Croatia · Brela · #2 of Croatia's ten by fame
All four lists agree, and so do the families who arrive by nine.
How we rated it: up one for second place on the fame list (all four lists). No hazard on record. Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 4.0
Punta Rata is just over a kilometre north of Brela, about an hour's drive from Split, and all four lists we read name it. This part of Brela has been protected since 1964. There is a car park beside it, with a daily fee, and showers, toilets, loungers, lifeguards and several bars and restaurants. It is a family beach and gets packed in July and August. Dogs are allowed, but sometimes restricted when it is busy. We measured 306 metres; Lonely Planet says 300.
Warmest sea in July. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
1 beach within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Families flock here on peak summer days.
Showers, toilets, loungers, lifeguards and several bars and restaurants.
Just over a kilometre north of Brela, on the Makarska Riviera, about an hour's drive from Split.
Yes, along with showers, toilets, loungers and several bars and restaurants.
