About Bol 

Bol, the oldest town on the coast of Brač, is situated in the southern part of the island of Brač. Spacious sandy and pebble beaches stretching in the length of ten kilometers or so and numerous springs of drinking water have made Bol the first tourist oasis on the island of Brač. Besides the kilometers of beautiful beaches, Bol is surely most famous for the Zlatni Rat beach, considered the most beautiful beach in the entire Adriatic by many. The mountain chain of Bolska kruna, an Illyrian fortress Koštilo and Vidova gora, the highest peak of the Adriatic islands, rise above Bol. At a distance of only 15 kilometers from the international tourist - sport airport of ‘Brač’, and due to the fast lines with the mainland, as well as the ferry connection from Supetar, Bol is a reachable corner that attracts with its crystal clear sea, preserved environment and virgin-like beauty of the stone island houses.

Numerous archeological findings and monuments speak of the rich history of Bol dating back to the antique times - a roman aqueduct, tombstone stelae and reliefs, old Christian sarcophagi, preromanic church of St. John and Tudor from the 11th century, bishop's residence from the 12th century, church of the Lady of Mercy from the 15th century, fortified gothic summer house from the 15th century, a renaissance baroque palace with a valuable gallery of contemporary Croatian art ‘Branislav Dešković’ from the 17th century and the local church of the Lady from Carmel from the 18th century. The founding of the Dominican community in 1462 and the building of a monastery in 1475, in which collections of prehistoric and antique naval archeology, a collection of Roman and early Croatian architecture and sculpture, a numismatic collection and a collection of church artifacts are being preserved today, are of great importance for the spiritual and cultural life of Bol. The museum also possesses a painting of the Madonna with the Child and Saints, which is the work of a Venetian painter Tintoretto from 1563.

Along with its high-quality hotels, Bol offers more than 2500 beds in private accommodation. Besides numerous small restaurants by the sea, discothèques and clubs, Bol also offers relaxing moments with the Dalmatian harmony-singing groups, performances of famous opera singers, theater plays, but also art exhibitions of famous artists. As the largest tourist center on the island of Brač, Bol offers to its guests twenty or so tennis courts, a large tennis stadium with 1820 seats on which the world tennis elite gathers every year. Bol is ideal for fans of indoor football, volleyball, basketball, bicycling, extreme sports, which are becoming more and more popular (trekking, free climbing, paragliding…), water sports, particularly diving and wind-surfing. Due to extremely good winds during the entire summer, Bol is one of the most famous surfer destinations in the Adriatic.

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