Makarska Croatia
Frequently Asked Questions
Depending on size, alongside the riva quay or at anchor off the town. Either way the first cafe terrace is a three-minute walk and the old town begins right behind it.
The mountain before the town. The Biokovo massif leaps from the sea to over 1,700 metres within a few kilometres, and the town shelters at its foot in a bay protected by a pine-covered peninsula.
Everything on foot: Kačić Square, the shell museum at the Franciscan monastery, the twenty-minute loop around St Peter's peninsula and the pebble beach. The Biokovo Skywalk needs a full half day and an organized excursion.
A horseshoe-shaped glass walkway suspended over the void at 1,228 metres in Biokovo Nature Park. The view takes in Brač and Hvar and, on very clear days, Italy. It is about 40 minutes on a narrow, vertiginous road: an excursion is the sensible option.
Yes, even in July. Above 1,200 metres the air is surprising and the wind picks up quickly. A windbreaker or light sweater changes the comfort of the visit entirely.
A collection of thousands of shells from around the world, assembled from the 1960s onward by a naturalist friar at the Franciscan monastery at the end of the shoreline. The visit is short and appeals to children and natural science enthusiasts alike; the cloister offers cool shade in the hot hours.
Yes, two kilometres of rounded pebbles backed by a pine wood, minutes from the centre. It is pebble, not sand: water shoes make getting in far more pleasant.
The euro and Croatian. English and German are widespread, the Makarska Riviera having long welcomed central European visitors. Cards are accepted; keep cash for the morning market.
Figs, honey and cheese from the hinterland, which still arrive by the mountain road. Some stalls also sell homemade rakija, in cherry, walnut or mountain herb versions.
June to September for swimming, May and October for walking and Biokovo without the heat. In midsummer both the beach and the Skywalk road are busy in the middle of the day.
