying facilities ensure that all visitors can have a safe and worry free stay.
