Island Brač

Croatia’s third largest island, Brač lies around 12km offshore from Split, separated from its nearest neighbour, Šolta, by a narrow straight, Splitska vrata, which is the main shipping channel in the area. Brač is one of the most popular spots on the Croatian Adriatic, in particular the small town of Bol on the island’s south coast, which just happens to be next to Croatia’s most famous beach, Zlatni rat – a long spit of fine golden shingle backed by pines. Its tip is ever changing into a slightly different shape with the action of the strong currents between Brač and its even more popular neighbour, Hvar, to the south.

Bol and Zlatni rat are backed by the crags of Vidova gora (780m), the highest point on Brač – and of any island on the Croatian Adriatic. The main town on the island, Supetar (birthplace of one of Croatia’s famous sculptors, Ivan Rendic), is on the north coast, and the small town of Milna (birthplace of Croatian tennis hero and former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanišević) is on the west coast of the island – but outside these spotsthe still largely rural central part of the island sees relatively few visitors.