Omis Croatia
Frequently Asked Questions
Alongside or at anchor off the town, depending on ship size. Omiš mainly receives smaller vessels. The landing practically touches the old quarter: a few steps take you into the lanes.
Twenty-five kilometres to the south, where the Cetina river splits the mountain to reach the Adriatic. That gash in the rock gives the town its dramatic setting, wedged between cliffs, river and sea.
The Cetina canyon boat trip, about two hours return, then the lanes and the beach. If you prefer to stay on land, Mirabela tower is a fifteen-minute climb and the sand beach is five minutes from the centre.
Flat-bottomed boats head up the gorge from the harbour: two-hundred-metre cliffs, green water, wild vines, and a countryside stop at Radmanove Mlinice, old mills turned into an inn beneath plane trees. Allow about two hours, boatman's commentary included.
Yes, on the Cetina. Rafting runs the rapids upstream and the zipline crosses the gorge in eight sections. Both are half-day activities: check they fit inside your call.
Yes, which is rare on this pebble coast. The town beach, five minutes from the centre, is fine sand, the legacy of silt the Cetina has deposited for millennia. The water shelves gently, ideal for families.
The Cetina delta, the tiled roofs and the coast running toward Split, all in one view. A steep staircase gets you up in about fifteen minutes. The fitter continue to Starigrad fortress, an hour of stony path higher on the ridge.
Because the corsairs of Almissa used it as their base for two centuries. Their narrow boats could run up the current and vanish into the gorge before any pursuit. They levied a toll that even Venice ended up paying.
The euro and Croatian. English is spoken at excursion agencies and riverside restaurants. Keep cash for boatmen and small cafes.
June to September. River flow and temperature make the canyon and swimming best then. In summer the town sometimes echoes with klapa, the Dalmatian close-harmony singing to which Omiš has devoted the country's leading festival since 1967.
