PUNAT, a small town, port and marina on the eastern part of the Puntarska Cove, separated by the Prniba peninsula from the Krk Bay, on the south-eastern coast of the island of Krk, 8 km southeast of the town of Krk; population 1,696. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture, olive growing, fishing, shipbuilding and tourism, yachting in particular. In front of the town, in the middle of the shallow cove, is a forested islet of Kosljun, with a small pier and a Franciscan monastery. Punat is one of the leading centres of yachting tourism on the Croatian coastline. The sea in front of the town is shallow, and the bottom muddy; towards the open sea, on the so-called Mouth, the depth is between 2.5 and 3 m. Punat is exposed to the bora from the hinterland and the sirocco from the sea. Situated on the local, branching road of the main road (M29) running through the island of Krk. Punat organizes traditional feasts Puntarska Night and the Fishermen's Night (in August), and the monastery on the small island of Kosljun hosts numerous cultural events throughout the year, particularly in the summer season. Punat Marina has 750 berths in the sea and 300 places on the land.
PUNAT, a small town, port and marina on the eastern part of the Puntarska Cove, separated by the Prniba peninsula from the Krk Bay, on the south-eastern coast of the island of Krk, 8 km southeast of the town of Krk; population 1,696. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture, olive growing, fishing, shipbuilding and tourism, yachting in particular. In front of the town, in the middle of the shallow cove, is a forested islet of Kosljun, with a small pier and a Franciscan monastery. Punat is one of the leading centres of yachting tourism on the Croatian coastline. The sea in front of the town is shallow, and the bottom muddy; towards the open sea, on the so-called Mouth, the depth is between 2.5 and 3 m. Punat is exposed to the bora from the hinterland and the sirocco from the sea. Situated on the local, branching road of the main road (M29) running through the island of Krk. Punat organizes traditional feasts Puntarska Night and the Fishermen's Night (in August), and the monastery on the small island of Kosljun hosts numerous cultural events throughout the year, particularly in the summer season. Punat Marina has 750 berths in the sea and 300 places on the land. 
