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Hidden beaches and coves, sea world, playful nature and your own Sunshine!

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Feel

Long summer evening under the sky full of stars, dalmatian songs in a hidden tavern, unexpectedly on a self-contained island.

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Meet

The personality of the island hidden in the folk costumes, customs and tradition.

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Sense

A look that awakes hidden feelings, a sound that tells the story of island of the islands with the scent of sea and nature.

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Experience

Fight with waves, cooperate with the wind, win yourself.

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Tisno

The place where Murter Island almost touches the mainland, where only a narrow and tight channel separates it from the shore. This is what gave Tisno its name: (Tisno means tight).

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Murter

Murter offers its visitors serenity, with its crystal clear sea, ancient olive groves, the climate of the unique Kornati Islands, and the coves nestled within the dense pine forests.

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Betina

The most famous product and symbol of Betina is wooden shipbuilding and its products: gajeta of Betina, leut, fishing boat. It is also a place of atmosphere and get-togethers.

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Jezera

Although one of the smaller places on Murter Island, Jezera has the largest number of ships, and in the early evening captains, officers and steersmen walk along the seafront...

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Kornati

Hundreds of islets scattered like pearls in the middle of the Adriatic Sea, only at first glance empty and fall, will fill your body and spirit with special energy. Get acquainted with exceptional nature, wildlife and heritage, a heritage that attests to the history of this region, and the Kurnatara-the Kornati owners who have been inseparably connected with this island for years.

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Culture

Archaeological Collection of St. Martin Ivinj

Archaeological site Ivinj

Church of Our Lady in Gradina

Church of Our Lady of Health

Church of Our Lady of Tarac

Church of St. Andrew

Church of St. John of Trogir

Church of St. Michael

Church of St. Nicolas, Murtar, Jezera

Church of St. Rocco

Colentum

Historical Italian villas in Tisno

Hrelić tower

Kornatske krune

Drystone Walls of Kornati

Monument to the victims of II WW

Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding in Betina

Pastoral-Cultural Centre Baganelovica

Pilgrim`s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Karavaj

Pudarica

The memorial crosses on the island of Kornat

St. Constant

St. Francis Church

The Church of St. Rocco

The historic core of Betina

The Old Mill

The parish church of the Holy Spirit

Tisno through history

Tureta

Villa Rustica in Plitka Vala

Events on Murter

17 – 20 Aug

Lost Disco

17. – 20. August

31 Jul

The Days of Kornati`s Lamb

31. July

28 Feb

Murterske Bake

28. February

01 Aug

Murterski Pir (traditional wedding)

01. August

25 Sep

Latin Sail Regatta

25. September

14 Aug

Regatta for the soul and the body

14. August

05 Aug

Betina’s day of traditional shell fishing “Dan Brganje”

05. August

28 Sep

Big Game Fishing

28. September

15 Aug

Fisherman’s Feast in Jezera

15. August

03 Sep

Jezera’s Day – Our Lady

03. September

01 Jul

Our Lady of Tarac Fest

01. July

31 Jul

Days of Small Wooden Shipbuilding

31. July

31 Jul

Night of Museum’s

31. July

24 Aug

DEKMANTEL SELECTORS 2017

24. August

10. August

27. July

19. July

Beats, Beer & Boogaloo

13. July

28. June

29. April

Međunarodna trka tovarov

10. August

01 Aug

Games on Tisno current

01. August

26 May

Fest of Our lady of Karavaj

26. May

17 Apr

Easter breakfast in Tisno

17. April

25 Feb

Jurevizija- Tisno style Eurovision

25. February

24 Jun

Concert of klapa Intrade and Tomislav Bralic

24. June

02 Jul

Fest and pilgrimage to Our Lady of Tarac

02. July

07 Jul

Little concert on Friday night

07. July

08 Jul

Murter Music Street 2017: Bagatin Band

08. July

09 Jul

Concert: Ensemble Dalmatino and Darko

09. July

10 Jul

Duo guitar Concert- “Duo Šibenik”- Filip Ljubičić and Alfred Trojan

10. July

11 Jul

Concert: Klapa Mela

11. July

14 Jul

Summer Evenings: Ibrica Jusić

14. July

11 Jul

Summer Evenings: Branimir Bubica band

11. July

10 Jul

Fair of local products

10. July

09. July

06. July

Summer Evenings: Mens’ vocal ensemble Bunari

02. July

16 Jul

Concert: Top Show Band Cabaret

16. July

12 Jul

9. Free Music Festival Murter

12. July

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Jezera have won the Blue Flower Award five times. It is awarded by the Croatian Tourist Board in the category of the most beautifully kept tourist destinations!

