(((Got to run off to Krk for a week with a supply of some emergency vowels.)))
(((Blogging may be patchy. Though you never know nowadays – the joint may be more saturated with wifi than it is with Glagolitic script.)))
Link: Rijeka - Kvarner - Krk Croatia - In Your Pocket .
So close to the mainland and so easy to get to thanks to the bridge, Krk is not only the largest Croatian island but also has one of the most developed tourist industries. Its western seaboard, along which the main artery runs from north to south, is where most larger resorts are located. Omišalj, despite the closeness of an important terminal for the shipping of oil, has a very attractive old cliffside centre, while Malinska and Njivice are much newer settlements mainly centred on tourism. it’s quite possible to spend your holidays here without realising exactly how much the island has to offer.
Krk is rich in both human and natural history. The island was once the seat of the Frankopan family – a powerful dynasty of Croatian counts and nobles who built many of the forts, churches and monasteries you'll come across on your travels through Kvarner. Christianity arrived here in the 5th century, and has remained exceptionally strong, so the island is dotted with churches, some early Christian, others with a characteristic onion dome topping the bell tower. The Glagolitic script brought to the Slav lands by Saints Cyril and Methodius took very firm root here, and many inscriptions of great historical significance have been unearthed, or can be seen as inscriptions on buildings, lending an air of the exotic with lettering which resembles a secret code written in the shape of mushrooms and cherries!
