We bring you short articles about the places from which the Three Caves Tour starts: Split, Trogir, Hvar, Brac, Bol, Makarska, Brela, and also the descriptions and interesting info about destinations and attractions that are visited on the Three Caves Tour: Vis island, Bisevo, Stiniva, Green cave, Blue cave, Monk seal cave, Paklinski islands, Palmizana, Komiza and Porat. All of the mentioned places, the starting points or the places visited during the trip, belong to the region known as the middle Dalmatia, which year after year becomes more and more popular due to sharing of the experience by its former guests.
Three Caves Tour, starting destinations
Split is the second largest town in Croatia, a crucial transit port on the Mediterranean and an attractive tourist destination. To its visitors it is most well known for the palace of emporer Diocletian, built more than 1700 years ago.
Hvar is a town located on an eponymous island, a summer resort with a long tradition and a very popular destination today for celebrities, rich and those in search of wild party time. The view of the town, the sea around it and its content make it an unavidable tourist destination.
Brac island is known to tourists mostly because of its unique shaped beach Zlatni rat in Bol town. Brac is by surface the largest island in Dalmatia with the highest island peak in Croatia. Due to its good connection, Brac is a favourite day retrat for guests that visit Split.
The city of Makarska is the center of Makarska riviera, known for its long, beautiful and clear pebble beaches. By its features Makarska is a resort mostly for families and the elderly but is well suited for all age groups.
The old city core is located on tiny Trogir island which via two bridges is connected to land and Ciovo island. Trogir is a starting point for seven day cruises across the Adriatic, a town of rich history and a vivid city core throughout the year.
Bol is a place located on Brac island and known to tourists for its distinctive shaped beach, which is formed by the sea currents and waves. It is a destination for thousands of guests from all corners of Dalmatia, with its content well suited for all age groups and types of guests.
Brela, one of well known destinations on Makarska riviera known for its pebble beaches astride crysal clear sea, high category accomodation and rock in the sea, an unavoidable motif of Brela.
Three Caves Tour, visited destinations
Hvar is a town located on an eponymous island, a summer resort with a long tradition and a very popular destination today for celebrities, rich and those in search of wild party time. The view of the town, the sea around it and its content make it an unavidable tourist destination.
Vis is a beautiful island filled with more or less known attractions, preserved by its long isolation, awaiting its time for its own tourism expansion. With its potential, numerous intricacies of its shore line and interior, in the near future is expected to be a sharp competition for Hvar island.
A little island, jewel of the Croatian part of Adriatic, known by tourists only for the famous Blue cave and its luxurious blue light. It can be said that Bisevo is the furthest reach of civilization on the open water islands of the Croatian part of the Adriatic.
Due to its shape and crystal clear green color during the better part of day in the summer, in recent years Green cave is becoming overcrowded with tourists and it is taking away its charm.
Blue cave on Bisevo island is one of three greatest attractions in the Adriatic. Many compare it with the world famous sea cave on Capri island in Italy and Italian guests unanimously claim that the cave on Bisevo is more beautiful than the Blue grotto on Capri.
The second most famous sea cave on Bisevo island is the Monk seal cave, which not long ago was the home of one of the most endangered species of seal and mammal in the world. Immediately upon entering the cave, the impression of the outside world dissapears and is substituted by the impression of entering the underground.
Paklinski island or Pakleni islands, a group of 16 islands situated in front of Hvar town, a popular day trip destination for numerous tourists from the town as well as a popular anchorage and destination for a great number of yahts and sailboats. Photos taken from air lure the guests to visit them and as a consequence sometimes guests end up dissapointed but most nonetheless recognize them as a genuine attraction.
Palmizana is the most popular cove on Pakleni islands, due to its protected location, multitude of restaurants, and a nice ambience, it is a favourite destination for yahts and numerous tourists who visit Pakleni islands daily.
Vis cove Stiniva is a marvelous cove with a distinctly unusual shape because of which it was given the title of the most beautiful beach in Europe. The consequence of its popularity in the summer months is that is more often than not a very crowded place which makes it less desirable.
Komiza is a place of long fishing tradition which is easily identified by a nice charachteristic view of the town. Centuries old stone used in traditional construction dominates this quiet place even today.
The bay and beach Porat, a secluded oasis in Croatian part of the Adriatic, located on Bisevo island, well known for the Blue cave. Recently named one of the 7 most beautiful beaches in the world. Its beauty is not doubted but such high rating can only negatively influence the guests due to high expectations.