Beaches in Croatia

There are some excellent beaches in Croatia and both on the mainland and the 1185 islands that populate the Adriatic. But how clean are they? What facilities do they have? And most importantly, how warm is that water?

There is an excellent resource available from the Ministry of Environmental Protection which gives some excellent information from May onwards about many beaches up and down the coast - total coverage. Powered by Google Earth, the page has a clickable link for each beach, giving information about water and air temperature, salinity, photos, cleanliness and details of facilities available at the beach. Some beaches have more information than others, but we think this is a useful resource for people who want to check out the beaches as they plan their holiday.

It seems that each beach is visited approximately every fortnight, so you can get a useful overview of air and water temperatures from May onwards in 2010, which should help you plan for your beach holiday in 2011.

The links take a few seconds to download, so be patient. They are coded according to cleanliness - 99% of them are graded 'excellent' which arouses some suspicion, but this is Croatia and you can't argue with the cleanliness of the water in general. As it is powered by Google Earth, you can zoom in and check how far the beach is from civilisation, so you can find the beach for you, depending on how remote you want to be.

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What Other Visitors Have Said

Vrboska, Island of Hvar
My favourite beach in Croatia is near Vrboska, on the Island of Hvar. Part of it is on the grounds of the Vrboska Nudist Camp but the camp rules are pretty ...

Beaches in Dubrovnik Not rated yet
Always warm and clear sea, with a view on the open sea, city walls and the island Lokrum attract people from around the world to the beach Banje.Most ...

Beaches on Hvar Not rated yet
The most popular beaches of the town Hvar are situated on the Pakleni islands. 21 islet make archipelago of Pakleni otoci, with numerous bathing places ...

Beaches on Brac - Zlatni Rat, Bol Not rated yet
Zlatni Rat, a shape shifting beach, is one of the largest and most beautiful natural attractions of the Adriatic sea.Bol is one of the most famous summer ...

Beaches in Crikvenica Not rated yet
Coast of Crikvenica offers 8 km of sandy and pebble beaches.Crikvenica is a well known tourist resting place which can boast with many sandy beaches ...

Beaches on Pag Not rated yet
Southern from Novalja in an open bay is located an long pebbly beach Strasko. The beach is pebbly and 1,5 kilometers long, with a nice entrance to the ...

Beaches in Baska Not rated yet
Baska offers you unique pebbled beaches.The Island of Krk is one of the islands in a Kvarner bay which possesses numerous picturesque places, many natural ...

Beaches in Vrsar Not rated yet
Best beaches are: Vrsar, Valkanela, Koversada.The beach spreads 3 kilometers along the coast and it is covered with small white stones and surrounded ...

Beaches in Umag Not rated yet
Umag gives you a beautiful dynamic family or sport active vacation.Umag has beautiful beaches. Following is the list of the best beaches in Umag:

Stella ...

Porec Not rated yet
Clean beaches and bays and numerous islands, as well as many sport facilities are a symbol of Porec.Between the Mirna valley in the north and the Limski ...

Beaches in Rabac - Plaža Lanterna Plaža St. Andrea Not rated yet
Rabac, known as the "pearl of Kvarner" because of beautiful crystal clear sea and white pebble beaches.Rabac has white pebbled beaches, rich Mediterranean ...

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