Cres

Cres Croatia is a captivating blend of medieval charm, raw natural beauty, and a slow-paced island life that feels a world apart from the busy tourist corridors further south. Cres town, the island’s main settlement, clusters around a sheltered harbour on the western coast, its pastel-coloured houses and Renaissance palaces reflected in the calm waters of the marina below. As the gateway to the Cres and Lošinj archipelago—two long, lean islands joined by a swing bridge at the town of Osor—sailing Cres opens up a vast cruising ground of quiet anchorages, empty beaches, and hillside villages where lambs graze on wild sage and the only traffic is the occasional fishing boat. This is also the domain of the griffon vultures Cres is famous for, a colony of these majestic raptors that nests on the island’s eastern cliffs and soars on the thermals above. For those seeking a crewed yacht charter experience through these pristine waters, Splendid Yachting offers fully-crewed motor yacht charters tailored to explore the Kvarner Gulf and beyond.