Brač is the biggest Dalmatian island and island on Adriatic with the highest peak, Vidova gora, on 778 meters above sea level. At 395 square kilometers of it’s land, extends even 24 settlements; rural and urban little villages and towns on a coastal line as well as inside the island. With it’s well indented coast, Brač has always appealed sailors, so, it can be found on Ptolemy’s chart from 2. century and the findings testimony about life on he island in the stone age. From it’s turbulent history, Brač inherited cultural- monument facilities and hardworking mentality of people just to get all there is from tight land and shuffling sea. Most inhabitants of inside settlements on Brač are occupied with quarries since Brač’s stone is appreciated by it’s quality even outside the Croatian borders. Many historical buildings are built with this stone, Diocletian’s palace for example, and there are some insinuations how the American White house is too. However, today Brač has over 13.000 of inhabitants occupied, beside queries, with livestock, mainly goat growth, agriculture; olive and vineyards, as well as manufactures such as fish preparation, metalwork, clothing and other. Brač has excellent tourist offer; mild Mediterranean climate with gentle winters and worm, but not hot summers, beautiful coast with gold beaches and crystal sea, appeals inquisitors from all over the globe. Beside hotel accommodation, great number of restaurants, bars and discotheques, Brač gives a great opportunity of lodging in picturesque and modern equipped apartments and rooms all over the island. Brač lives day and night even outside peak months, and offers unique conjunction of island and urban substances spiced with amazing blue and green nature bursting in salted aromatic air. Since Brač is just 6 kilometers distanced from the Split, the biggest town in Dalmatia, it has good connection with mainland by ferries and catamarans, and it has it’s own small airport. So, since this paradise is easy to reach, what are you still waiting for?
