Once upon a time Bol was a settlement of wine-growers, fishermen and sailmen, and today it is primarily a tourist settlement. People are direct and original. This popular Brac settlement has a developed network of modern hotels and diverse accommodation in private houses, apartments and camps.

In regard to catering-oriented activities, there are several clubs, a surfboarding school, a sailing and diving school, a large tennis centre, various sports courts, fitness center and many other facilities.
Bol is the favorite destination for excursion boats and yachtsmen, and has a special berth in port for yachts.

Blaca , under the steep cliff within Brac' roadless region is impressive for its monumental and harmonious structure in which recluses placed stylish furniture, piano, valuable paintings, library, collection of antique weapons and antique clocks, a telescope. The monastery has existed continuously for four centuries, and today it is a unique cultural monument of human effort and human endurance which as an ethnologic exhibit is motivational for modern life.

Brac was inhabited already in the prehistoric times, probably in the Mesolithic, but certainly in the Neolithic, i.e. at the end of the III. Millennium B.C. by pre-Indo-European population, whose main occupation was cattle-breeding. In the II. Millennium, during the time of metal cultures, the island was inhabited by Indo-European Illyrians who were more cattle-breeders than farmers.



The Romans were not founding settlements but were organizing farmhouses (villa Rustica).
At the end of the 8th or the beginning of the 9th century, Croatians from Neretva came to these areas. They pressed the Romanized autochthons Illyrian population.
At that time, island of Brac was under the Franks. At the beginning of the 11th century, the Venetians took over these areas. Mid-century, Brac was a part of the Croatian state during the reign of Petar Kresimir IV.



In the 12th century, these areas were officially a part of Byzantium, but were governed by the Venetians. During the reign of the king Koloman in 1107, Brac was a part of Croatian-Hungarian state. But in 1135, Venice conquered Brac, only to fall under Byzantium again for a short while in 1170, since already in 1180, it again became a part of Croatian-Hungarian state. Andrija II., Croatian-Hungarian king donated Brac to Krk Dukes Frankopans.

BOL CULTURAL SUMMER. Almost everyday you can enjoy the guest performances by well-known theaters, renowned musicians, popular singers and local cultural groups performing local dances, songs and plays...

FOLKLORE GROUP "KREJONCA" was founded in Bol, on 4 August 1999, with a desire to rescue from oblivion the traditional heritage of its ancestors and to preserve the original national treasure of exceptional cultural value.

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS. In Bol and its immediate vicinity you can see numerous cultural-historical monuments and construction achievements which testify to Bol’s long and rich history and tell many legends...

ART GALLERY "BRANISLAV DESKOVIC". Art gallery “Branislav Deskovic” is located in Bol port in the renaissance-baroque palace, which is one of the most valuable Croatian art galleries with over 300 paintings and sculptures...

BLACA DESERT. Once a famous Glagolitic desert, elevated along high, steep cliff. Today  Blaca is one of the most beautiful mountainous excursion sites on Brac...

Little has changed in terms of economy since the Croatians arrived to the island until the 15th century, when Boljani descended to the coast. It was only then that the fishing started and in general people become more sea oriented.


In addition, agriculture was expanding at the account of cattle-breeding. Agriculture, sailing and fishing became the main sources of existence. It was only at the beginning of the 20th century, especially its second half, that the traditional occupations were abandoned and replaced by tourism.

Available to you are quality tennis courts, tennis equipment, friendly staff and top tennis schools.
In 1984, Tennis center "Potocine" in Bol had 12 tennis courts. Today this truly beautiful tennis center consists of over 20 tennis clay courts surrounded by pine trees.

Many exciting finals were played on the central tennis court. And it is the very tennis tournaments that made Bol well- known, such as numerous state, regional and global championships, FED CUP...

Today Bol has become a favorite destination for surfers from various parts of Europe and the world. The sea channel between the islands of Brac and Hvar and the wind that blows there provide ideal conditions for windsurfing.
For all surfers and those looking to become ones, four surfing centers are available in Bol.

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