Brela

Brela (1,500 inhabitants) is the first resort on the Makarska Riviera, when you are arriving from Split, located about 15 km from Makarska. It consists of an older (Gornja Brela) and the new part (Lower Brela). The present town was developed by migration of residents from small hamlets underneath mt. Biokovo.
The parish church from XIX. century was built on the site of an earlier baroque church, the cemetery is a mediaeval necropolis with eight tombstones adorned with reliefs (shields and swords). The church houses several tombstones from the XVIII. century.
Thanks to the long and dense pine forests, beautiful beaches, clear water,  Brela is known for decades as one of the most attractive tourist resorts in Dalmatia.
Brela offers the accommodation of the highest quality, so the hotels in Brela are often called the best in Croatia. Apart from the sea and sun, Brela offers various opportunities for sports and recreation. Beach "Zlatni Rat" every year receives "Blue flag", award given to beaches that meet only the highest standards in terms of quality of the sea and other resources near the beach.