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Inhabitants:2000. Traces of life on this
area over three thousand years old. Museums: archaeological and
malacological collections, native museum. Churches: St. Lawrence (1750),
St. Nicholaus The Passanger (1889). Dalmatian architecture. Long
tradition in sailing and trading.
Over 20 restaurants, pizzerias and tavernas. Numerous cafés and pastry
shops. Variety of shops. Ambulance. Pharmacy. Bank. Post office. Green
market. Exchange offices. Tourist agencies. Discotheque. Dancing
terraces. Children playgrounds. Soccer playground. Tennis.
What once used to be a town of farmers,
fishermen, merchants and seamen now is a modern settlement with all
characteristics of small Mediterranean town.
Intensive development started in 1968 when the "Magistrala" (motorway
along the Adriatic coast) was built. Comfortable hotels were built, the
camp was open and more and more private houses were engaged in tourism.
Many private houses and hotel capacities were renewed and new ones are
of higher rating. Besides improvements in accommodation, special
attention is paid to environment , quality of the beaches and entire
tourist infrastructure.
You will be able to enjoy Mediterranean
climate, mild winter and dry, hot and sunny summer, when you come to
Baška Voda. Average temperatures are: in July - air 24, 3 C° & - sea 25,
1 C° and in January - air 8, 3 C° - sea 13, 5 C°. This area is one of
the sunniest parts of northern Mediterranean with approximately 2700
sunny hours per year. In average, Baška Voda yearly has 40 days when air
temperature is higher than 30 C° and only seven days when the air
temperature is below 0 C°. |
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