Throughout years Murter has been mentioned under different names: first Colentum, then Srimač, Mortar, Mortura, Mortaro, Morter and finally Murter. This is the island of the Šibenik archipelago, which is the greatest in size and the closest to the land. The greatest part of the island is covered by many centuries-old olive and fig trees and at the same time these are the chief traditional cultures grown by local people, but in recent times due to extraordinary natural possibilities, tourism is more and more becoming the moving force of this island's development.

Kornati is the most dense group of islands in the whole of the Mediterranean. It is located between the islands of Žirje, Dugi otok and Pašman. The arcipelago is divided into two groups: Lower Kornati consisting of Kornat and surrounding islands and Upper Kornati made of Sit, Žut and surrounding islands. Because of the extraordinary beauty of landscape, the abundance of natural bays and the rich sea flora and fauna, out of 152 of the Kornati islands, 89 of them were declared a national park in 1980.

The Krka National Park is located very near Murter, only about 32 kilometres away. The Krka River makes its way through the North Dalmatian plateau, creating a deep canyon, rich in waterfalls, lakes and vegetation. Within the 72 kilometres of Krka's course, its most beautiful and best preserved part spreads from old Croatian fortresses of Trošenj and Necven to the Roški slap.

For fans of art and history, we warmly recommend a sightseeing trip to the ancient Dalmatian town of Šibenik, only 32km away from Murter. Šibenik is the oldest Croatian town on the Adriatic coast. It is also called Krešimir's town, since it was the residence of King Petar Krešimir IV, the most important ruler of the ancient Croatian state. The first written mention of Šibenik was found in King Krešimir's papers dating from 1066 A.D.