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 Basic information about Murter

Murter is the biggest and the oldest town on the island Murter, which is bridged with a mainland in a place called Tisno. It is situated 35 kilometers west from Šibenik. It is often referred to as the "capital" of Kornati, since its  residents own almost all of the Kornati and the neighbouring  islands.

Seeing that Murter's  residents own every seventh island in Croatia, it would be impossible to understand both their lives and the island's development without taking into consideration their bond with the sea, which is centuries-old.
The old part of the town, Selo (the Village), is located near the hill Raduč and closer to the island's interior. Due to  residents' growing concentration on the sea, the newer part of Murter was built on the  coast of a large bay called Hramina.
Accommodation can be found in numerous private apartments, rooms, villas and hotel Collentum. Murter is also a nautic center with a marina that has 370 mooring places. Since the Kornati islands are mostly owned by residents of Murter, it is from Murter that the best and most exciting excursions to those "island pearls" start from.The exceptionally valuable archeological findings of the old Roman town of Collentum, from the 1st century AD, located on the hill Gradina, bear witness to the importance of Murter's location ever since ancient times, and also served as a residence of Roman legion soldiers. Murter is most probably founded in 13th century under the names Veliko selo and Srimač (Srimac), but it gets a current name in 1715.For a long time it has been thought that the  name of Murter is connected with "death". Still, it  is most likely that it was named after "mortarium" - a concave trough made of stone, which used to be  a part of the oil-press. The origin of the name bears  witness to an old tradition of olive growing in this area. Olive oil from Murter is known by far.

What to visit in Murter
Church of St Rocco -  built in year 1760 – on a hill above the village – it provides a view on the whole area
Church of the Lady of Gradina – from the 17th century and the remains of the Roman settlement Collentum
Sightseeing spot on a hill Raduč – a view on an entire area: Murter, Kornati, Betina, Tisno

Event schedule in Murter
Velika Gospa- a big religious holyday – 15th of August
St Rocco – a sacrament day- a mass on a St Rocco hill – a procession through old Murter in traditional costumes of this area – 16th of August
Festival of dramatic amateurs – in May

Gastronomy in Murter
Restaurant Tic Tac- the best restaurant in Murter- serves rare Dalmatian dishes – often among the 100 best restaurants in Croatia
Restaurant Čigrađa – in Čigrađa bay next to the sea – Mediterranian and international cuisine
Restaurant Fabro – has a terrace on a coast – idyllic athmosphere and an eccelent choice of delicious dishes
Restaurant Zameo ih vjetar – good fish restaurant – combines modern and traditional cuisine

Entertaiment and nightlife in Murter
Porat - Prosika bay next to Pirovac
Hacieda club in Vodice
Aurora club in Primošten

Beaches in Murter
Murter is well known for its beautiful beaches: Čigrađa, Podvrške, Kosirina and Slanica, which is the most beautiful beach in this area

Directions to Murter

By car: Zagreb-Murter 320 km, Split – Murter 120 km, Zadar- Murter 65 km by highway

By plane: www.croatiaairlines.hr (airport Zadar 65 km, Split 120 km)

By train: www.hznet.hr (train station Šibenik 35 km)

By bus: www.akz.hr

By boat: www.jadrolinija.hr (Šibenik port 35 km, Zadar 65 km, Split 120 km)