The beaches in Croatia


A perfect summer holiday is unimaginable without a perfect beach with a beautiful, aquamarine-colored sea and a sandy beach where you can lay all day and soak up the sun as much as you like. Luckily for you, you don’t have to waste big amounts of money and time on planning a vacation like that.

Mali Lošinj, Čikat bay, Croatia
Mali Lošinj, Čikat bay, Croatia, photo by Andreja Pruša Horvatić

Croatia, with its numerous islands and long coastline, has many sandy beaches for all kinds of visitors.

Papaya club, Zrće beach, island Pag
Papaya club, Zrće beach, island Pag

Some of them are public beaches, adjusted more to families with belonging assortment such as beach bars and ice cream stands, rentable deck chairs, and even sports activities, inside and outside of the sea, like volleyball or jet-ski. Those oriented to the younger population are similar with more beach bars and many famous DJ-s taking care that everyone is having a good time with feel-good music background.

Camp Straško, Pag Croatia
Camp Straško, Pag Croatia
Bonj ‘les bains’, Hvar, C roatia, photo by Croatian Attractions
Bonj ‘les bains’, Hvar, C roatia, photo by Croatian Attractions
Hotel Istra, St. Andrew Island, Croatia, photo credit by Maistra
Hotel Istra, St. Andrew Island, Croatia, photo credit by Maistra

For those looking for moe intimate surrounding, we recommend renting a boat and taking a short trip to the most magical places you can find when it comes to beaches. Croatia is rich with hidden coves that provide you privacy, super-clean environment and silence. Places like that are settled from Istria to Dubrovnik, along with the whole Adriatic coast and on islands.
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Stiniva Bay, Vis Island, Croatia photo credit by Balkan Yacht Adventures
Stiniva Bay, Vis Island, Croatia photo credit by Balkan Yacht Adventures
Kiters on Bol, Island Brač, Croatia photo by Đurđa Eterović
Kiters on Bol, Island Brač, Croatia photo by Đurđa Eterović
Bol beach, Golden horn, Brač island, Croatia, Photo by Oliver
Bol beach, Golden horn, Brač island, Croatia, Photo by Oliver (kvadratna) Sjöström on Unsplash

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