To the south of Krk and the east of Cres lies Rab, the smallest and possibly the most beautiful of the Kvarner Gulf Islands. The east of the island is rocky and harsh, but to the west of the central spine all is lush and green with beautiful coves and beaches.

The Lopar peninsula at the northern end of the island has some of loveliest and sandiest beaches in Croatia. Rab Town is a perfectly preserved, late medieval Adriatic settlement squeezed onto its own slender peninsula where you'll find the city’s trademark sequence of Romanesque campaniles. A Rab yacht charter gives you opportunity to explore both. Rab Town is a truly lovely place – all grey and golden-yello buildings interspersed with palms, junipers and cacti – that copes graciously with the summer influx of visitors without compromising its essential medieval character. The city stands on the site of a Roman settlement and naval harbor, but few traces of the settlement remain. 

During the 15th century, the medieval town was decimated by the plague and its fortunes did not revive until the late 19th century when it became a popular rest cure destination. The Frankj peninsula just west of town was one of the first naturist resorts in Europe and was visited by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in 1936 -- whether they participated in this activity or not is unknown! Rab Town has numerous churches, palaces, monasteries and museums – including one that is home to a reliquary holding the skull of St. Christopher – that make a day here a must for history lovers.  The Old Town has some great seafood restaurants.