The cradle of nautical tourism in Croatia
Are you looking for a berth or a charter vessel to explore the beautiful archipelagos in the heart of the Adriatic? Are you interested in first-class gastronomy with a view of the boats and the old town of Biograd? Would you like to be at the centre of events during Biograd Boat Show, Croatia’s biggest event of its kind?
Marina Kornati in Biograd is the right place for you!
Biograd is the cradle of nautical tourism in Croatia. After building the first hotel harbour in 1974, with 100 berths for the Ilirija and Kornati hotels, and setting up the first charter fleet on the Adriatic with over 40 vessels, Ilirija d.d. built the new Marina Kornati in the western part of Biograd in 1986, thereby creating the basis for the leading boating and regatta centre in this part of Europe.
Today’s Marina Kornati, with a total area of over 90,000 m2 at sea and almost 40,000 m2 on land, is among the Top 3 marinas in Croatia and is the driving force behind the development of nautical tourism in the Biograd area. Thanks to its favourable location and the vision of Ilirija d.d., Biograd has become the centre of nautical tourism in the region.
Every year, more than 40 national and international regattas of all classes, with up to 10,000 participants from all over the world, take place in the marina, making Marina Kornati the nautical and regatta centre of the Adriatic. A signature event is the Biograd Boat Show, the largest event of its kind in this part of Europe.
The parent company Ilirija d.d. invests continuously in the development of Marina Kornati, with special emphasis on sustainability and ecology. In addition to improving its capacity and technical equipment, a technical water purifier and an eco-storage facility have been built. Marina Kornati has for many years been awarded the Blue Flag, an international recognition for high standards in the protection of the sea and coast.
Services and facilities:
15 piers with electricity and water connections
705 berths for vessels up to 23 m
A la carte
Bar with terrace
Blue Flag: high standards of seawater and coast protection
Captain’s Club
Conference hall
Daily capacity: 150 vessels and 2,000 visiting guests
FREE WIFI
Hotel marina
PARKING
Pets welcome
Sanitary facilities
Seafood restaurant
The strictest international standards of environmental protection: water purifier, eco storage
The main marina
- 705 berths for vessels up to 23 m
- 15 piers, 24/7 surveillance
- parking area for 700 cars
- marina entrance width: 40 m
- maximum depth (draught): 6.50 m
- power connection 16 A, 32 A (single-phase and three-phase), 63 A (three-phase) – a total of 850 connections; each European-standard power and water pedestal (located 19 m from the next) has 6 electrical and 2 water connections
- 4-5 bar water pressure (270 connections in total)
Marina Kornati consists of three interconnected zones: the central, western and southern water areas. The marina extends over 39,688 m2 of land area and 91,912 m2 of sea area divided into three zones: the central has 435 berths (of which 365 are in the sea and 70 on land), the western has 190 berths, and the southern has 80 berths.
Hotel marina
The hotel marina is located in the harbour in front of the Hotel Kornati. Ideal for one-day boat trips to the islands, it can accommodate smaller motor boats. Book a berth in the hotel marina and the Hotel Kornati and experience the holiday of your dreams!
The terrestrial part of Marina Kornati includes a large area for the service and maintenance of vessels and a parking area for 700 cars. Sanitary facilities with showers are located in each of the three zones. The piers are under surveillance 24/7; water and electricity consumption is included in the berth price.
Marina Kornati offers a complete boat service: from berths to service and maintenance. The marina has a service area for boat repairs and maintenance, as well as dry berths
- slipway for lifting and lowering vessels
- crane (10 t) and travel lift (50 t)
- slipway width: 7 m
- hazardous waste disposal site
A 10- t crane and a 50- t travel lift are available for lifting, lowering and transporting vessels within the marina. The width of the slipway is 7 m.
Prior notice is required for the use of these services.
There is also a hazardous waste disposal site in the service zone. Since works in the marina can result in dangerous waste (filters, waste oil, paint and oil packaging, etc.), we take special care regarding the ecological treatment and disposal of such waste.
