Brac Island (Day Trip)

Brač is the largest island in central Dalmatia — a 395-square-kilometre island of limestone, olive groves, and pine forest reached by ferry from Split in under an hour, whose most famous attraction is Zlatni Rat ('Golden Horn'), a 634-metre pebbly spit that extends from the southern coast of Bol like a curved knife and changes shape with the wind. Zlatni Rat is one of the most photographed beaches in the Adriatic and appears on virtually every promotional photograph for Croatian tourism.

Brač also produces the white limestone that built Diocletian's Palace in Split, parts of the White House in Washington DC, Roman monuments across Dalmatia, and most of the stone facades in Venice — the quarries at Pučišća are still active and visitors can watch apprentice stonemasons at the famous Pučišća Stonemasonry School. The island's highest point, Vidova Gora (778 metres), is the highest peak of any Adriatic island and offers panoramic views as far as Italy on clear days. The ferry from Split to Supetar takes 50 minutes.