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Pučišća and the island of Brač
The village
A village of white stone
Pučišća lies in a deep, curving bay on the northern coast of Brač, so from the sea the houses appear only at the last moment. Almost all of them are built from the same material: the white Brač stone from the quarries nearby, the same stone that Diocletian's Palace was cut from.
The village is home to a Stonemasonry School, one of the few left in Europe where stone is still worked entirely by hand. The workshop is open to visitors and is worth seeing even if stone is not usually your thing — the sound of chisels on limestone stays with you.
Distances
All measured by car, from the door
Times are approximate and assume ordinary road conditions.
- 10 min Centre of Pučišća the bay, the waterfront, the beaches and the stonemasonry school
- 10 min Shop and bakery along with a few taverns and cafés
- 30 min Supetar ferry to Split, clinic, market
- 30 min Sumartin ferry to Makarska and onward down the coast
- 30 min Brač airport seasonal flights, above Bol
- 40 min Bol and Zlatni rat across the island, on the inland road
For days off the beach
Other things to do
- The stonemasonry school A tour of the workshop where stone is still cut by hand.
- A walk through the olive grove Paths and dry stone walls start right behind the house.
- Olive oil Tastings and bottles direct from island producers.
- Cycling Roads across the island's interior, with plenty of climbing.
- A boat trip Coves along the northern coast that no road reaches.
- Split in a day The ferry from Supetar, then a short walk to Diocletian's Palace.
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