Murter is the biggest and oldest settlement, the three other settlements on the island are Betina, Jezera and Tisno.
Murter was named in 1715 and carries the same name as the island. It offers hotels, homestays condominiums, marinas, nice quiet beaches, numerous restaurants and taverns. The township also has many sports facilities providing for tennis, basketball, five-a-side football and water sports. In the April the regatta Murter-Kornati helps start off the season. More traditional celebrations are St. Roko annually on 16 August and Nativity of the Virgin Mary on 8 September. The static population of around 2000 swells fourfold in the peak tourism season. The town has bank facilities, a health clinic, pharmacy, automobile repair shops, scuba diving shops, an open air cinema and marina facilities in Hramina bay.
Betina is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the Adriatic with notable architectural attractions. The historical central part of Betina is built on the eastern slopes of Cape Artić, at the northern opening to the Murter passage. In Zdrače bay there is a a marina and shipyard and a local beach. Betina has nearly 100 small family run shipyards with a tradition of strong hand built and long lasting traditional wooden boats.
Jezera is the smallest town on the island and spreads around the sheltered bay on the northeast side of the island. The town centre is on the north side of the bay. ACI marina at Jezera is situated on the south side of the bay. Jezera is a central Dalmatian fishing centre and the site of the holiday village "Lovišća", situated in Lovišća bay to the northwest of Jezera.
[wiki=160fa7e953de6e4bdf55c02edec21da4]Tisno[/wiki] was established in 1832 near a bascule bridge near a narrow point in the channel separating the island from the mainland.
The town has shops and a long quay. Tisno has become an important religious centre due to pilgrimages to Our Lady of Caravaggio, frequented by believers from Šibenik and Zadar,
The nearest airport is in [wiki=8a9e64d86ed12ad40de129bc7f4683b2]Split[/wiki] Kaštela/Resnik Airport [url=http://www.split-airport.hr/]], ICAO: LDSP) is the airport serving Split and Kaštela in Split-Dalmatia County. It is serviced by Croatia Airlines [http://www.croatiaairlines.com/Default.aspx?alias=www.croatiaairlines.com/en[/url], reservations +385 62 777 777 and is te second busiest airport in Croatia.
Hramina bay
*Tisno quay
Cross the bridge at Tisno