Košljun island Franciscan monastery and museums

A wooded islet in Punat bay with a Franciscan friary (from 1447), run today by four friars. It has four collections (ethnographic, sacred art, natural history and archaeology) and a church with a 1535 polyptych by Girolamo da Santacroce and Ughetto's 17th-century Last Judgement, about 10 m wide.

Our tips

• Children love the oddities in the ethnographic room: a two-headed lamb, a one-eyed lamb and a stuffed boa from Costa Rica.
• The library holds about 30,000 volumes, among them Ptolemy's atlas of the world printed in Venice in 1511.
• Look for the wooden crucifix with movable arms, used in Holy Week burial rites.
• There is no café or shop: bring water, enjoy the holm-oak paths and allow 1.5–2 hours.

Good to know

• Swimming not allowed on the island.
• Entrance EUR 6 adults, EUR 4 children, cash only (2026).
• On Sundays and holidays the monastery opens only 10:30–12:30; check the time of the last boat back when you buy your boat ticket.
• Dress modestly for the church.

The details

Where

Punat bay

Phone

+385 51 854 017

Season

Monastery (2026): 1 Apr-31 Oct Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; 1 Nov-31 Mar Mon–Sat 09:30–15:00; Sundays and holidays 10:30–12:30 all year.

Open

all year

Best time

First boat of the day (09:15) or late season; not on Sunday afternoons, when the monastery is closed

Getting there

Taxi boat from Punat harbour, about 8–10 min each way

Good for

families, kids, couples, rainy day

Village guide

Punat and Košljun

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Facts checked 31 Oct 2026