Jadranovo is on the sunny northern Adriatic coast and is divided into two parts by a small peninsula.

This indicates that Lokvišće was likely a small port with warehouses for the production and storage of wine and olive oil.

The site of today's Jadranovo was named St. James (Sveti Jakov) on a map of Iacoppa de Giroldisa in the year 1426.

In the Middle Ages, Jadranovo was a coastal estate and port of the castle of Drivenik municipality.

[citation needed] The inhabitants were continued to be referred to as Jakovari even after the name change to Jadranovo.