Best Anchorages in Istria & the Kvarner Gulf

Crveni Otok (Red Island) is actually two small islands — Crveni Otok and Maskin — connected by a causeway and occupied by a hotel resort.

The Rovinj Bay anchorage directly SW of the old town provides convenient access to one of the most beautiful towns in the Adriatic.

Limska Draga is a 12km drowned river valley — a geological rarity in the Adriatic, created when post-Ice Age sea-level rise flooded a karst river gorge.

Fažana is a charming Istrian fishing village and the gateway to Brijuni National Park — one of Croatia's most prestigious NPs, former summer residence of Tito, and home to Roman ruins, a Safari Park, and pristine nature.

Medulin Bay is a large, almost landlocked bay south of Pula — one of the most sheltered anchorages on the entire Istrian coast.

Premuda is one of the most westerly inhabited islands of the Zadar archipelago, sitting exposed in the open Adriatic with a population of around 60 people.

Veli Lošinj is arguably the most beautiful village in the Kvarner Gulf — a small harbour town of painted 18th-century houses, baroque churches, and café terraces that look out over a bay famous for its resident bottlenose dolphin pod.

Baška is famous throughout Croatia for its 1.

Rab Town and its magnificent natural harbour constitute one of the crowning achievements of Adriatic sailing.