Island of Brac
Island of Brac is the largest island of the central Dalmatian archipelago. The coast with numerous bays and beaches which follows one another is 175 km long.
Brac is separated from the mainland by the Brac Channel, from the island of Solta by the so-called Splitska Vrata and from the island of Hvar by the Hvar Channel. The highest peak of the island is Vidova Gora (780 m) which is also the highest peak of all Croatian islands.
Brac has a good ferry and boat connections with Croatian mainland and it also has its own airport. There are regular bus connections between all the villages of the island. Car ferries operate several times daily from Supetar and Sumartin with the mainland.
An especially pleasant climate, abundant vegetation and beautiful beaches are a great bonus for people who visit Brac.
Composed primarily of limestone and dolomite, the quarries of the island of Brac have been a source of stone for building decorative stonework for centuries. The old Romans have known its quality and used this very stone to build cities, amphitheaters, temples, palaces and graves all over the Dalmatia and the world, even in the White House in Washington.
The population of the island is about 13,000 people within its 23 little towns, which are: Bobovisca, Bobovisca N/M, Bol, Dol, Donji Humac, Dracevica, Gornji Humac, Lozisca, Milna, Mirca, Murvica, Nerezisca, Novo Selo, Postira, Povlja, Pucisca, Praznica, Selca, Splitska, Sumartin, Supetar, Sutivan and Skrip.
SPLITSKA
Splitska is a small village on the northeast part of the island. Its distance is 6 km from Supetar and 25 km from the airport.
Village lies by the small bay that is overgrown with the pine forest. During the winter the villlage has 200 inhabitans.
It is connected to the mainland by daily ferry lines from Split to Supetar and then you continue 7 km east on the island's main road towards Postire. Along with traditional occupations - agriculture, wine and olive growing - tourism is playing a more and more important role thanks to beautiful beaches in a deep and relatively steep cove, surrounded by pine trees in the bays of Splitska and Zastup.
This place of exceptional beauty besides great nature has an aristocratic charm evidenced by the Renaissance citadel of the Cerinic-Cerineo family from 1577. The Renaissance painting of Madonna with child you can see in the parish church of the Splitska is the ideal destination for those fond of walks in the nature.
