Brač

Brac Island belongs to a group of central islands, the largest among the Dalmatian islands. In the immediate vicinity of the land is the largest city on the eastern Adriatic coast, Split.

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It is about 40 km and an average width of 10-12 km, the total area of ​​395 km2.
From the mainland Brac channel (maximum depth 78 m) located 6-13 km. To the west it separates from the island of Solta Split narrow door, and to the south of the island of Hvar by the Hvar Channel (depth 91 m).

On the island are two different areas: lower coastal waters around the whole island (up to 170 m in height), away from the central highlands to the coast (400 m) and high mountains. Forms worse, height 778 m, the highest mountain on the Adriatic islands.

Windsurfing in the channel before the Golden war in Bol, paragliding from Vidova above, hunting in the upper parts of the island, hiking trips to caves and deserts Dragonjina Blaca; walk from Split to the ancient quarry under Skrip, maintained with great olive; sailing from bay to bay , swimming at the beaches of the finest sand beaches, excellent holiday in apartments and houses for rent, safe anchorage in one of the deep bay (Bol, Bobovišća, Pučišća); photographing dramatic karst phenomena on all sides of the island; relaxed seating with a famous Brac cheese lamb and fish, with brandy and pumice Bol (Brač known wine) in one of the taverns or in the silence of some of the shepherds' dwellings in the interior of the island - all separately and together in our memory creates an indelible image that we carry from the island of Brac.

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