Tourist Attractions & Monuments Croatia

This small seaside resort near Crikvenica can help you search for accommodation on the coast. 

This office complements the work of the municipal agency (Tourist Information Center), located atBan Jelačić. It provides many tips for your stay, accommodation, visits and excursions from Zagreb: wine routes and castles, spas, gastronomy, cultural agendas, festivals but also transport and accommodation. The reception office is closed on weekends but the website will provide you with all the necessary information.

This chapel, which attracts so many pilgrims, is located near the castle. According to Christian legend, the house of the Holy Family of Nazareth, carried by angels, appeared on the hill in 1291. For seven centuries, this place has been much visited, especially on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption (August 15). The richness of the treasury bears witness to the gratitude of the faithful over the decades, from the most modest rosary to the royal gifts of the Habsburg crown.

Proud of its traditional coastal atmosphere, with a few cafes-restaurants on the harbor, the seaside promenade, beaches, the sunset on the archipelago, Fažana is the closest port to get to the islands. This agency, in front of the pier, issues tickets for the national park. If you wish to stay in Fažana, you can find the hotels Amfora or Marina, the hostel Vala, the villa Phasina or holiday rentals.

On its promontory, the monastery of St. Jerome, the patron saint of Dalmatia, was founded in 1430.

In the inner courtyard, there is still the epitaph to Šimun Kožičić-Benja (1460-1536), the primate of Rijeka who had the first book printed in glagolitic. In the cloister, his tombstone remains, as well as a beautiful colonnade with capitals carved with plant, animal or human heads. It is possible to stay in this calm and soothing place.

10 km to the east of Drniš, this village saw the growth of the sculptor Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962), who had a family mausoleum built on top of the hill Paraćeva glavica from 1926 to 1930. There he will be buried, surrounded by his mother Marta, his father Mate, his brothers Marko and Petar, his son Tvertko and his wife Olga. Under the dome, the New Testament representations are to be compared with the Way of the Cross in the Christic Chapel (Meštrović I Obnovljene Crikvine) in Split.

In the maritime part, which borders the mountainous park, a geological curiosity is as much a fjord (50 to 150 m wide) as an arm of the sea. A protected landscape since 1964, this superb site has nearly one kilometre of elaborate banks. These are dominated by chalky cliffs and lead to a quiet bay, where swimming is permitted. To get there, car or two-wheelers are recommended. From Zadar, after Prizna on the E 65, take the road to Jablanac/Uvala Zavratnica on the left. From Stinica (ferry) take the coastal path.

In the old village, after the St. Martin's Church, you come to a square where the library is located. On the second floor, a room preserves the memory of the sculptor Ivan Rendić, a contemporary of the master Ivan Meštrović. Born in 1849 in Imotski, Rendić lived his youth in Brač. After artistic studies in Italy and trips to Zagreb, Trieste and Rijeka, he returned to Supetar. Here the town exhibits some busts, preparatory drawings for the mausoleum of the Petrinović family (municipal cemetery). In the garden, the statue of the Allegory of Pure Reason.

In July 2004, the American magazine Forbes ranked this beach of white pebbles, typical of the region, among the 10 most beautiful in the world. Others followed... These distinctions made it possible to preserve this natural jewel. On its western side, the Rock (Kamen Brela) appears as the most photographed emblem of the beach. On its bare stone stand a few Aleppo pines and a small maquis of myrtle, arbutus and juniper. It is forbidden to climb this islet.

Bačvice is too concrete but it remains the most popular beach in Split, the closest to the historical centre. In summer, all day long, the show is worth a look! Against a backdrop of house or techno, broadcast by beach bars, the feverish, even noisy atmosphere is festive. When some dance while sipping a cocktail, real athletes indulge in their picigin game, the local sport, the ancestor of water polo.

During the off-season, the beach becomes calmer again. If the wind is not too strong, the coffees remain open.

Plaža Vela is one of the most famous beaches on the island. It is as if the beach is an integral part of the resort. It stretches for 2 km, offering its blonde sand, clear water and generally calm to holidaymakers. It is ideal for families with children, for those who love sunbeds. It is therefore very popular in summer! In the immediate vicinity there is a large camping site and the Baška Funny Park.