Solta travel & tourism guide

Places on Solta island

Stomorska

Stomorska is a wonderful cove on the island of Šolta situated opposite Split. The small, but quaint village Stomorska can be found between olive hils and pine trees. It is a jewel of solitude and tranquility. Maritime transport used to be the most important industry branch, since lime and wine were shipped through the Adriatic Sea by sailing boats. Nowadays these very boats are being used for tourism purposes. The tourism offer is rather good in Stomorska; there are a lot of hospitality facilities. You can choose between pizza places, taverns with live music or a modern disco club. Thanks to its tourist significance, Stomorska is very well connected with Split.

Maslinica

Seaport on the west coast of Island Solta. The course of the coast is divided into many little bays with beautiful pebble beaches (Tepli bok, Soskova, Poganica, Vela Luka).Extraordinary beautiful, especially the pebble beaches as well as the bay Sesula and the little Islands (Stipanska, Radula, Balkun, Polebrnjak, Grmej, Kamicic) will inspire the visitors. The significance of its natural scenery is completed by historical-architectonic values of a baroque castle and picturesque local houses.Maslinica attracts tourists who want a complete peace day and night. Ferries and boats don’t anchor in Maslinica, Rogač being its connection to Split. The people here fish for a living, but lately they also run family businesses with tourist vocation. As a tourist destination, Maslinica draws guests keen on untouched nature, natural beaches and crystal clear sea. Lately it has become interesting to fans of nautical tourism, diving, sport fishing and hunting.

Necujam

Nečujam is the largest bay of the island Šolta, with a lot of coves that are well shielded from wind, a paradise on the north side of Island. The quietness of Nečujam and the beauty of its greenery used to inspire great Croatian poets – Marko Marulić and Petar Hektorović who wrote their best work of art right here in Nečujam.Necujam is a tourist village and excursion centre. On the coast, there are a tourist village, resorts, lots of houses for a vacation, with small gravel and rocky beaches. Necujam offers a possibility for a peaceful vacation, but as well for youth to entertain.

Rogac

Is the first city you will see when you get on the Island Solta, since Rogac is the main port on the Island. Splendid bays (Banje, Kasjun, Zustova) show the beauty around it.There is a big contrast in this place between day and night. During a day, Rogac is very lively and lots of passengers pass through it, and on the other hand, it is very quite during a night. This village offers ideal conditions for those who are looking for a quite vacation.

Grohote

It is situated in the middle of the island at the northeastern edge of Sridnje polje and at the crossroads of the main road in island (Gornje Selo- Maslinica) and the road to Rogač. Grohote The is the oldest and the largest village. The most important public service facilities in Grohote are post office, ambulance with heliport, fire brigade, police, school, hunting lodge and village hall, marketplace and oil refinery. People live on agriculture and sea but lately they have also taken up lime production.

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