Brač Island is the largest island in central Dalmatia, with
several towns, villages and a dramatic Mediterranean landscape of
steep cliffs, pine forests and azure waters.
Brač is scattered with rocks from hundreds of years of back
breaking labour clearing land to make room for orchards and
vineyards and it is famous for its radiant white stone (stira)
which is renowned worldwide for its quality and purity standards.
Excavated since Roman times, this was used to build Diocletian's
Palace in Split and the White House in Washington, DC.
The Brač town of Pucisca is home to a specialised
stonemason school founded in 1909. Students come from across
Croatia to do a 3 or 4 year course to learn how to be a stonemason,
or stonemason technician, where there is a great emphasis on
traditional techniques.
Brač is also well known for its picturesque white pebble
beach Zlatni Rat. Often referred to as the Golden Cape or Golden
Horn, it is used in many travel brochures and postcards for Croatia
and offers a range of watersports such as parasailing, scuba
diving, sea kayaking, jet skiing and wakeboarding.
Brač is a very accessible island and there are direct
ferry and catamaran services to most of its major towns from Split,
Dubrovnik, and Makarska, as well as routes to and from the island
of Hvar for more island exploration. Those arriving at Split
airport can now take advantage of the direct catamaran service from
from there to the island.
