BAŠKA VODA

Baška Voda is situated in the heart of the world, on Croatian part of Adriatic coast, south of Split, on the west part of Makarska Riviera, at the foot of Mt. Biokovo.
Distances: Split 50 km, Zagreb 430 km, Rijeka 440 km, Dubrovnik 170 km, Meðugorje 70 km, Vienna 820 km, Milan 930 km, Munich 960 km, Budapest 780 km, Prague 1000 km.
Basic info:
Inhabitants: 2000.
Traces of life on this area over three thousand years old. Museums: archaeological and malacological collections, native museum.
Churches: St. Lawrence (1750), St. Nicholaus The Passanger (1889). Dalmatian architecture. Long tradition in sailing and trading.
Tourist capacities: 10 000 beds in hotels, private accommodation, apartments and camps.

Beaches: long white pebbly beaches.
Over 20 restaurants, pizzerias and tavernas. Numerous cafés and pastery shops. Variety of shops. Ambulance. Pharmacy. Bank. Post office. Green market. Exchange offices. Tourist agencies. Discotheque. Dancing terraces.
Children playgrounds. Soccer playground. Tennis.

What once used to be a town of farmers, fishermen, merchants and seamen now is a modern settlement with all characteristics of small Mediterranean town.Intensive development started in 1968 when the "Magistrala" (motorway along the Adriatic coast) was built. Comfortable hotels were built, the camp was open and more and more private houses were engaged in tourism. Tourism here reached it's peak in 1980s. After the Serbian agression and after the war ended Baška Voda improved its facilities, many private houses and hotel capacities were renewed and new ones are of higher rating.
Besides improvements in accommodation, special attention is payed to enviroment , quality of the beaches and entire tourist infrastructure.

You will be able to enjoy Mediterranean climate, milde winter and dry, hot and sunny summer, when you come to Baška Voda. Average temperatures are: in July - air 24, 3 C° & - sea 25, 1 C° and in January - air 8, 3 C° - sea 13, 5 C°. This area is one of the sunniest parts of northern Mediterranean with approximatly 2700 sunny hours per year.

For more information, please contact the Baška Voda Municipal Tourist Board

Obala sv. Nikole 31
Tel.: +385(0)21 620713
Fax: +385(0)21 620713
e-mail: info@baskavoda.hr
www.baskavoda.hr

Head: Jurica Topic, B. Sc.
Manager: Ante Jurišić,B. Sc.
Working hours:
8 - 21 every day (summer time)
8 - 15 Mon - Fri (winter time)

Tourist information about:
Accommodation in Baška Voda and surrounding area
Bus, airline and sailing schedules
Half - day and full - day excursions from Baška Voda
Cultural, entertaining and sport events
State and local regulations that reffer to tourists during their stay

source: Tourist Board Baška Voda

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