Brac is the largest central Dalmatian Island. It is about 40 km long and 12 km wide on average. With a total area of 395 km² it is the third largest island in the Adriatic. It is 6 to 13 km away from the mainland through the Brac Channel (maximum depth 78 m). To the west it is separated from the island of Solta by the Split Gate, and to the south from the island of Hvar by the Hvar Channel (depth 91 m). The highest peak is Vidova gora, otherwise the highest peak of all Adriatic islands (778 m / nm).
On the island there is the town of Supetar with other settlements, Bol, Milna, Nerežišća, Postira, Pućište, Selca and Sutivan.
The Island is best known for the beautiful beach Zlatni Rat in Bol.
Facts:
- Brac stone was used to build many famous buildings in the world, such as Diocletian's Palace in Split, the lobby of the United Nations, so over time there were claims that it was used to build the White House in Washington, although there is no historical data would confirm this given that White House construction documents claim that the material for its construction originated in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia.
- Brac stands out as an island by the number of libraries. According to statistics, the average is 5 books per capita, which makes the island one of the best book-covered areas.
- It is known that the people of Brac are frequent heroes of jokes about their stinginess. Of course, their “stinginess” stems from the same kind of life over the centuries - scanty land and difficult access to arable land. The people of Brac knew that humour is something that connects difficult situations and makes them more bearable.
