Beautiful nature, tame vegetation and mild climate, ancient culture and civilization tradition from Roman and Greek times up to these days are characteristics of this island. Ancient Arva, Arba, Arbia or Arbitana, Italian Arbe and Croatian Rab derives probably from the Illyrian Arb meaning dark, green, forested.
One of the nicest holm-oak areas and the greenest area of the island is the area of Kalifront - Suha Punta.
Northeastern part of the island of Rab is rocky. The island of Rab has pleasant and mild winters and hot summers. An average air temperature in summer reaches 26°C and in winter 10°C. Hilly chain of Kamenjak (400 m) protects some parts of the island from cold northeast winds. That is the reason that area temperature almost never lowers under 0°C.

Numerous churches and bell-towers and Gothic and Renaissance palaces, of respected patricians, characterize this beautiful island. That ancient stone construction method makes a unique environment while richly decorated portal and narrow streets fill with admiration every visitor.
Rab with its natural beauty and deep-blue sea, has numerous tourist facilities, like comfortable hotels, camps, private accommodation with modern apartments and rooms, excellent gastronomic offer in restaurants with maritime and continental specialties, aperitifs, night bar, café bars, trendy discotheque, etc.

During summer nights, on numerous terraces perform various dancing orchestra, folk dancers, and harmony-singing groups with authentically dalmatian and littoral melodic expression. Numerous coves and marinas are suitable for sailing and nautical tourism. With ideal nature conditions there is opportunity for various sport and recreational activities. English architect T.G. Jackson (1887) affirmed: "Unusual old medieval town, seems like remembrance, not a reality … among all small Dalmatian towns, for my liking, no one is more charming"