Route: Kornić – Kampelje – Kornić

Embarking on a hike on this relaxing short trail will take you through the northern and northeastern hinterland of the village of Kornić, which leads to the neighbouring Vrbnik Municipality and passes through the small, but historically significant village of Kampelje. The 7 km long route starts in Kornić and is largely surrounded by wooded areas, which are particularly pleasant in the summer.

– Embarking on a hike on this relaxing short trail will take you through the northern and northeastern hinterland of the village of Kornić, which leads to the neighbouring Vrbnik Municipality and passes through the small, but historically significant village of Kampelje. The 7 km long route starts at the Church of St. James and continues westward through the urban zone, bypassing the area of the village below the Kornić recreation zone. While staying in Kornić, make sure to visit two notable local sights: the Parish Church of St James the Great, which was finished in the mid-19th century and the Kornić Ethnographic Heritage Collection – Kornić Folk House, whose exhibits introduce visitors to everyday life in the country a hundred years ago. The parish church, which is in the middle of the village on a road that leads from Lakmartin to Dunat, is a single-nave structure with a bell-gable above the facade and two bells. The Kornić Folk House is situated in a traditional 19th century stone building and houses over 700 valuable items, the most prominent of which are the traditional kitchen with a hearth, a variety of tools, religious folk paraphernalia and a collection of musical instruments and folk costumes. Upon leaving Kornić you will traverse the verdant wooded portion of the trail that leads north to the border of two local governments: the city of Krk and Vrbnik Municipality. Straddling the border is the small village of Kampelje, or Kampeje, as it is locally known, which is an administrative part of Vrbnik. According to the Romanist Petar Skok, the Kampelje toponym is of Romance origin and is associated with the Venetian campiello and the Krk-Romance Kantijal, signifying a pasture between Kampelje, Garica and Kornić. Therefore, it is assumed that the Croats were early inhabitants of Kampelje, probably during the initial settling of the island. The village used to be home to the Chapel of St Peter, which is mentioned during a canonical visitation in 1565, but since the modest building had been falling into decay, a new village church of the same name was constructed in nearby Garica. The trail speckled with lush vegetation, which can be a bona fide boon during the summer, will bring the hikers from Kampelje to the point of departure – Kornić in the south.

Highlights:

– Parish Church of St James the Great, Kornić

– Kornić Ethnographic Heritage Collection – Kornić Folk House

– “guvno” (threshing floor) outside the Kornić Folk House

– Kampelje