Gradac Things To Do

Beaches
Lying on the beach during a summer holiday in Gradac does throw up a dilemma: which way to look: the Adriatic Sea on one side and Gradac’s stunning backdrop to the other. Gradac lies on a gentle slope covered with pine forests and olive groves, at the foot of the Rilić mountain. Gradac’s pebbled beach stretches for around 7km as part of a 15km length of coastline. Just south of Gradac harbour lies Gornja Vala, the most beautiful of the Makarska Riviera’s beaches. The harbour itself offers watersports as well as boat trips to the nearby islands of Brac, Hvar and, venturing a little further, Korcula. 

Sports and activities
If you’re interested in sporting holidays in Gradac there’s plenty to get your blood pumping. The Adriatic provides scuba diving, sailing, jet-skiing and surfing.
The incredible scenery provides miles of hiking tracks and 12km of mountain bike trails. 60km away there’s a three-four hour rafting expedition lasting 9km along the river Cetina, or you could visit the Baćina Lakes, just 8km away and the delta Neretva, which lies 15km away from Gradac. Nearby you can play tennis, table-tennis, mini-golf and volleyball, or get a fresh adrenaline boost by signing up for paragliding.

Natural history, culture and architecture
A Gradac holiday provides stacks of opportunity for sight-seeing. The Biokovo nature park is just 5km from Gradac. In Gradac itself the main square features the 17th century Church of St Mark the Evangelist; there’s also a Franciscan monastery and a handful of 18th and 19th century chapels in the surrounding area. Gradac town museum is inside a baroque palace, Tonoli, and contains over 2,700 objects of interest charting the history of Gradac and local Dalmatia.
Of course visitors interested in culture and architecture aren’t restricted to Gradac. The 100km trip to Dubrovnik, described by George Bernard Shaw as ‘the pearl of the Adriatic’, is worthwhile for countless baroque buildings, cathedral and monasteries, marble streets and Renaissance fountains. A holiday to Gradac wouldn’t be complete without travelling the 110km north to Split, which contains numerous sites of archeological and architectural interest, including the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s palace.

Eating and drinking
Gradac is charming, and spilling over with restaurants and cafes; you’re sure to eat well on holiday in Gradac. You’re also sure to eat healthily, as the food is typical Mediterranean cuisine, consisting of good wine, home-grown vegetables, olive oil and of course freshly caught sea food.