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Croatia best destination
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The 60 km long Makarska Riviera is
dotted with numerous pebble beaches, known for the smooth white pebbles and
sandy areas. Some of the beaches extend for kilometers, like the one from
Brela to Baska Voda.
n the vicinity of
popular beaches in larger centers, there are restaurants, pastry shops,
stores, hotels and sports terrains. |
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Due to the fine
pebbles, spacious beaches and the pleasant shade of century old pine trees,
we recommend the Makarska Riviera to families with children and those
looking for wonderful, well-maintained beaches with a wide range of
additional facilities. Besides spacious beaches, Makarska Riviera has many
secluded beaches surrounded by lime-stone rocks. |
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MAKARSKA, a town, port and tourist centre in a large cove, enclosed by Cape
Osejava in the south-east, and the Sveti Petar (St. Peter) Peninsula, at the
foot of Biokovo, in the north-west; population 11,743. The climate is
Mediterranean; the strong bora occurs in the winter months. Economy is based
on farming, viniculture, growing and processing of olives, food processing,
processing of synthetic materials, seafaring, fishing and tourism. Makarska
is the tourist centre of the riviera of the same name. The town developed in
the form of an amphitheatre, on the coast and at the foot of Biokovo. It
consists of the old town core of Mediterranean type and the new part with
hotels, restaurants, shops etc. |
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BRELA, a town in central Dalmatia, situated on the Makarska Riviera, at the
foot of Biokovo; population 1,483. The town was also called Donja Brela
(Lower Brela). Hot summers are moderated by landward breeze. The air
temperature in the autumn and winter months is considerably lower due to the
fierce bora ("vruljska"). Economy is based on farming, viticulture (Breljanska
Vugava, Prosek, a kind of port wine); major crops being olives and sour
cherries (Maraska). |
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BAŠKA
VODA, a town and harbour on the Makarska littoral, 9.5 km northwest of
Makarska; population 1,609. Economy is based on farming, fishing and
tourism. Chief crops include olives, vines, sour cherries and figs. Forests
and pebble beaches favoured an intensive development of tourism. The sea
depth along the pier in the harbour reaches 7-11 m. Baška
Voda is located on the main road, so-called Adriatic Highway (M2, E65) Split
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TUCEPI, a town in the littoral region of Makar-ska, 4 km southeast of
Makarska; population 1,761. Chief occupations are farming and tourism. The
town's marina is protected by the outer breakwater from the winds, and the
utilizable part of the coast is 40 m long. |
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PODGORA, a village and port in the Makarska littoral, 9 km southeast of
Makarska; population 1,452. The village has a number of sources of potable
water and a medicinal saltwater source called Klokun. Chief occupations
include farming, growing of vines and olives, seafaring, fishing and
tourism. |
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ZIVOGOSCE, a village and harbour on the Makarska Riviera, 20 km southeast of
Makarska; population 457. Chief occupations are farming, fishing and
tourism. |
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IGRANE, a village and small harbour on the Makarska Riviera, 7 km southeast
of Podgora; population 427. It is located on a small peninsula, with a large
sand beach (1.5 km) on the south-eastern coast. |
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DRAŠNICE,
a village in the Makarska littoral, 3 km southeast of Podgora; population
331. The coastal belt is partly covered by pine forests and small pebble
beaches stretch along the coast. Chief occupations include farming,
viticulture, olive growing (in the flysh Drasnice field) and fishing. Yachts
and boats may dock along the 25-m long pier. |
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ZAOSTROG, a village and harbour on the Makarska Riviera, 16 km northwest of
Ploce; population 270. Chief occupations are farming, olive growing, fishing
and tourism. The village consists of an older part below a steep limestone
section of Biokovo Mountain, and a newer part, a coastal zone. |
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ROMAJNA, a village and cove on the Makarska Riviera, 6 km northwest of
Makarska; population 231. A larger part of the village lies below the slopes
of Biokovo Mountain, along the old coastal road. In recent times, due to the
development of tourism, the village started to expand toward the coast.
About 1 km northwest of the village is the Children's Village (Institute for
Children Hydrotherapy). |
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DRVENIK, a village and ferry pier in the cove of the same name on the
Makarska Riviera, 29 km southeast of Makarska; population 509. Economy is
based on farming, viticulture, olive growing, fishing and tourism. The
coast, with a number of coves, sand shores (so-called "pjeskulje",
sandy soils) and flysh belts (so-called "duzi"), is protected from
the north by the ridges of Rilic. Smaller- yachts may dock in the eastern
part of the cove. Drvenik is located on the main road (M2, E65); it is also
a ferry pier for Sucuraj on the island of Hvar and for the island of Korcula. |
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