Brela on the Makarska Riviera
Thursday, 31 July 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Brela is a municipality in the
Split-Dalmatia county of
Croatia , population 1,700. The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the
Adriatic coastline of
Dalmatia , about 15 km northwest of
Makarska .
Brela is a tourist town located between the Biokovo mountain and the Adriatic Sea. It’s known as the pearl of Makarska riviera . The pearl of Adriatic or the pearl of Mediterranean is the name given to the city of Dubrovnik . In 1968 Brela was crowned as “Champion of Adriatic” for high achievements in tourist activity.
Liskamen Beach front and Punta Rata Beach © Josip-Pino Žamić/cc-by-sa-3.0
The symbol of Brela is “Kamen Brela” (Brela Stone), a small rock island just off the main beach in Brela, the Punta Rata beach. In 2003 American magazine Forbes put the Punta Rata beach on the list of 10 world’s most beautiful beaches, where it’s ranked 6th in the world and 1st in Europe.
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