Jezera abound with distinctive, authentic customs. One of them is the Jezera Marine Ball - today part of the programme of the Cultural and Artistic Association Koledišće - dating back to the late 19th century. In 1911, the Association of Jezera Sailors was founded (locals called it "šocija naviganti") who would organise the ball at the sendoff of a young sailor on his first voyage. Other interesting customs are Preperuše - a Dodola custom of the calling for rain during dry months in which children participate.

On the island of Kukuljar Vodeni, next to Jezera, there is a drystone wall named “Pirates” by the inhabitants of Jezera. According to legend, bodies of dead sea pirates killed by the inhabitants of Murter Island in a naval battle were buried there.

Legend of the name “boduli” (islanders) comes from the 15th century during the Turkish conquest of Croatian islands. As the Turks did not know how to swim, they used empty water skins in their attempt to conquer them. The islanders were formed into groups led by a commander. At his command "buodi duoli", they would dive into the sea and pierce the skins with spears and the Turks would drown. The surviving Turks escaped to their camps and talked to the agas (officials) that they were defeated by those who shout "buo doli".

Writer Vjekoslav Kaleb was born in Tisno. His birthplace is in the very centre of town.

There is a moveable bridge in Tisno. From 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. each day in the summer months, the bridge is lifted so the larger boats could pass below. The drivers and passengers are not bothered by the half-hour wait, as everyone usually joins the crowd of tourists on the bride railing and enjoys the procession of traditional boats as well as luxury boats. A photo of the raised bridge with white boat sails is the perfect memento of Tisno.

The bell tower or campanile of the parish church of the Holy Spirit is unfinished. Namely, the Tisno campanile had to have two additional floors according to its original draft, but due to the lack of financial resources it was built shorter, and has remained so to date.

At the main altar of the today`s church of St. Spirit, there is an early Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary with the child. The mentioned statue (11/12th century) is unique in Europe because it is uniquely coated with silver and gold and has not previously been painted. This statue represented Tisno across Europe.

The story says that Murter Island was a pirate nest in its history, from which the famous name Isola del Morte - the Island of Death originates.

Inhabitants of Murter are the largest owners of the Kornati-Žuta-Sit group of islands that they bought in the late 19th century from Zadar's gentry.

The Kornati drystone walls or add-on walls are as high as is necessary so the sheep cannot jump over them and cross to another property, and they are as wide as is necessary to keep the wind from knocking them over

There are five small family shipyards in Betina, where high-quality shipbuilders use hand tools to build solid and durable traditional wooden boats.

The legend says that the name of the settlement Betina comes from the old Celtic word "bet" meaning mouth, which corresponds to the shape of the Betina harbour.

Did you know that in all four villages of Murter Island a different dialect is used? For some terms, every village on the island has a different word. About all the differences and curiosities of the speech of Murter island wrote Edo Juraga in the “Rječnik govora otoka Murtera” (Murter's Dialect Dictionary).

Frequently asked questions

Are there organised excursions to NP Kornati?

Excursion boats run in the summer months from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and in the period of the pre-season and the post-season by appointment. In case of bad weather, boats do not sail. The Boats depart from Murter harbour.

Is it possible to participate in regattas?

For all questions about participating in regattas, please contact the offices of tourist boards of Betina, Jezera or Murter.

Is Murter Island one municipality?

Murter Island has four villages and two municipalities. The Tisno Municipality includes Betina, Jezera, Tisno, and the mainland villages of Dubrava, Dazlina and Ivinj, while the Murter-Kornati Municipality includes Murter village and Kornati Islands.

When does the bridge in Tisno rise?

The bridge in Tisno is raised twice a day, every day, in the summer months (15 May - 15 September), 9 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. and in the winter on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.

Bridge opens for larger boats to be able to pass through narrow channel between island Murter and mainland in Tisno. Road traffic than stops for half an hour, twice a day. You might be caught waiting in a long cue - please be patient.

The rest of the time Murter Island is connected to the mainland.

Where can I buy a parking ticket?

On parking lots there are machines for purchasing parking tickets or use the SMS service to pay for parking. For weekly and monthly tickets and other information about parking, residents and visitors of Tisno Municipality can obtain information and services from the Ježinac utility company, and residents and visitors of Murter-Kornati Municipality from the Murtela utility company.

Where can I get a fishing license?

The Fishing license can be issued by Fishing Society Punta Rata in Jezera, in Agency Levant, Dolac 93, Betina +385 98 981 4356 or in Agency ET, Ribarska 26, Jezera +385 22 439394.

Where can I seek medical help on Murter Island?

If you need a doctor, you can go to the General Practice office in Murter or Tisno for assistance. The nearest hospital is in Šibenik. Emergency health care is in Tisno.

Where to buy a ticket to NP Kornati?

You can buy a ticket for National Park Kornati at the park's office in the centre of Murter, or at the entrance to the park where the park's staff will welcome you in boats.

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