Village
Vrbnik
Krk · Kvarner & Islands
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Village
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Krk · Kvarner & Islands
- DURATION
- 1–2 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Vrbnik is the most characterful village on Krk, a cluster of stone houses perched on a vertical cliff above the sea on the island’s wild east coast. It is the home of Žlahtina, the crisp white wine grown only in the vineyards around the village, and of Klančić, said to be the narrowest street in the world — a gap between two houses that you pass through sideways. The village is the wine and viewpoint stop of any island circuit.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
Vrbnik grew as a medieval Glagolitic village on its clifftop site, defensible and close to the vineyards that have always been its livelihood. The Glagolitic script was used here into the early modern period, and the village’s stone houses and lanes survive largely from the medieval and Venetian periods. Žlahtina, the local white wine, has been grown around Vrbnik for centuries and is native to this stretch of the island.
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
Klančić, the famously narrow street between two stone houses.
The clifftop viewpoint over the east coast and the sea.
The wine-cellars serving Žlahtina from the surrounding vineyards.
The old parish church and the Glagolitic heritage of the village.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters
Vrbnik is the village that gives Krk its inland character — wine, cliffs and stone lanes rather than beaches and resorts — and the place to taste the island’s native wine. For a visitor it is the essential east-coast stop.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
THROUGH THE LENS
From the road
MAP & LOCATION
Vrbnik
Vrbnik, Krk, Kvarner & Islands, Croatia
45.0792, 14.6758
MORE ATTRACTIONS
More to see in Krk
THINGS TO DO
Things to do nearby
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Konoba Nono — island cooking in Krk town
Vrbnik’s wine-cellars for Žlahtina
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel Malin — resort base in Malinska
Old-town apartments in Krk town
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