In addition to our own services, boat owners can use those of external companies operating in Marina Kornati’s premises. In this way, the marina provides the full range of services required for the preparation of vessels before the season or their maintenance throughout the year.
repair and maintenance of vessels, engines, boat plastics and electronics
assistance and delivery at sea, skipper training, diver service
boat rental and equipment, charter, cleaning service, interior decoration
At Marina Kornati, there are workshops for the maintenance and repair of vessels, engines and sails; electrical workshops; and suppliers of spare parts and equipment. There are also three service halls with workshops for repairing marine engines and painting vessels, a turning workshop, and a warehouse for flammable liquids. In the immediate vicinity of the marina there is a laundry, petrol station, gas supply and other facilities.
Ever since Ilirija’s first charter fleet in the hotel harbour in the 1970s, Biograd has been and remains a leader in nautical and charter tourism.
- the leading charter centre on the Adriatic coast
- charter fleet with more than 300 vessels: motor yachts, sailboats, catamarans
- ancillary services and facilities for providers and users of charter services
Today, Marina Kornati maintains its status as the leading charter centre on the Adriatic, with over 300 charter vessels owned by a dozen Croatian and international boat charter and sale companies that operate within the marina.
For them and all other users, the marina offers modern technical equipment according to international standards, a service area, parking, accommodation in Ilirija hotels, bars and restaurants, and all the complementary services important for charter tourism, such as the organisation of regattas, sailing schools, workshops, lectures and seminars.
Since its foundation in 1984, Yacht Club Biograd has organised numerous sailing events and competitions. Thanks to the activities of the club, Biograd has hosted a series of sailing regattas and other marine activities.
more than 40 regattas of all classes every year
more than 10,000 participants from all over the world
support from Ilirija d.d. and charter companies
The club is supported by Ilirija d.d. and charter companies that own more than 300 vessels in total. In addition to competitions, the club also organises numerous themed and charity regattas on the occasion of special anniversaries and events (Marina Kornati Cup, Biograd Cup, St Anastasia Cup, St Nicholas Cup, St Valentine Cup, Christmas and Carnival regattas, etc.).
Users of Marina Kornati can look forward to a productive and enjoyable visit, both in the marina and in other Ilirija properties.
Thanks to its wide portfolio of facilities and services, Ilirija can offer users a whole range of additional services to make their stay in the marina fulfilling and unforgettable.
- diving centre
- Marina Kornati restaurant catering
- laundry service
- physiotherapy, wellness and hair salon (special discount for marina users)
- restaurants and bars
- excursions (ticket sales), currency exchange, transfers, bicycle and car rental
Boating enthusiasts know that a safe mooring and good, homemade food are essential for a fulfilling sailing holiday. The Marina Kornati restaurant is a place you should not miss during your stay in Biograd!
This year’s dates: 25 – 29.10.2023
A spectacular five-day event, the largest boat show in this part of Europe with a series of business meetings and entertainment and accompanying programmes: the Biograd Boat Show continues to break attendance and popularity records, confirming its status as the leading event of its kind on the Adriatic coast.
Thanks to the organisational ability and great enthusiasm of all the employees of Ilirija d.d., the autumn boat show in Biograd – as the most important event of its kind in Croatia and this part of Europe – attracts a record number of participants and visitors every year. The Biograd Boat Show is a top event and a central meeting place for key players in the Croatian boating industry, which confirms the status of Biograd as the leading Adriatic destination for boaters year after year.
- ideal time and five-day duration at the beginning of autumn
- centre of nautical tourism in the heart of the Adriatic
- over 300 exhibitors, 300 boats on display and 20,000 visitors in 2022
- more than 800 confirmed business B2B meetings
- participation of companies from 30 countries around the world
- more than 100 charter companies with more than 3,000 active charter vessels, of which 1,800 are from Croatia
- accommodation for exhibitors and visitors in Ilirija hotels at special prices
- takes place at the end of October, extending the tourist season
- additional services and facilities offered by Ilirija d.d.
