Bol today
Once upon a time Bol was a settlement of wine-growers, fishermen and sailmen, and today it is primarily a tourist settlement. People are direct and original. This popular Brac settlement has a developed network of modern hotels and diverse accommodation in private houses, apartments and camps.
Wider area of Bol is a space with large recreational capacity, with unique cultural-historical, monumental and folklore elements and an original combination of "continental" and maritime ambient.
Small Murvica, with vineyards and beautiful beaches is a true idyll of Bol. It is known for its desert monuments' remains, especially for Zmajeva spilja (Dragon's cave), a miniature church within the cave with caved reliefs and religious characters.
Blaca, under the steep cliff within Brac' roadless region is impressive for its monumental and harmonious structure in which recluses placed stylish furniture, piano, valuable paintings, library, collection of antique weapons and antique clocks, a telescope. The monastery has existed continuously for four centuries, and today it is a unique cultural monument of human effort and human endurance which as an ethnologic exhibit is motivational for modern life.
When staying at Bol, you should definitely visit Vidova gora and also visit and experience the entire island which during summer creates atmosphere of life's enjoyment and indulgence.
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