The town of Rab also boasts a long recorded history that dates back to the year 10 BC, when it is mentioned in an old Roman document by which the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus proclaims is a municipal and grants it independence. Before long it was given another rare honorary title, that of FELIX (happy) ; it bears witness to the fact that Rab was already a fully developed and civilised at time, providing amenities such as running water, baths, temples, a theatre, and a network of streets, to mention just a few. Although little is left of the antique construction, Rab abounds in early and late Romanesque architecture - houses, churches, monasteries church towers - of marked Mediterranean spirit. Feel the exciting contrasting coolness and warmth of this stone environment, of the numberless stone portals and windows that protect the quiet and covert life within the town walls from the noisy world. Right next to the city walls is the lovely Komrčar park, called after the name mentioned by the Franciscans already in the 13th century. The park was founded by its head forester "Pravdoje Belija" who came to Rab 1883 and turned the former town meadow into a beautiful park. Below the park is a beautiful promenade and a beach.