Things to do in Punat, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County: The Best Churches & Cathedrals

This church is a valuable example of the late Croatian architecture built in the byzantine style in the 9th century. Built in the form of three cores with a cupola, with a layout in the form of a cross, covered with sculptured rock in the forms of small squares. Unfortunately at the end of World War 2 the church was severely damaged by a munitions explosion that was kept near the church. It is scheduled for further restoration and reconstruction in the near future.

There is a legend that says that during the cholera plague in Punat, St. Roch appeared to a Punat resident named Jakov Raguzin his sleep. St. Roch told him that the cholera in Punat will stop if the inhabitants of Punat build a church in his honour. The church was erected on the Nova Placa (part of the town of Punat) in 1855. On the facade of the church there is a slab on which in the Latin language is written that the church was built on the holy glory of St. Roch and St. Sebastian.

Situated on Buka, it was built in 1911. St. Nicholas (Sv. Nikola) is the patron saint of the sailors and because of that the sailors from Punat wanted to build this church in honour of St. Nicholas, their bishop and patron.

This parish church is known for its main altar, that is thought to be one of the most beautiful baroque altars. It dates from 18th century.

Church was built near the sea in the proximity of the current hotel "Park". It existed already in 1565 in the early Romanesque period as a chapel. This shows that it is the oldest and the most prominent church on the island of Krk. Two small heads of a small pillar made of Greek marble are evidence to this fact. Today they are shown in the archaeological collection of the Franciscan monastery on the island of Kosljun. Around the church was situated the first cemetery of Punat.

Parish church from the year 1853. The main altar is one of the prettiest baroque altars in the Kvarner region and it was made by Paulus Reidl, sculptor. During the consecration of the altar and the church beside the other holy powers and along the altar were positioned also the powers of the blessed Marko of Krizevci, member of the Society of Jesus. Near the northern wall of the church there is a valuable sculpture with the representation of the Mother of God with St. Anna and a little Jesus.