Island Brac Holidays

Brac is the largest island in the central island group and the third across Dalmatia. From the mainland are separated by the channel Brac, from the island of Solta the Straits Splitska vrata and the island of Hvar the channel. The highest peak on the island, Vidova gora (778 m), is also the highest collection of all Adriatic islands. The karst coastal area is rocky and steep, while the rest of relatively flat and sandy (on the south coast of Farska to Bol, at the Norküste of Sutivan to Supetar). In the island landscape outweighs a karst topography with carts, Schratten, caves, valleys and bays. In temperate zones relief spread brown coastal soils. The most fertile areas of the island are mainly inland (particularly between Lozisca and Nerezisca and between Selce, Novo Selo and Sumartin) encountered.

On island Brac, there is no surface watercourses. Permanent sources can only be found in the vicinity of Bol. The higher parts of the island (over 400 m) in places with pines and Aleppo pine trees. Larger or smaller Aleppo pine forests to meet all coastal resorts, otherwise outweighs karst rock with scrub.
The largest towns are Pucisca and Supetar. The main agricultural products are oil, wine and fruit (cherries and almonds). The main quarries, where the famous marble Bracer obtained, are located in the vicinity of Pucisca, Selca, Postira, Splitska and Donji Humac (Bracer included marble for the construction of the Diokletianpalasts in Split and the White House in Washington used).

A road network throughout the entire island. Ferries: Split-Supetar, Makarska-Sumartin; ship connections to Supetar and Bol. An airport (for smaller aircraft) exists in Bol. Brac since the Neolithic Age (the cave Kopacina between Donji Humac and Supetar). Other municipal tracks date from the Bronze and Iron Age (Wall castles Council in Lozisca, Kastilo in Bol, Skrip as the most important facilities, and bike Gradisce Malo Gradisce, Hum, Gradac graves in the hills Nerezisca, Praznica, Gornji and Donji Humac Humac and others) also from the time of the Greek colonization (Vicja vala) until today.

The first known inhabitants of the island are Illyrians (the ancient name for Brac Brattia is probably the Illyrian brentos = deer back). The Romans not only time left in the interior of the island (villas, grave sites), but also to trace the coast: even at the time of Emperor Diocletian was promoted Skrip stone. In the early Middle Ages Brac is under Byzantine rule, in the 9th Century, the island of Slavic tribe Neretljani conquered, then it will Croatian crown. Because of the danger of pirates leave the residents gradually the coastal towns and pull itself back into the island interior (Nerezisca, Donji Humac, Skrip, Gornji Humac, Podhume, Gradac, etc.).
In the 13th Brac century belongs to Omis, 1240, it is in Split. In the 14th Century Brac recognizes the rule of Hungarian-Croatian King Ludwig I. Later rulers are the Bosnian King Tvrtko I and the Duke Hrvoje Vukcic, whose time of Brac is largely autonomous. In the period from 1420 to 1797, the island during the reign of Venice, overlooking the ancient privileges of its inhabitants is recognized. After the fall of Venice is one of Brac to the year 1806 to Austria, for a short time is a base in the northern Adriatic stationed Russian fleet. After that the island belongs to French and finally to Austria until 1918.

From early times about ten religious buildings (including the Trinity Church in Sutivan, three-aisled basilica with the Baptistery in Povlja and Postira, Supetar). From the 10th Century is the first early churches (St. Nicholas in Sumartin, St. Michael in Dol), then developed for the Croatian Romanesque typical religious architecture (from the summit of St. George, St. Elias in Donji Humac). In the 15th Century buildings are expensive (summer house in Bol), the Church in Postira and the Dominican church in Bol show the Renaissance design. The Baroque style comes in the church (Skrip, Lozisca, Milna, Nerezisca) at the strongest expression. In the 19th Century is in the architecture maintain the high level (bell tower in Lozisca Church in Selca). In the 20th Century is building for tourist purposes, hotels (Bol, Supetar) and Cottages (Povlja, Bobovisca, Splitska).