Easiest Beaches to Reach in Dalmatia

We rank the top 40 of 48 easy-access beaches in Dalmatia. Punta Rata Beach (Croatia) comes first with 4.7 / 5, followed by Punta Rata, Pupnatska Luka Beach, Korcula.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 40 of the 40 have easy access, and 11 are hidden gems.

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1Punta Rata Beach

Brela, Makarska Riviera · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long arc of small white pebbles under pine trees in Brela, with clear turquoise water and a rock off the shore.

2Punta Rata

Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A fine-pebble beach backed by pine forest, with Brela Rock rising from the sea at its western end.

3Pupnatska Luka Beach, Korcula

Pupnatska Luka, Pupnat, Korcula · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Pupnatska Luka is a long pebble bay on the south coast of Korcula, below the village of Pupnat, with clear turquoise water and forested hills on both sides.

4Lokrum Island, Dubrovnik

Lokrum, Dubrovnik · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Lokrum is a small wooded island a short boat ride from the old port of Dubrovnik, with rocky shores, a botanical garden and a ruined monastery.

5Nin Beach

Nin, Zadar County · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Queen Beach (Kraljicina plaza) is a sandy beach of more than 2 km on the Nin lagoon near Zadar.

6Palmizana Beach, Pakleni Islands

Palmizana, Sveti Klement, near Hvar · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Palmizana is a bay on Sveti Klement, the largest of the Pakleni Islands off Hvar, with a pine-shaded shore of rock slabs and small pebble coves, a marina and a botanical garden.

7Slanica Beach

Murter, Sibenik-Knin, Croatia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy bay near the town of Murter with shallow water and pine trees along the shore.

8Soline Beach, Brela

Soline, Brela, Makarska Riviera · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Soline is a pebble beach beside the village of Brela on the Makarska Riviera, shaded by pines, with clear turquoise water and the Biokovo mountains behind.

9Banje Beach

Dubrovnik, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A pebble beach just outside the Old Town walls, with a paid beach club and free public sections on both sides.

10Drvenik Beach, Dalmatia

Drvenik, Gradac, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Drvenik is a village at the southern end of the Makarska Riviera in Dalmatia, with a long pebble beach below pine trees and a view of the island of Hvar and the Peljesac peninsula.

11Gradac Beach, Makarska Riviera

Gradac, Makarska Riviera · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Gradac is a pebble beach town at the southern end of the Makarska Riviera, with a long promenade, clear water and the Biokovo mountains rising steeply behind.

12Kasjuni Beach

Split, Dalmatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach below the forested Marjan hill on the south side of Split, with clear water and a lively beach lounge.

13Lovrecina Bay, Brac

Postira, Brac · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Lovrecina is a sheltered bay near Postira on the north coast of Brac, with fine pebbles and sand, shallow clear water and pine trees behind the beach.

14Makarska Beach

Makarska, Dalmatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

The long pebble and sand town beach of Makarska, with the dramatic Biokovo mountain wall behind it and a Mediterranean promenade along the back.

15Trstenica Beach

Orebic, Peljesac · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Trstenica is a long beach of fine shingle and sand beside the town of Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula.

16Tucepi Beach

Tucepi, Makarska Riviera · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Tucepi is a long pebble beach on the Makarska Riviera in central Dalmatia, below the Biokovo mountains.

17Baska Voda Beach

Baska Voda, Makarska Riviera · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Baska Voda is a small Dalmatian town on the Makarska Riviera, with a long pebble beach lined by pines and palms and the high Biokovo mountains rising behind.

18Bilin Zal Beach, Lumbarda

Lumbarda, Korcula · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Bilin Zal is a shallow cove of sand and fine pebbles near the village of Lumbarda at the eastern end of Korcula.

19Cavtat Beach

Cavtat, Dubrovnik Riviera · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Cavtat is a small old town south of Dubrovnik, with rock platforms, small pebble beaches and a long coastal path.

20Igrane Beach, Makarska Riviera

Igrane, Makarska Riviera, Split-Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Igrane is a small village on the southern Makarska Riviera, with a pebble beach and a little harbour below the Biokovo mountain.

21Kolovare Beach, Zadar

Kolovare, Zadar, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Kolovare is the main city beach of Zadar, on the eastern side of the old town peninsula.

22Okrug Gornji Beach, Ciovo

Okrug Gornji, Ciovo, Split-Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Okrug Gornji is a village on the island of Ciovo, joined to Trogir by a short bridge.

23Ovcice Beach

Split, Croatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble and sand beach beside the Marjan peninsula in Split, with pine trees behind and clear water.

24Pakostane Beach

Pakostane, Zadar County · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A pine-shaded bay on the coast between Zadar and Sibenik, with a mix of sand, shingle and rocky terraces.

25Podgora Beach

Makarska Riviera, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A long pebble beach in Podgora on the Makarska Riviera, backed by pines with views across to the island of Brac.

26Pomena Beach, Mljet

Pomena, Mljet, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Pomena is a small village at the north-western end of Mljet island, beside the entrance to Mljet National Park.

27Prapratno Beach, Peljesac

Prapratno, Peljesac · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Prapratno is a long sheltered bay on the Peljesac peninsula, a few kilometres from Ston, with a mix of fine pebbles and sand and pine trees right behind the shore.

28Primosten Beach

Primosten, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Primosten sits on a small wooded islet joined to the mainland, with pebble beaches and clear water on both sides.

29Raduca Beach, Primosten

Raduca, Primosten, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Raduca is a long pebble beach south of Primosten in central Dalmatia, backed by pines and olive trees.

30Supetar Beach

Brac · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach near the town of Supetar on the island of Brac, with clear water and views across the channel.

31Trstenik Beach, Peljesac

Trstenik, Peljesac, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Trstenik is a small village on the south coast of the Peljesac peninsula, with a long pebble beach and a little harbour with fishing boats.

32Trstevica Beach, Prvic

Sepurine, Prvic Island, Sibenik archipelago · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Trstevica is a quiet pebble beach beside the village of Sepurine on Prvic, a small island in the Sibenik archipelago.

33Viganj Beach, Peljesac

Viganj, Peljesac, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Viganj is a small village on the Peljesac peninsula, facing the island of Korcula across a narrow channel.

34Zivogosce Beach, Makarska Riviera

Zivogosce, Makarska Riviera, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Zivogosce is a seaside village on the Makarska Riviera with a long beach of small pebbles, pine trees along the shore and the Biokovo mountains rising behind.

35Bačvice

Split, Croatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Split's city beach, with shallow, sandy-bottomed water and the home of picigin, a ball game played in the shallows.

36Copacabana Beach, Dubrovnik

Copacabana, Babin Kuk, Dubrovnik · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Copacabana is a long pebble beach on the Babin Kuk peninsula in Dubrovnik, with clear water and a lively beach scene.

37Kupari Beach

Zupa dubrovacka, near Dubrovnik · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach in Zupa dubrovacka, about 10 km south of Dubrovnik, beside the shell of a military holiday resort built for Yugoslav army officers.

38Lapad Beach

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Lapad Beach lies in a sheltered bay on the Lapad peninsula, a short bus ride from the old town of Dubrovnik.

39Medena Beach, Seget Vranjica

Medena, Seget Vranjica, Split-Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Medena is a long pebble and shingle beach in Seget Vranjica, a few kilometres west of Trogir in central Dalmatia.

40Omis Beach

Omis, Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Omis is a small Dalmatian town at the mouth of the Cetina river, wedged between steep limestone mountains and the sea.

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