Zlatni Rat beach Bol — the legendary Golden Horn — is Croatia’s most famous beach and one of the most recognisable natural landmarks in the entire Mediterranean. This extraordinary 500-metre pebble tongue juts out from the southern shore of Brač island near the town of Bol, its distinctive V-shape constantly shifting and reshaping with the … Read more
Dubovica Beach Hvar is one of the most photogenic coves on the entire Croatian coast — a horseshoe-shaped bay on the south side of Hvar island where luminous turquoise water laps against a crescent of smooth white pebbles beneath a beautifully weathered stone farmhouse. Framed by terraced hillsides draped in Mediterranean scrub, Dubovica bay swimming … Read more
The Budikovac Blue Lagoon is the closest thing to a Caribbean fantasy that you will find in the Adriatic Sea. Nestled between the small uninhabited island of Budikovac and a chain of low-lying islets just south-east of Vis, this shallow turquoise lagoon is a magnet for sailors, swimmers, and anyone who has ever dreamed of … Read more
Porat Bay Biševo on the island of Biševo is one of the Adriatic’s most enchanting natural harbours — a sheltered crescent of pebble and sand fringed by wild Mediterranean vegetation and backed by the gentle slopes of Croatia’s most mysterious small island. Just a short sail from the legendary Blue Cave, Porat Bay Biševo offers … Read more
Stiniva Beach on the island of Vis is one of the most extraordinary natural spectacles in the Adriatic. Voted Europe’s best beach in 2016, this dramatic cliff-enclosed cove hides behind a narrow entrance barely four metres wide — a gateway carved by millennia of wind and sea into towering limestone walls that rise approximately thirty … Read more
The iconic view of Levrnaka bay — turquoise waters, white pebble beach, and anchored sailboats. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 There is a moment, approaching Luka Levrnaka from the north through the maze of Kornati islands, when the water changes colour so dramatically it seems impossible. One second you’re sailing over deep Adriatic blue; … Read more
Deep in the heart of the Kornati archipelago, where more than 80 barren, sun-bleached islands rise from a sea of impossible blue, the sheltered bay of Ravni Žakan offers one of the most iconic anchorage-and-dining experiences in all of Croatia. This small island on the southern edge of Kornati National Park is home to a … Read more