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Makarska Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

town and settlement in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

About Makarska

The Makarska Riviera is a 66-km coastal strip of small towns, villages and beaches along coastal Highway 8 from Brela on the northwest end, throughBaška Voda,Bratuš, Krvavica and Makarska itself, continuing southeast through Tučepi, Podgora, Igrane, Mala Duba,Drvenik, Zaostrog, Podaca, Brist and to end in the southeast at Gradac. These all have some accommodation but are much smaller and with fewer permanent inhabitants. Makarska town (with a population of 13,834 in 2011) has most of its facilities along the traffic-free beach strip Šetalište Dr Franje Tuđmana. Hotels may give their address as Ul Kralja Petra Krešimira IV but this is just a service road one block back where coaches and laundry trucks unload; a further block back is the through-street and bus station. The strip runs to the

Top Attractions in Makarska

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Where to Eat in Makarska

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Jeny
  • 🍴Jež
  • 🍴Kalelarga
  • 🍴Konoba Veza
  • 🍴Restoran Herc
  • 🍴Riva

Where to Stay in Makarska

  • 🏨Hostel Makarska Subtub
  • 🏨Hotel Dalmacija Sunny
  • 🏨Hotel Park
  • 🏨Vila Ventus
  • 🏨Villa Alma
  • 🏨Villa Buljubasic

Makarska Travel Guide Sections

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