Archaeological cave sites bear proof that Baška was inhabited in prehistoric times.

The ancient inhabitants were the Illyrians, mainly the Iapod tribe. A Roman settlement by the sea  developed in the same area that was inhabited by the Illyrian tribes in the 2nd century B.C., but Baška  grew into a settlement later, in 418 A.D., on the hill of St.John which overlooks today’s resort. Baška as a fortified castle was first mentioned in 1232 (Castelum Besca).

Baška shares its past with the rest of the island. Following the Illyrian period and Roman times, it came under the rulership of Byzantium and later under Hungaro-Croatian sovereignty. Halfway through the middle ages, after the end of the rule of the mighty Krk Frankopan Knights, the island was ruled by Venice, Austria, and also Napoleon’s Illyrians.

With the fall of Napoleon, Baška and Krk are once more under the rulership of Austria till the end of World War 1 (1918) when the island was incorporated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

After the end of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, Baška became a part of the Republic of Croatia.

Since 1994, it has been an independent municipality on the Island of Krk (together with five other Municipalities and the town of Krk).

In 1904
the “Society for Cleanliness and Embellishment of the Town” was established. Its purpose was to introduce regular and systematic embellishment of the town which had four thousand inhabitants at the time. From its very beginnings, the Society started with regular activities. In 1908 a building with 18 dressing cabins was erected on one of the biggest and most beautiful Adriatic beaches in Croatia. This marked the beginning of organized activities in tourism in Baška. The opening of hotels, villas, guest houses and restaurants followed.

1906.
Zvonimir, the first hotel in Baška, owned by Ante Tudor was opened.

1908.
The Baška bathing beach was opened, as the first one on the island of Krk with 18 changing cabins.
The first 18 guests were registered. The  first villas and guest houses were opened - villa "Ivka", owned by Matej P. Dorčić, and villa "Seršić", owned by Petar Seršić Ivica.

1910.
Dr Zdenka Čermakova arrived in Baška and remained there  as a doctor.
Emil Geistlich built a prefabricated pavilion, Zablaće.
In that year, 960 guests were registered in Baška. Villa "Marija" (afterwards known as hotel "Grandić"), owned by Petar Grandić, and Villa "Ruža", owned by Mihovil Dorčić, began business.

1911.
Hotel "Baška" with 33 rooms was opened in Baška.
Emil Geistlich printed the first promotional material - a brochure titled "Z pokoje rovnou do more" - "From the bedroom straight to the sea".
Another bathing establishment with 40 changing rooms was built. A women's bathing establishment was also built, and 700 guests visited Baška.
The “Dalibor” guest house owned by Josip Rulf from the Czech Republic (from 1911 to 1914 he was the bandmaster of Baška’s brass band) began business.

1912.
80 beds in hotels and guest houses, and 396 beds in private accommodation were registered in Baška. In Prague, E. Geistlich  organized a "Baška evening",  attended by prominent people from Baška, Petar Grandic, Ante Tudor and Dr.Zdenka Čermakova.
The "Marija Karlinska" guest house was opened in Baška.

1913-1914
2000 guests visited Baška.
The Community Hall was opened. Ante Tudor opened the  "Velebit" hotel. The villa "Tomša" owned by Josip Tomša also started operating. Emil Geistlich started publishing the  "Baška" review (a total of 9 issues were published).
In 1914, hotel "Volarić", owned by Ivan Volarić was opened.

1915 -1918 -1921
Due to World War I and the Italian occupation, all tourist activities in Baška were discontinued.

1922.
In the period between two wars (07/07/1922) Emil Geistlich, the greatest devotee of Baška and the founder of tourism, died. He was buried at Baška`s cemetery.

1922 -1929
The second phase of tourism development began and lasted till the beginning of the World War II. Czechs and Slovakians still form the majority of  guests, although the number of Austrians, Germans, Italians, Polish, Bulgarians and others is also increasing. Hotel Kvarner was built (1922).

1923.
The power station  in hotel "Baška" was put into operation, and electricity was installed.

1925.
Villa ¨Brother and Sister" owned by Ivan Tancabelić was completed. Hotel "Velebit" had electricity installed.

1927.
Villa "Derenčinović" owned by Ivan Derenčinović was being completed.
- 1928 - Hotel Europe was built.
-1930 -Hotel Triglav was built and an Austrian children’s recreation centre ( theGerman House) was opened.
-1932 - the “Bistra” guest house was opened. Pubs, barber shops, photographer shops, souvenir and beach accessory shops were opening, and certain  occupations such as bell boys, boatmen and greengrocers were introduced.
Baška got elecricity (50 kW) for 641 households and hotels.

