Cultural tourism Krk

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

On the southwest coast of the Krk island is situated the homonymous town - Krk. With its position the town it's an ideal start point for explore the whole island. This town is the biggest administrative, political, economic and cultural centre of the island.

The old town centre is full of historic monuments, which were built during the ancient Roman Empire and the medieval era, and various museum situated in the tight streets between the obsolete rocky slabs of the surrounding houses. The castle of the Frankopan family from XV century in the centre, where are held various music-cultural manifestation, and the cathedral from the XIII century are the significant historic monuments who are worth of visiting them.

Beside the cultural events in the castle are offered a variety entertainment on the town squares on which you can run into plays and musical performances or one of the fisherman's nights.  The day of the town is celebrated from the 8th of August to the 10th of August. This celebration has a secular tradition, and than the main town square becomes...