Brela,
a town next to the sea is a municipality with 1770 inhabitants. Brela has
become one of the most exclusive and most wanted tourist destinations in
Dalmatia during the last few decades of the 20th century thanks to the
attractive natural environment, clean pebble and sand beaches, romantically
arranged along a side where a promenade swerves between pine trees and modernly
comfortable hotels, guest houses, apartments, boarding houses, catering and
other modern tourist facilities.
High over Brela is the rural village Kričak with a wide offer of homemade
specialties. The clean and clear sea and the care of the environment are best
confirmed by numerous tourist awards. The Punta Rata beach has been carrying
the Blue Flag for already 8 years. The Blue Flag is the greatest international
acknowledgment for a clean sea and environment. Lifting the Blue Flag on the
Planet Earth on June 5 is a festive occasion. St. Stjepan is the day the Brela
celebrates the day of the municipality.
A long time ago, the inhabitants of Brela established their existence by
raising grapevines and the renowned “Maraska” cherry on the steep terrace-like
land. With the development of tourism, the interest for agriculture decreased
and in 1935 a society was established for making Brela more beautiful. But the thousand
year old agriculture was preserved in numerous gardens and property on which
the present inhabitants of Brela raise basically olives, grapevines, oranges
and lemons.
There is a construction preserved from the time of the Illyrians over the
village of Škrabići along with several piles of ceramic, old pottery, excerpts
of tombstones and money from the Roman era in Soline. The small church which
was dedicated to the Lady of Karmela was built in 1730. On the Biokovo mountain
over Brela is the Hercegova fortress.
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