Brela holidays land you in a sleepy postcode on the Dalmatian Coast, where it's all about as energetic as a sunbathing session followed by a swanky seafood dinner.
A Dalmatian gem
Zoom west out of Split and wriggle your way along the coast for an hour, and you’ll land in the sleepy seaside town of Brela. Here, citrus-coloured houses stack their way up a pine-clad hillside. And it all looks out over a yacht-studded bay, complete with six kilometres of ready-to-sunbathe-on sand.
Downtime and dinnertime
Punta Rata’s the beach that everyone wants to be seen with. It’s a sand-and-pebble combination, and the water’s as clear as a freshly washed window. The marina’s a bit of a tourist magnet, too, thanks to a crew of ritzy seafood restaurants that serve dishes like squid-ink risotto.