The Makarska Riviera is a part of the

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n coast of the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...

, about 60 kilometers (37.2 miles) long and only several kilometers wide, squeezed under towering mountain

Biokovo Biokovo () is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva. It is sometimes referred to as Bijakovo, especially among inhabitants of the easte ...

. Sunny climate and long pebbly beaches make this region a popular tourist destination. A string of settlements along the coast from the border with Omiš coast on northwest to

Neretva Delta Neretva Delta is the river delta of the Neretva, a river that flows through Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and empties in the Adriatic Sea. The delta is a unique landscape in southern Croatia, and a wetland that is listed under the Ramsar ...

on the southeast: *

Brela Brela () is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,771 (2001). The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km nor ...

(population 1,618 according to 2001 census) *

Baška Voda Baška Voda () is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,775 (2011 census), 96.2% of which are Croats. It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia 10 km northwest of Makarska. Climate Ba ...

(2,045) * Promajna (456) * Krvavica (287) * Bratuš (-) * Bast (136) *

Makarska Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...

, the center of the region (13,716) *

Tučepi Tučepi () is a small town and municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. It is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia known as Makarska riviera, about 5 km southeast of Makarska, population 1,763 (2001). It is a popular t ...

(1,763) * Podgora (1,534) *

Drašnice Drašnice is a tourist locality in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, located between Makarska and Ploče. The population is 339 (2011). The village lies at the base of the Biokovo mountain, at the ''Jadranska magistrala'', and across the strait is the ...

(328) * Igrane (480) * Živogošće (538) *

Drvenik Drvenik may mean: * Drvenik, Split-Dalmatia County, village near Makarska, Croatia * Drvenik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, village in Konavle, Croatia * Drvenik Veli, island in central Dalmatia, Croatia * Drvenik Veliki, settlement on Drvenik Veli * ...

(500) *

Zaostrog Zaostrog () (Italian:Rastozza) is a tourist town and harbor along the Adriatic Sea in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located between Makarska and Ploče. It consists of two parts, an older part below a steep limestone section of the Biokovo m ...

(372) * Podaca (716) * Brist (453) * Gradac (1,574)

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