Croatia - Makarska Travel Tourism Guide

Additional accounts of the area document the settling of Makarska by the Croats in the sixth and seventh centuries.

The town was referred to by it's present name, Makarska, in 1502 in a document written by Mohammad Musin, The town was, at that time, under Turkish control and was the base for a ferry used for trade other towns and countries along the Adriatic.

The natural protection of the Osejava cape and St. Peter Peninsula, along with strategically placed fortifying towers on the town walls, allowed Makarska to remain free of the control of the growing Venetian Empire until 1681. This hundred year period of Venetian rule was a time of great restoration and building within the city.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Makarska switched between Austrian and French control, each government bringing many improvements to the infrastructure and educational systems of the town.

Behind the town, on the inland side, is Mount Biokovo, the second highest peak in Croatia. Serving as both a protective barrier and an aesthetic backdrop, those who travel to it's tops can be rewarded with a spectacular view of the Croatian countryside to the East and the Adriatic Coast to the West. On particularly clear days, Monte Gargano, a mountain directly across the Adriatic in Italy can be seen.

Each summer during the peak tourist season, thousands of visitors from the surrounding countries such as Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary flock to Makarska Riviera for the night life and days in the sun.

The city is surrounded by beautiful countryside, characterized by meadows of wildflowers and stately pine forests.

Like most old Creation towns, Makarska has a central section dating back centuries. The old stone streets and ancient buildings make room for a flower and fruit market, a large church square and a Monastery built by the Franciscan Monks in the sixteenth century. The Monastery itself houses a world renowned sea shell collection. The pieces on view @include a very rare specimen of a giant clam shell.

Several fountains, left over from the town's Venetian period, are also high spots of a visit to Makarska. Numerous old churches and several palaces from the Baroque era can also be found.

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