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Lying at the island's southern end, and connected by frequent bus to KrkTovm, BASKA is set in a wide bay ringed by stark mountains. At the heart of a rapidly modernizing town lies the kind of fishing village that wouldn't look out of place in Brittany or Cornwall

A minor road heads south out of Punat towards STARA BAŠKA, 12km distant, a tiny place clinging to a narrow coastal strip at the base of the sage-covered slopes of the 482-metreVeli Hlam.

Four kilometres east of Krk Town, the village of PUNAT is set on the tranquil, enclosed bay of Puntarska draga. It's hardly the most evocative town on the island - a largely modern place made up of souvenir stalls

The largest of the Adriatic islands, KRK (pronounced "Kirk", with a strongly rolled r) is also one of its most developed, a result of its proximity to Rijeka, whose airport is situated on the island.