On the south side of the island of Brac is situated in Bol, the oldest town on the coast of Brač. Extensive sand and pebble beaches stretch the length of ten miles, and numerous sources of drinking water have made the pain first place on the tourist island of Brac. In Bol, you can bypass the pride of Bol - Zlatni rat, surely the most beautiful beach in the entire Adriatic, which moves his cape on one, now on the other side - playing the care of a strange game with the wind and waves. Bola rises above the mountain vjenac Bolska crown, Illyrian Kostilo Vidova and worse, the highest peak on the Adriatic islands. Situated only 15 kilometers from the international tourism - sporting the airport 'brothers', and fast lines to the mainland, and ferry connection from Supetar, Bol is available corner that captures crystal clear sea and preserved environment and the virgin beauty of the stone house on the island where he sang and poet Tin.
A rich history of Bol which dates back to ancient times, evidenced by numerous archaeological finds and monuments - Roman cistern for water, funerary stelae and reliefs, early Christian sarcophagi, pre-Romanesque church of Sts. John Tudor and the XI. century, the bishop's residence from XII.st., Church of Our Lady of Mercy from the XV, fortified gothic mansion XV. century Renaissance Baroque palace with a valuable gallery of contemporary Croatian art 'Branislav Dešković' from the XVII century and the local church of Our Lady of Mount Caramel from the XVIII. c. Of special importance for the spiritual and cultural life of Bol is the establishment of the Dominican community 1462nd Mr, and rebuilding of monasteries 1475th Mr which is now kept in collection of prehistoric and ancient marine archeology, a collection of Roman and early Croatian architecture and sculpture, coins and collection of religious objects. The museum also has a painting of the Madonna and Child with Saints, the work of the Venetian painter Tintoretto from 1563rd year.
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