From ‘open days’ to the leading autumn boat show
In the spring of 1999, Ilirija d.d., together with Yacht Club Biograd and the charter companies that operated within the marina, launched the ‘Open Days’ as the first event of its kind in northern Dalmatia, with the aim of presenting various aspects of nautical and charter activities in Biograd, the cradle of Croatian nautical tourism. Over time, the open days have grown into the largest event of its kind in Croatia and beyond – the Biograd Boat Show. Since 2004, it has taken place in autumn and has enjoyed a consistent annual growth rate.
‘4 in 1’
The Biograd Boat Show encompasses four types of event in one: a boat exhibition (Biograd Boat Show), a congress exhibition (Croatian Nautical Days), a charter exhibition (Croatia Charter Expo), and a business exhibition (Biograd B2B). The exhibition part of the event delights year after year with a series of world and Croatian premieres, while the business segment includes an online B2B platform for business networking, which has long been a distinctive feature of the BBS. The Croatia Charter Expo also continues to break records, confirming the need of Croatian and international charter companies, agencies and companies closely related to charter for this form of meeting within the boat show framework.
Biograd Boat Show – an event tailored to its exhibitors’ needs
The formula for our success is adapting to the needs of the exhibitors, which was and remains our guiding principle in organising the event. The date at the end of October contributes to the extension of the tourist season, which in Biograd is traditionally opened and closed by boating enthusiasts Ilirija offers all exhibitors and visitors special accommodation rates and a whole range of accompanying services, which increases the attractiveness of the event and creates more reasons to visit Biograd during the Biograd Boat Show.
- accommodation for exhibitors and visitors in Ilirija hotels at special prices
- takes place at the end of October, extending the tourist season
- additional services and facilities offered by Ilirija d.d.
In Marina Kornati, environmental protection is of the highest priority and is approached systematically and consistently. According to the ISO 14001 international environmental management standard, which was implemented and certified in 2014, we minimise all activities that can have a negative impact on the environment. Since 2004, the Marina Kornati has also had the Blue Flag, an international environmental award for the protection and sustainable management of the sea and coast. Today, the Blue Flag is the most widely recognised model of environmental education and public information in the world. In addition to constant investments in the technical equipment of the marina, we emphasise that waste water generated in Marina Kornati during boat washing passes through a physical-chemical purifier (which is regularly maintained and upgraded) before being discharged, and the quality of the discharged water is controlled by an authorised laboratory. The marina also features several storm water separators, which prevent any pollution from working areas in the marina from reaching the sea.
Boat servicing often generates waste that needs to be disposed of separately: engine oil, filters, batteries, etc. If you entrust the servicing of your boat to our service staff, they will make sure that all waste is properly disposed of. If you service your vessel yourself, please dispose of all hazardous waste in the designated containers.
Environmental protection stipulates special care for hazardous waste generated inside the marina, which is collected at three stations. Please use them to dispose of waste oil (categories I and II), waste oil filters, used motor oil, waste accumulators and batteries, waste oil cans, oil rags, contaminated packaging, sludge, and waste paint and varnish packaging.
The main locations for waste disposal are marked on the Marina Kornati plan.
If you need help disposing of these types of waste, feel free to contact the marina or reception staff. Our employees will be glad to help!
In case of an environmental incident inside the marina (e.g. fuel spillage), the marina has a floating barrier that will prevent pollution from spreading outside the marina waters.
Hazardous waste is disposed of by the authorised company Cian d.o.o., with which Ilirija d.d. has a contract.
We invite you to help us keep the marina tidy and clean to the satisfaction of all users!
Your first choice in Northern Dalmatia! Hotels and campsites in beautiful locations by the sea. Excellent cuisine. Unique experiences. A synergy of traditional and modern. Ilirija Biograd – a name that means quality.
+385 (0)23 383 800
info@marinakornati.com
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