People go on vacations to relax – that is their, or at least our, primary goal. To sip on some lemonade, beer or cocktail, lay by the beach and just relax. Of course, this excludes evenings when all you want to do is soak up the island’s nightlife and dance the stress of work and your everyday life away. However, to fully relax your body (and mind!), there’s one thing which always helps – massage. You’re in luck, cause we know just the place to have one. Or two. Or one of each they offer 😉 With a tradition of… Read more »

August 16th is traditionally known as the Night of Hrapoćuša cake, traditional Brač cake. We kindly invite you to join this sweet and delicious event, taking place in Dol, the most unique little village on Brač, with unusual stones and caves, which used as an inspiration for the name of this cake. It might be hard to pronounce (I mean, hrapoćuša, come on!), but it definitely isn’t hard to fall in love with its sweetness and full taste. After tasting the real deal, you have to try making it yourself, so here’s a traditional recipe, for a traditional Brač cake!… Read more »

Global travel site Big 7 Travel has just released its official list of the ‘Top 50 Beaches in the World 2019’ with Zlatni rat beach on the island of Brač voted as No.1.  They were using votes from their readers, aggregated scores from previous media results, official Blue Flag locations and contributions from the Big 7 Travel editorial team, to create the list of the most amazing beaches to visit right now. “The Golden Horn is the most spectacular of all Croatia’s beaches. It’s not just its shape that makes it so beautiful and unique. The pebble beach is surrounded by crystal… Read more »

Maybe you’ve already seen the handiwork of Josip Radić – his amazing stone belfries of Dalmatia, but now he has created something out of this world – a miniature replica of Rome’s basilica of St. Peter! The miniature basilica project, made in 1: 200 model, Radić started creating in 2014. And while the Roman basilica is 138 meters tall, this one is about 200 times smaller, about 200 kilograms heavy, and according to the author’s words, about 8,500 hours of work have been invested in it, persistent and painful, over the past five years. The Basilica will as of today… Read more »

Our nonnas (grandmothers) hold the secrets to many delicious meals which made our childhoods so happy and sweet and our stomachs so full. One by one, we try to write them down so one day, we can make some for our own grandchildren and pass the tradition onto them. Luckily, as our nonnas grow older, they are more willingful to pass the recipes on. Here’s one of our favorite recipes, for a pastry which gets eaten so fast one wonders was it even worth the trouble and many hours it took to make it. But it was. It always is…. Read more »

Instagram is an amazing place. It gives us insight into what you like and what you find interesting on our lovely island of Brač. Usually, it’s the bits and pieces us islanders don’t even notice, so it gives us great pleasure to explore what you love our island and in a way, it gives us an opportunity to see it through your eyes as well! And the island we saw through Roman’s eyes is truly wonderful. Meet Roman Wrooblewski – an artist, architect, designer and illustrator, who spends his vacation on Brač creating little works of art. Enjoy his drawings… Read more »

In the sea of beautiful and colorful images of island Brač on Instagram (thank you all for using our hashtag #bestofbrac), our attention caught one account with only black and white pictures. Behind it is Croatian native, Andreas Kovačić (42), residing in Germany and Croatia’s capital. He’s taking every opportunity to visit island Brač and Bol, where he has a house, to enjoy holidays with his girlfriend and take amazing photos of this world famous little place. Here’s our selection of some of his work. Enjoy!

It’s a centuries long dispute among two islands – Brač and Šolta, about the third small island, not bigger than a regular house. Mrduja is its name and it is situated just in between these two islands creating arguments about to which it belongs to. So, the fishermen had an idea – why don’t we just try to pull it and see who wins! So, every year, fishermen and sailors from both island gather, tie a knot around the island, and pull!  Click here to join the Facebook event! Dozens of small boats appear on each side, connected with a… Read more »

Now that you’ve finally gotten to the island Brač, your adventure may begin! Here are just some ideas on what to do and how to make the most of your stay on the island! #1 DOWNLOAD OUR FREE MOBILE APP To really see and know what’s up on Brač, you should definitley download our free mobile app All in Brač which comes with all the information about beaches, places to see, things to do and much more! #2 EAT WELL We’ve gathered only the best of the best restaurants, taverns, farms etc. to give you the opportunity to enjoy only the… Read more »

We like checking out what interests you, our website visitors as well as island guests, and it seems like many of you are interested in some pampering, relaxing time to focus on yourself. Don’t worry, we are here to answer all your needs. So, here’s a list of the best beauty places to enjoy some “me-time” while vacationing on Brač! #1 DERMA BEAUTY SALON With a tradition of business dating back to the early 90’s, you can be sure they only provide the best service to their customers or else they wouldn’t still be one of the best beauty spots on… Read more »