1938.
The  Folklore Festival was held in Baška.

1940-1945
During  World War II, all tourist activities were discontinued. Certain buildings (Hotel Grandić) were bombarded and damaged.

1948.
Hotel "Volarić" and Geistlich’s Hotel “Baška" (it became Zagreb’s childrens` recreation centre "Bodulka”)  were nationalised. Hotel "Europe" was renovated and became the trade union holiday centre of the town Niš; the holiday centre of Morska Sobota was built on the site of the ruins of Hotel "Grandić", and so on.

1949.
The Hotel company Baška with two employees and 54 beds in Hotel Baška  (the former Volarić hotel)  was founded. Trade union members of various organisations were its first guests.

1950.
The "Jadran" guest house was turned into a children’s recreation centre "Slavonska Požega".

1951.
The establishments "Velebit" and annexe "Diana" merged into "HC Baška".
The total accommodation capacity increased to 130 beds, and the number of employees  to 6.

1952.
The hotel company Baška bought "Mirna" (16 beds) from the City Savings Bank, Zagreb.

1953.
The Baška Tourist Association was founded (29/05/1953).

1955.
The first  post-war foreign tourists arrived to Baška.

1956.
HC Baška signs the first contracts with foreign agencies such as Göttler, Capri, Ruefa, all  from Vienna, through the "Kvarner Express" agency from Opatija.

1957.
The first contract with the West German agency Miramare from Münich was signed.

1962.
20 bungalows were built. Baška had  over 100,000 overnight stays.

1961-1972
In the school building in Baška, the "School Tourist Cooperative" was started. It dealt with renting accommodation for groups of school children in Croatia.

1964.
The annexe "Adria" with 66 beds was opened.

1967.
The  "Zablaće" campsite was built, a rapid tourist development began, pre-war activities and traditions (Fishing Days) were being restored.

1968.
The annexe "Zvonimir" was built. Dr. Zdenka Čermakova died the same year and was buried at the Baška cemetery.

1969.
The Hotel company "Baška" expanded the campsite "Zablaće" and  new car-ferry services and connections (Senj-Baška-Lopar) were established. 17,538 tourists were recorded.

1970.
Hotel “Corinthia" was built - a modern hotel with  a kitchen and restaurant which could serve up to 1000 guests. The local heritage museum "Baška" was opened.

1978.
The naturist campsite "Bunculuka" was built, restaurants "Strand", "Galeb", "Ribar", "Kangarol", that belonged to the HC Baška were renovated, and the first phase of the amusement centre "Zarok" was built. The Baška ring-road was put into service.

1971-1984
The number of  overnight stays increased from 162,000 to 400,000. Tourist organisations were opened in Draga Baška, Jurandvor and Batomalj.

1986.
"Hotel Corinthia II" with 274 beds was built, "HC Baška" grows into a large company with 160 permanent employees.

1989.
Baška had at its disposal 1,000 beds in hotels, two campsites with a capacity of 3,100, 3,400 beds available within  private accommodation, and 500 beds in the children’s recreation centres.. Baška can accept up to 9,000 visitors in one day.

1990.
"Hotel Corinthia III" was built.

1992.
The Tourist Organisation of Baška was restructured and named The Tourist Association of Baška, and was one of the first registered tourist associations in Croatia.

1994.
The "TA of  Baška" was restructured to the "Municipal TA of Baška", after Baška gained the status of a municipality.

1994-2000
Baška experienced a boom in tourism, the accommodation capacity reached  8,000 beds.
The Hotel Company Baška changed its status into a sharehold company (Baška Hotels Ltd.).  Further investments were made into existing accommodation capacities and the  quality was raised;  "Hotel Corinthia" was renovated to correspond to the three star requirements, certain investments were directed towards campsites "Zablaće" and "Bunculuka". The investments made by the Baška Municipality into the infrastucture resulted in gaining the first Blue Flag for beaches on the island Krk. Baška is still the leading destination on the island.

2001-2003
"Baška Hotels Ltd" opened the first four-star hotel on the island Krk, the renovated annexe "Zvonimir"  was turned into a bed-and-breakfast hotel, and the annexe "Adria" became a hotel with luxury suites. Baška reached 723,000 overnight stays with over 114,000 visitors. Thus, the overall number of visitors to Baška was doubled when compared to the period between two World Wars (between 1921 and 1940 Baška was visited by 52,259 guests). Baška can receive up to 10,000 guests in one day.

2004.
"One Hundred Years of Tourism in Baška" - the anniversary marks the very beginnings of  tourism and its continuous development,  enabling the further prosperity of Baška.

2005.
“Baška Hotels Ltd” open the modern “Wellness Centre Baška”