Along the western coast has several island groups among which the most interesting, the largest and most developed Brijunska group of 14 islands and islets area 7.4 km2.
The current boundaries of the National Park were set 1999th comprise the land and surrounding sea, the seabed and the total area of 33.9 km2. Length of the coastline of the island is 46.8 km. Are large, most developed Brijun (25.9 km) and Mali Brijuni (8.3 km). The shores are mostly low and rocky but easily accessible due to the horizontal layers of rock, and in some bays of sand and gravel. National park Brijuni Islands comprise the Great Brijun, Mali Brijuni, St. Mark, Gaz, Okrugljak, Supine, Supinić, Gaul, Grunj, Vanga (Krasnica), Let (Madona), Vrsar, Sv.Jerolim and Kozada. Geological and geomorphological Brijuni are a continuation of Western "Red Istria".
Since the depth of the channel of Fažana 12 m, Brijuni were until ten thousand years ago were an integral part of Istria. The islands are made of horizontal or slightly inclined layers of limestone of Cretaceous age in places where the relatively thick layer of brown soil and calcareous soil. The stone that belongs to this formation is white in color, easily breakable, marble structure is rich in clay and flint. Hard is an excellent building material. These values are valued stone and Roman builders, and that the stone was used to build many towns on the Adriatic. Brijuni are part of the northern Mediterranean climate and the wear of the western coast, with a relatively high value of relative humidity (76%). Average annual temperature is 13.9 º C and average annual rainfall is 817 mm while the annual average insolation is 2350 hours h.
What is characteristic of the Brijuni archipelago is the extraordinary biological diversity due to its geographical location, bedrock and geomorphology, diversity of habitats and island isolation. The natural biological diversity was enriched by men's traditional husbandry.
Veliki Brijuni as the largest island of the archipelago, which is cultivated into a harmonious landscape of meadows and parks, has along with the remnants of architectural heritage and preserved vegetation for the western climatic type. It is important to note that the sea is almost 80% of the protected area of the National Park which contains almost all the elements of the marine eco-system of the Adriatic.
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