Little bit about Bol
Bol is a small town on the south of the island of Brač in the
Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 1,661 (2001).
Bol is renowned for its beach the Zlatni rat ("Golden horn"). It is a
promontory composed mostly of pebble rock that shifts with the tidal
movement.
Zlatni rat is 1 km outside of Bol itself. It can be accessed either by
walking around the harbor and out on the coast road; by means of the
road train that chugs back and forth to the beach during the summer, or
by boat from a location in front of the Three Palms.
The water at Zlatni rat is quite spectacularly crystalline. When the
rocks beneath the boat are 30 feet down they look only an arm's length
away, and if the midday sun becomes too hot [despite the beach umbrellas
and recliners that are available in abundance] you can rest in the shade
of the pine trees that grow down the middle of Zlatni rat [there is a
beach on either side of the horn]. Here you can buy freshly barbequed
meat with salad for your lunch, as the barbeques amongst the pine trees
are busy all the summer
Bol itself is a great place to visit with its harbor side bars and
restaurants. The Varadero Cocktail Bar is especially vibrant [though
rather noisy] in the summer months, but here you can drink the most
delicious cocktails whilst gazing out to see. Another watering holes to
visit are Taverna Riva, Marinero, Aquarius and the Moby Dick bar, just
up the Loza from the harbor. Or, you might want to do a spot of
shopping in the open air market in the Loža or look for your latest
designer 'fix' from one of the boutiques around the harbor.
