Welcome to Makarska !

 

Makarska has always been the center of the surrounding region known as Makarska Riviera, both in an administrative, political and economic sense, as well as a center of culture, education, and since the mid twentieth century, tourism. Today, it is a city of more than 13 thousand inhabitants that encompasses picturesque villages at the foot of the Biokovo Mountain, including Veliko Brdo, Puharići, Kotišina and Makar (which is where the name of Makarska comes from).

 

Makarska is a small city on the Croatian Adriatic coastline and it’s located about 60 km southeast of Split.

The city developed into one of the main tourist centres in Dalmatia, it is located on a horseshoe shaped bay between the mountain Biokovo and the Adriatic Sea. Makarska developed around a natural harbour protected by the peninsula of St. Peter and the cape Osejava. It is the only harbour of this kind between the rivers Cetina and Neretva.

 Makarska has more than 2750 hours of sun each year.

Makarska is known for its beautiful town beach where shade is provided by a fragrant pine forest overlooking the beautiful, clear sea. The town beach is a long curving stretch of fine pebble behind which you can find a palm-lined promenade offering shade in hot summer days. The town beach of Makarska is the perfect place for families as you can rent paddle-boats, banana rides or jet skis.

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If the local beach gets to crowded or you simply wish to see another beautiful beach in the area, you can visit Brela. Brela is about nine miles away from Makarska and you can walk or cycle along the coast to get there. In Brela you can find fine pebbly beaches surrounded by pine forests. Another option close to Makarska is Baška Voda where you can as well find beautiful pebbly beaches which are perfect for the whole family as the pebble is really fine and there is a pine forest offering shade.

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