Makarska riviera

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Makarska riviera is a part of Dalmatian coast of Adriatic, about 60 kilometers long and only several kilometers wide, squeezed under towering mountain Biokovo. Sunny climate and long pebbly beaches make this region a popular tourist destination. A string of settlements along the coast from the border with Omiš coast on northwest to Neretva delta on the southeast:

• Brela (population 1,618 according to 2001 census)
• Baška voda (2,045)
• Promajna (456)
• Krvavica (287)
• Bratuš (-)
• Bast (136)
• Makarska, the center of the region (13,716)
• Tučepi (1,763)
• Podgora (1,534)
• Drašnice (328)
• Igrane (480)
• Zivogosce (538)
• Drvenik (Makarska) (500)
• Zaostrog (372)
• Podaca (716)
• Brist (453)
• Gradac (1,574)