If you have ever wanted to experience the all extremes of Dalmatia and its most brillant features, you don`t have to hesitate, Makarska Riviera is ready to offer you far more than that. Nowhere on this 60 km long seaside stretch you cannot do a single step without being astonished by incredible permeation of the sea, coast and mountain. Of the sea, that is said to be the clearest of the Adriatic, what is to say, of the world. Of the coast, that is decorated by golden necklace of beaches edged by green pines, by hidden and romantic coves in which lay the dormant towns and villages of Riviera that are the fashionable meeting places of guests from whole world.

Of Biokovo mountain, the highest one in whole Mediterranean (1762 m), that as a massive stone giant stands the guard over unique beauty of the coast. Here in a single day you can enjoy the sun and sea, the idle cosmopolitan atmosphere of one of touristic centres of Makarska Riviera and in the afternoon find yourself in an almost alpine scenery of Biokovo watching the chamois and mouflons wondering on precipitous cliffs of this unique protected Natural Park. A gentle wind plays with absolutely pure air and with fragance acents of aromatic plants Makarska Riviera is the unsurpassable exception among many exclusivities of unique Dalmatia.

So, no wonder that the history of this part of the Croatian coast is so long with its beginnings that vanish into darkness of ages. The Illyrians were the first to build their settlements. The Roman patritians used to elegance of classic era, built along Makarska Riviera their "villas rusticae", the first estate houses in history.

The town of Makarska (13000 inhabitants) is situated in the centre of the famous tourist resort Makarska Riviera. This small town of exceptional beauty lies at foot of the impressive mountain Biokovo, and it is very rich in magnificent beaches, surrounded by olive-groves and pine wood, protected by two peninsulas Osejava and St. Peter from the south, linked to the Adriatic road. All of these make the town an interesting and dynamic tourist resort.

The town developed in the shape of amphitheater along the coast, at the foot of Biokovo. It consists of the old core of the Mediterranean type, and the newer part with hotels, restaurants, shops and auto camp Park and pine forest border the 1,500 meters long beach in Donja Luka and there are also numerous sand beaches.

In the Makarska there is famous santuary The Mother of God from Lourdes - Vepric and main celebration is on September, 7th.

The town of Makarska and whole Makarska Riviera is spiritually stimulated pattern of culture and civilisation that is undivisible from its unique nature. In the sea and because of the sea you can enjoy some of numerous hotels-palaces of modern age, or intimate and hospitable atmosphere of hundreds of private "pensione" and apartmants. The tastes and scents of Makarska are offered in famed restaurants and taverns. The modern sport centers are a challenge to physical exercise and competition. The entertainments, bars and discoteques are the challenges of the nights and unforgetable relatinships.

Makarska is important tourist resort of multiple advantages that simply wait for you to be discovered. That`s why so many people have already discovered the fairy attraction of town of Makarska and Makarska Riviera.

THOSE ARE THE ONES TO WHOM EVEN AFTER THE HOLIDAY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR THE SMILE DOESN`T LEAVE THEIR FACE.