Bol is oldest town on island of Brac. It is located on the south side of island at the foot of the Vidova Mountain which is highest island peek on Adriatic with 778 meters. Bol has many beaches, most popular one is Zlatni rat or Golden horn, which is located on the west side of the town. The beach extends half a kilo-meter into the sea and is one of the most beautiful beaches on Mediterranean.

On the east side of Bol there is Dominican monastery with museum which has a rich archaeological collection and diverse valuable objects and paintings. Two kilometers to the west of Bol there is Zmajeva spilja (Dragons cave), a monument of the cave monastery life of Glagolitic priests in the 15th century. There is great excursion site 30 min away by excursion boat from Bol. Its Blaca desert, which is monastery that was built up gradually beginning with the cave. It was built in year 1551 by monks from main land who found a shelter there due to the Turk invasion.. You can also visit art gallery “Branislav Deskovic” which is located in Bol port in the renaissance-baroque palace, it has over 300 paintings and sculptures.

Bol is perfect for active vacation. There are many diving centers. Bol is one of the best location for windsurfing in Croatia because of winds that are blowing almost everyday. In Bol there are 20 tennis clay courts. There is also mountain trail that leads to Vidova mountain with beautiful view on surrounding islands and Bol. On the top of the mountain is restaurant where guests can take break before going back to Bol.

You can reach Bol by:

Car:

You can reach Bol with car. In that case you must take ferry from Split to Supetar which is departing circa every hour starting 05.15 and ending 23.59. From Supetar you have 45min drive to Bol. There is also ferry from Makarska to Sumartin on island of Brac. Ferry departures four times a day. From Sumartin to Bol there is 25min drive.

Plane:

If you are going with plane to Split, you can take a bus or taxi to center of Split where is also port. There you can take ferry to Supetar and from there take taxi or bus to Bol.

Fast ferry:

Best way is to take fast ferry directly to Bol. The drive takes 1 hour and the price per person is circa 3 EUR. Fast ferry departures every day from Split in 16:00 hours.

To get to apartments: If you arrive in Bol via car, in first crossroad when you are entering Bol you must take left turn and next right turn. If you are coming via fast ferry, there is 10 min walk from port to apartments.

Apartments “Kristian” are situated in one of the most attractive destinations on Mediterranean, in Bol on island Brac. We offer private accommodation in 5 apartments. Apartments are in the house which is modern and in stone with idyllic position, close to the recreational facilities and the entertaining facilities. There is also fireplace at the guests disposal and house has its own parking space. Apartments are situated 250 m from the sea and 500 m from the town center, and nearest grocery shop and the nearest restaurant are 100 m away.

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