island
of brac

destinations on island of brac

supetar

The main tourist resort and transportation centre of the Island of Brac, with more than 3000 inhabitants. As it is located on the northwest coast of the island, it is well connected with the mainland town of Split by ferryboats and also with other villages of the island by daily bus lines. Supetar is a typical Dalmatian town, distinguished by a pictorial promenade with numerous fish boats and palm trees giving its centre a characteristic Mediterranean charm. Beside bays with a fine pebble beaches, surrounded by tamarisk and pine woods, Supetar offers cafes, bars, beach bars, numerous restaurants, dance terraces, disco club, tennis courts, surfing and diving school etc. You can enjoy its cultural monuments, various sports and recreation programs. There are lots of restaurants where you can taste local, Mediterranean cuisine as well as some other Croatian specialties.
Only 6 km from Supetar and 25 km from airport is Splitska. Village lies by small bay that is overgrown with pine forest. During the winter the village has 200 inhabitants.
Skrip is the oldest settlement on the island. Set on the top of the hill, with its belfry, church facade and huge towers it appears like a town strangely lost in this karst.
Mirca is historical, romantic village, not far away from Supetar and Sutivan, in the same time, away enough to be itself, known and unique.

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postira

It was one of the numerous fortified monuments to the permanent defence of the Bracans on the bare land. It was first mentioned in 1347 under the name Postrena. Postira, a picturesque coastal place with a series of attractive beaches and coves, surrounded by pine forests, olive-groves and vineyards, offers excellent opportunities for peaceful and pleasant vacations. The development of tourism started here between the two world wars - the first guests from Germany and the Czech Republic came to Postira in 1934. Apart from the different types of accommodation (hotels, apartments and private houses), the village offers a rich variety of sports.
Dol is sheltered in a deep valley and it is only two kilometers by road from Postire. Of all the settlements on Brac that are mentioned at the beginning of the 15th century, it was the nearest to the sea.

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pucisca

Pucisca is a place and harbour on the northern coast. It is the biggest Brac settlement with genuine Mediterranean features, creating with its white roofs the original local atmosphere, but this place seems to dislike the sea because of the northern wind that whistles in the harbour during the winter months. Although the white slab roofs, being heavier, better resist the force of the north wind, industrial tiles are slowly replacing them. And this means an unnecessary withdrawal of the white, stone-built Pucisca. In the beautiful, sheltered bay you can find private and hotel accommodation. Pucisca is ideal destination for a pleasant holiday with family and friends.
Praznica is an ancient medieval settlement already mentioned in the 12th century. A cattle breeding place with good pasture-grounds and lots of pools.
Gornji Humac is a shepherds' settlement set in the region known for its centuries-long cattle-breeding that is founded upon the abundance of dry, fragrant herbs and ponds.

selca

Selca is a link and a bridge in the transformation of a Mediterranean village into town. All the houses serve their specific purposes, with clear level surfaces, free from decorative excess, with tidy yards, with gardens of a high horticultural standard. All these created the basic element of the local atmosphere in which one stays with pleasure. Selca is in love with stone. There we find the stone doorways, staircases, terraces, and balconies, with decorative stone balustrades. The paths and yards are covered with gravel and stone slabs. Of stone are the gutter-pipes under the eaves, the sinks in the kitchens, the table surfaces, the vases, of stone are the seats in the squares and near the yard-walls the graves and the children's toys-everything is made of stone.
Povlja is surrounded by numerous nice coves as nowhere else on the island of Brac. The Povlja bay is also a very safe harbour for boaters.
Sumartin is the most eastern and the youngest settlement on Brac. Thanks to bad connections with the Brac interior it was isolated for a long time. Slightly different mentality, clothing, language and customs were brought and developed there. Sumartin is an agreeable and hospitable place.
Novo Selo is a young settlement. Not long ago, in these parts were set the shepherds gathering places. Novo Selo is formed today of a few separated groups, which is seen in the names of these settlements Pod Selo (The Lower Village), Nad Selo (The Upper Village), Pijaca, Oklad, Vejalca, Lokvica etc. The village is set on the sunny side of the hill Glavica.

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bol

Situated in a secluded place, in a fertile field with permanent sources of potable water; on the southern coast of Brac, Bol is the oldest town of Brac and one of the most famous seaside resorts of the Adriatic. Above Bol there is the sheer mountain ridge of Bolska kruna (The Crown of Bol), the fortified Kostilo (for, stronghold), at 66 m above sea level, and Vidova gora (The Vidova Mountain) at 778 m above sea level, the highest peak of the Adiratic islands. Bol is famous for its beaches, full of white, sandy pebbles resembling the eye-balls of fish. Zlatni rat (The Golden Cape), which is considered the most beautiful beach in all of Dalmatia, has stretched Brac into the sea towards the south with its half-kilometre long body.
Murvica is situated on the southern slopes of the island on the boundary of the lime caves. Turned towards the sea, but still far enough from it, just like the ancient settlements on the Mediterranean coast that preferred such a location.

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milna

Set at the end of the biggest harbour on Brac, Milna is sheltered from the winds and exposed to the sun. This settlement more than all the others, looks to the sea-to a maritime and fishing economy. Milna is the busiest, the most sheltered and the most beautiful harbour on Brac. It forks into two channels, the two sunken valleys that descend from the interior. They bring the refreshing breeze from the Brac upper valleys during hot summer nights.
Lozisca has chosen its site in a very steep stone glade. The stone houses are strung one upon the other along the sloping lanes that stretch from the rather deep valley and reach to the top of the village.
Bobovisca is typical of its rural Mediterranean architecture and still preserves developing process from place where shepard's gathered in the beginning to an agricultural settlement, such as it is today.

nerezisca

Nerezisca was the centre and the pulse of the island for eight centuries. It is situated on the stone hillside of Grizica at the foot of the former Croatian fort of Gradac on 33382 m above sea level. Although hidden from sight from the sea, it was not exempt from the pirates attacks. In spite of this, the main center on the island was never fortified like other settlements. In the Middle Ages, the region of Nerezisca occupied almost all of the total Brac surface. Today, Nerezisca is by far the most extensive commune on the island. The valuable cultural monuments confirm the former administration and cultural range of the settlement. Nerezisca is one of the rare settlements with the three village squares.
Dracevica was found late, by refugees from Poljica who settled on Brac by the Venetian ducal order of the 31st December 1574. The former settlement was a few kilometres further to the west, in Nerezine where we can still see today the remains of the houses.
Donji Humac is one of the oldest settlements on Brac. The village is situated on the sunny hill-side of Humac, hidden from the view from the sea where many pirates ships used to cruise.

sutivan

Sutivan is an entrance to Brac It is at the side of Split with which it has been connected from the day of its birth Sutivan is the result of the side by side existence of the island's primeval inhabitants with the people from across the sea who were constantly emigrating and remaining there in Sutivan. Today it is lovely little village of the Mediterranean type, with beautiful tree-lined beaches and many holiday houses that stretch along the sea on both sides of the village. Sutivan is Split's favourite holiday place, it is one of its clearest beaches-it is its suburb across the sea.

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