Makarska

Makarska is the main city and resort of the Makarska Riviera in , between Split and Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. It's backed by the rugged Biokovo mountains, a national park, and looks out across a channel to Brač island.
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  • Type: Town with 12,800 residents
  • Description: town and settlement in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Town of Makarska”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nugal Beach and Sveti Petar Lighthouse.

Beach
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is an all nude beach on the Makarska riviera in , between the towns of Makarska and . Situated in a pebbled bay surrounded by steep cliffs, the beach is only accessible by foot following a prepared but stony path along the coast from Makarska or from Tučepi.

Lighthouse
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Church
Photo: Mario Žamić, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bratuš and Promajna.

Photo: Mario Žamić, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bratus is a village in , , close to the city of Makarska. It's a small fishing and tourist village with less than 50 inhabitants outside the holiday season.

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is a village on the Makarska Riviera in , . It lies along a beautiful beach; the settlement provides very good opportunities for peaceful vacations and pleasant walks. The coastal promenade leads to the nearby .

Village
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is a village and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in the , . It is located on the Adriatic coast of known as Makarska riviera, about 5 km southeast of Makarska. is situated 4½ km southeast of Makarska.

Makarska

Latitude
43.294° or 43° 17′ 38″ north
Longitude
17.0202° or 17° 1′ 13″ east
Population
12,800
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
Open location code
8FMV72VC+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 73395399
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3195888
Wiki­data ID
Q272009
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Makarska” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Makarska”
  • Albanian: “Makarska”
  • Arabic: “ماكارسكا”
  • Aragonese: “Makarska”
  • Armenian: “Մակարսկա”
  • Arpitan: “Makarska”
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  • Cebuano: “Grad Makarska”
  • Central Kurdish: “ماکارسکا”
  • Chinese: “馬卡爾斯卡”
  • Chinese: “马卡尔斯卡”
  • Corsican: “Macarsca”
  • Croatian: “Grad Makarska”
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  • Czech: “Makarska”
  • Czech: “Makarská”
  • Danish: “Makarska og Podgora”
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  • Korean: “마카르스카”
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