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Biokovo at Baška Voda The Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska. Biokovo (pronounced [bîɔkɔʋɔ]) is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva.
Biokovo Nature Park is located on the southern Dalmatian coast. Proclaimed a nature park in 1981, this mountain rampart towers about 1500 meters over the Makarska Riviera and offers views over the sea and nearby islands.
Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, located on a horseshoe-shaped bay between the Biokovo mountains and the Adriatic Sea. The city is noted for its palm-fringed promenade, where cafes, bars and boutiques overlook the harbor. Adjacent to the beach are several large capacity hotels as well as a camping grounds.
All eight national parks are located in karst area. # Name Image Area Website Established in ... Biokovo: 193.0 km 2 (74.5 sq mi) pp-biokovo.hr: 1981 5
The Biokovo Road (Croatian: Biokovska cesta) is, at 1,762 m.a.s.l., the highest road in Croatia. It is a one-lane access road that branches out from the D512 Makarska - Vrgorac state road at 365 m.a.s.l. and ends at Sveti Jure , the highest peak of Biokovo and the third highest peak in Croatia.
In ancient times, the little village of Bast nestled by a freshwater spring which supplied the Biokovo area. During the 18th century, after the expulsion of the Turks, its inhabitant left the slopes of St. Ilija's (Elijah's) Ridge and descended to the shore, where they established Baška Voda, today a well-known tourist resort on the Makarska ...
It passes through Biokovo between the Bast in the municipality of Baška Voda (south side) and Rastovac in the municipality of Zagvozd (north side). It is named after the peak of the same name under which it is located.
Drašnice is a tourist locality in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, located between Makarska and Ploče.Its population was recorded at 286 (as of the 2021 census). [3]The village lies at the base of the Biokovo mountain, at the Jadranska magistrala, and across the strait is the island of Hvar.