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Brist has long pebble beach and beautiful promenade stretching from settlement Podaca to Gradac.

Gradac riviera is ideal for quiet and peaceful vacation of families with children.

Riviera Gradac offers many group or private boat excursions to nearby islands and peninsula Peljesac. There are also organized group or private car excursions to mainland tourist destinations, national parks and old settlements.

In Brist you can rent a boat and visit peninsula Peljesac with beautiful nature. Private boat transfers from Brist will take you where ever you want to go for one-day excursions.

In Brist you can rent a car and visit town Dubrovnik or city Split which have many historical monuments and famous walls and buildings.

If you want to experience night life in Croatia, you can use buses, taxi or private car transfers to get to close larger towns like Makarska, Split or Omis.

In Brist you can enjoy in sports: diving, sailing, swimming, biking, basketball, volleyball, football, jogging, water sports...

Attractions in Brist:
- Baroque Church of St. Margaret;
- New Church of St. Margaret;
- Statue of Andrija Kacic Miosic;
- Medieval tombstone in old village;
- Church of St. Anthony from 1807.;
- Complex of houses Miosic and Diana from 18th century...

Baroque Church of St. Margaret is located in old village. It was built in 15th century. New church of St. Margaret in today's Brist was built in 1870. In front of the church is monument to Andrija Kacic Miosic. Statue was built by known Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic.

Brist (Central Dalmatia, Croatia) is settlement located in region of Central Dalmatia. It is part of Split-Dalmatia county and part of Municipality Gradac.

Brist is located within main Adriatic road, between Makarska and Ploce, in the bottom of mountain Biokovo.

Distances from other towns: Makarska – 37 km, Ploce – 15 km, Split – 149 km, Dubrovnik – 114 km, Sibenik – 198 km, Zadar – 268 km, Rijeka – 524 km, Pula – 630 km, Zagreb – 520 km, Osijek – 798 km, Varazdin – 603 km, Ljubljana – 577 km, Belgrade – 909 km...

You can come to Brist with car by main Adriatic road within the coast.
If you are coming with airplane to airport Split or airport Dubrovnik, you can rent a car or use private car transfers to get to Brist.
Nearest train station is located in Split and from there you can also use private boat transfers to get to Brist.
If you have a license, you can also rent a boat in Split.

Brist has around 453 inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants are directed to tourism.

Climate in Brist is Mediterranean.

Tourist Board Gradac +385(0)21 697 511
Airport Dubrovnik +385(0)20 773 100
Airport Split +385(0)21 203 555
Bus Terminal Split +385(0)60 327 777
Jadrolinija Split +385(0)21 338 333
General information 18981
Information on phone numbers in Croatia 11888
Information on international phone numbers 11802
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions +385(0)60 520 520
Croatia Traffic Info 0800 9987
Road assistance 987
Police 192
Emergency number 112
Fire department 193
Road help 987
Ambulance 194
Sea help 9155

Brist is in great position for many group or private boat excursions as well as group or private car excursions.

In Brist were found remains of graves from Bronze and Iron ages.

Brist was named after tree “brijesta” (elm tree). Brist was first time recorded in 1571.

Old village was founded further from the coast and today’s Brist was populated in 19th century, closer to the sea.

Known Croatian poet Andrija Kacic Miosic was born in Brist.

Other known persons from Brist: cocktail master Milovan Marusic, academic Ivica Veza, shipwright Rajko Marusic, priest Pavao Klement Miosic, painter Mladen Veza...