Best Anchorages in the Split Archipelago

Milna is widely regarded as the most attractive village on Brač and one of the finest natural harbours in the Split archipelago.

Bol is home to Zlatni Rat (Golden Horn), Croatia's most photographed beach — a natural shingle-and-sand spit that changes shape with currents and wind.

Splitska is a small, tranquil bay on the N coast of Brač facing Split across the eponymous channel.

Maslinica is one of the most charming villages in the entire Split archipelago — a tiny baroque harbour dominated by a 17th-century castle (now a luxury hotel and restaurant) with a small fleet of wooden fishing boats and a scattering of pretty stone houses.

Rogač is the main ferry port of Šolta island, with regular daily connections to Split.

Nečujam is one of the largest and most sheltered bays on Šolta — a long, wide inlet with several branching coves providing excellent all-round shelter except from S and SE.

Arbanija Bay on the N coast of Čiovo island provides a convenient overnight anchorage just 3nm from the UNESCO-listed town of Trogir.

Anchoring off Bačvice places the crew within a short dinghy ride of Diocletian's Palace — one of the most remarkable Roman buildings in the world and the living heart of Split city.

The channel between Trogir old town and Čiovo island offers one of the most atmospheric anchorages in Dalmatia — lying metres from the medieval walls of a UNESCO World Heritage city.

Drvenik Mali (Little Drvenik) is a small, largely uninhabited island W of Trogir, connected to its larger twin Drvenik Veli by a narrow channel.