Bol

Bol is an attractive summer resort situated on the south shore of the island of Brač, one of the sunniest Adriatic islands.

Not far from Brač lies the beauty queen of the Adriatic beaches - Zlatni Rat - a paradise for windsurfers and lovers of water sports. This elongated sandbank consisting of millions tiny grains of sand immerses into the blue open sea with its length of 634 metres. This pebble cape is a unique phenomenon - it stretches into the open sea in the shape of a tongue, with its tip changing the form and moving to one and another side, according to the direction of winds and waves.

Bol is the oldest town of Brac and one of the most famous seaside resorts of the Adriatic. Apart from cultural monuments, Bol also features a number of natural beauties. Above Bol is the mountain range of Bolska Kruna (Bol Crown), the Illyrian hill-fort Kostilo and Vidova Gora (778 m), the highest peak of the Adriatic islands. Numerous restaurants in the town offer specialities of local and international cuisine and exquisite wines of Brac (the famous "Bolski Plavac"). Bol also offers many cultural and entertainment programs.

To those who are keen on sports and recreation Bol offers 25 tennis courts, the central court having 1,820 seats. This is also the venue of top-class tennis tournaments (WTA Croatian Bol Ladies Open). Other sports opportunities include windsurfing, water sports, boccia, bowling, indoor football, basketball, volleyball. Diving, underwater fishing and hang-gliding (from Vidova Gora) are also organized.

If you wish active holidays on crystal blue see full of sports, recreation and the company of young people, come to Bol.

BOL

Bol (Croatia, Central Dalmatia, Island Brac) is the oldest town on the island of Brac and from the town of fishermens and wine growers it became a famous tourist centre. It is hard to show in brief what is Bol today but it is definitely the place for ideal holiday.

Island of Brac is the largest Dalmatian island with an area of 394,6 km2. It looks like a massive ship in the picturesque archipelago of the Dalmatian islands. There are about twenty towns on the island of Brac today and Bol is well known to people.

Bol is in many ways a very special town and not only because he is the first and the oldest little island town on the coast. It didn't take the normal position like other coastal towns in the amphitheatrically slopes of the protected bays, it is alone and separated on the southern, open part of the island, with the beautiful beaches connected like necklace of pearls. Above Bol there stands a mountain crown Bolska kruna, fortified Kostilo, with an illiryc gradin (660m) and Vidova gora (778m), the highest peak of the island of Brac.

The name Bol comes from the latin word vallum, that means "entrenchment" or "fortified town". Latin word vallum has the equal meaning like the old Croatian word coast. The name must have come from a mixture of the roman vallum and Slavic "obala".

Bol is famous for its magnificent beaches made of sand-like white pebbles, like fish's eye-white. Zlatni rât in Bol is considered to be the most beautiful beach of the Adriatic. It stretches out its white tongue almost half a kilometer towards the nearby island Hvar, and the top of it moves like the winds blow from one side to another.