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About Dugi Rat
The Dugi Rat is little town situated by the very seaside, along the Adriatic highway, and stretches from the village of Podstrana to the town of Omis. At its northern side it is surrounded by Mt Mosnjica, and on its southern side, by the sea of the Brac channel.
This entire area thus lies by the very seafront covering a surface of approximately 12 km2. If considered from the east, this region covers the following villages: Duce, Dugi Rat, Orij, Mali Rat, Sumpetar, Suhi Potok, Krilo and Bajnice. In the foot of mt.Mosnjica are old villages such as: Old Duce Village, Krug, Zeljovici and Jesenice.
The Dugi Rat county has an ideal setting along the seaside, as it is situated between two urban centres: Omiš, a smaller town and Split a larger city, of ancient history and numerous cultural and historic treasures.
The municipality of Dugi Rat is an ideal link between them, creating a series of villages as part of a continuous chain of houses and villages. Mountains of pine woods that reach the very beaches make this region particularly attractive.
Famous seamen, known throughout the Adriatic are a living proof of endurance and will of Croatian man. They sail in calm sea and storms spreading the name of their Jesenice along the Adriatic coast and further.
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About Split
Split is the economic and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia, with about 300,000 inhabitants. It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic. The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here.
The importance of Diocletian's Palace far transcends local significance because of its level of preservation and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within its walls, which today form the very heart of old Split.
Split's growth became particularly rapid in the 7th century, when the inhabitants of the destroyed Greek and Roman metropolis Salonae (present-day Solin) took refuge within its walls. The lovely ruins of Solin outside the city can still be explored today. In the Middle Ages, Split was an autonomous commune.
Many of Split's historical and cultural buildings can be found within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. In addition, numerous museums, the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction.
Split is a busy port, with an international airport and regular ferry services with the nearby islands, the north and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece. The merchant and passenger ships of the Split shipyards may be encountered in almost all the seas of the world.
The fertile fields around Split represent a good base for agriculture, while cultural monuments, superb landscapes and unparalleled seascapes make it a tourist's wonderland. Split is also a university seat and host to numerous scientific institutions.
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About Duce
Duce is situated in the middle of Dalmatia on the Duce Riviera along the Adriatic Highway. It is approximately 20 km from Split on the way to Makarska. Directly opposite is the island of Brac. During the sixties and seventies a number of houses were built to be used as accommodation facilities. Duce is connected with the hinterland (Zagora) and as such offers excellent home-made food. A superb tourust oasis Duce stretches along the coast between the towns of Omis and Dugi Rat. It boasts of breathtaking sandy beaches 4 km long, encircled by rich Mediteranean vegetation...
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About Omis
Omis is a small Central Dalmatian town between Split and Makarska. It is situated in the canyon of the very beautiful Cetina river and is surrounded with massive gorges. It was well-known in the past by the pirates of Omiš whose ships were for foreign invaders a centuries-long symbol of retaliation, courage and strength.
Today, Omiš is the place of various tourist facilities along its 35 kilometres long Riviera consisting of the multitude of picturesque beaches and preserved fisherman's villages.
A visit to the Cetina River beyond Omiš is well worth the trip, especially to the destinations of Radmanove Mlinice and the Gubavica waterfalls (Velika and Mala Gubavica). Radmanove Mlinice, located five kilometers (3 miles) up to the canyon of Cetina River, is an excursion/picnic place famous for bread baked under the lid of iron (peka) and for fresh trout.
The Cetina River is a great place for those who like active holidays (white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking). Recreational activities, in Omiš, also include: free climbing, cycling, tennis, football (soccer), basketball, 9-pin bowling, bocce, paragliding, beach volleyball, windsurfing, water-skiing, sea kayaking, waterpolo and scuba diving.
Omiš is best-known for the traditional Festival dalmatinskih klapa (Festival of the Dalmatian klapas). There is no doubt that Festival dalmatinskih klapa is the highlight of Omiš's summer, the expression of the city's vitality... in short, its beauty.
Also, during summer months, various concerts and recitals are performed in churches (Omiš has eight churches) and plazas. Other summertime activities include: "Fishing night", "Swimming marathon" and "Ludi skokovi" ("Crazy dives").
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Active Holidays
In Duce you can spend carefree and pleasant vacation. It is situated in Dugi Rat county between town of Dugi Rat and picturesque town of Omis. The advantages of this place are always clear sea and line of sandy beaches and a line of possibilities for an active holiday (surfing, sailing, water-skiing, rafting on river Cetina, kayaking, canyoning...). And other thing that is very important, you will be so close but yet enough far away from everyday fast lifestyle and a tourist industry ...