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Central Dalmatia · Splitsko-dalmatinska

Šolta

Šolta is the island of olives and honey closest to Split: Maslinica with its marina and Šešula bay in the west, Stomorska and Nečujam in the north.

Area (km²)
58
Population
1,975
Highest peak (m)
236

Šolta is nine miles from Split, so it is the first or last night of most routes in central Dalmatia. The old villages are inland, beside the fields, and their harbours are on the coast. The island is known for its olive oil, rosemary honey and the red wine dobričić.

Maslinica at the western end has a marina at the foot of a baroque castle and an archipelago of seven islets off the entrance. Just to the south is Šešula, a long, narrow bay where you lie quietly in both bura and jugo. On the north coast are Rogač, with the ferry and a fuel station, roomy Nečujam and picturesque Stomorska.

For boaters

The marina in Maslinica, quays in Stomorska and Rogač, buoys and anchorages in Šešula and Nečujam bays.

Marinas and harbours

  • Maslinica

Fuel

Anchorages

  • Uvala Šešula

    Sheltered from Bura, Levant, Jugo

    Open to Lebić, Pulenat

    A long, narrow bay filled with the buoys and lines of two konobas, intended for their guests; two or three boats often share one buoy. Anchoring in the space that is left needs a stern line to the north shore. Very good in bura and jugo, but south-westerly and westerly winds drive a swell in.

  • Uvala Nečujam

    Sheltered from Oštro, Lebić, Pulenat

    Open to Bura, Tramontana

    Šolta's largest bay, with five arms: anchor in 3 to 8 m with a line ashore, and choose the arm to suit the wind (the western ones are calmer). It is open to the north-east and is no place for the night in bura. At weekends it fills with boats from Split.

  • Uvala Tatinja

    Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Pulenat, Maestral

    Open to Jugo, Oštro

    Coming from the west, watch for a large rock about 100 m off the western cape (at most 2 m between the rock and the cape, do not pass there), and from the east for a 2 m shoal about 50 m south of the south-eastern cape. Do not pass north of the islet Školjić in the middle of the bay either, where there is 2 to 5 m and several rocks. The bay is under concession, both buoys and anchoring are charged, and the konoba is in the far north-eastern arm.

Bays on the island

  • Bočac
  • Bok
  • Bok od rata
  • Bok od Supetra
  • Dražetina
  • Duboka uvala
  • Grabova uvala
  • Luka Maslinica
  • Luka Rogač
  • Mala luka
  • Mala travna uvala
  • Mijaluka
  • Obinuški bok
  • Senjska uvala
  • Šipkova uvala
  • Stankova uvala
  • Stomorska luka
  • Tepli bok
  • Tiha uvala
  • Travna uvala
  • Turski bok
  • Uvala Banja
  • Uvala Banje
  • Uvala Bolančina
  • Uvala Brezimerova
  • Uvala Črljena
  • Uvala Dešenja
  • Uvala Donja Krušica
  • Uvala Donje Vine
  • Uvala Fabrica
  • Uvala Golija
  • Uvala Gornja Krušica
  • Uvala Gornje Vine
  • Uvala Gužičevica
  • Uvala Jorja
  • Uvala Kašjun
  • Uvala Koška
  • Uvala Križice
  • Uvala Kupa
  • Uvala Lestimerova
  • Uvala Livka
  • Uvala Mala Krušica
  • Uvala Mala Stinjiva
  • Uvala Malo lido
  • Uvala Marinča
  • Uvala Maslinica
  • Uvala Medvidova
  • Uvala Miletina
  • Uvala Mličnjak
  • Uvala Odar
  • Uvala Pečana
  • Uvala Pišćena
  • Uvala Piškera
  • Uvala Podkupa
  • Uvala Podražanj
  • Uvala Podruica
  • Uvala Poganica
  • Uvala Potkamenica
  • Uvala Potkriž
  • Uvala Potpoldo
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Routes that call at the island

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Neighbouring islands

Safety

Emergency at sea

Croatia's national maritime search and rescue coordination centre (MRCC Rijeka) is on watch 24 hours a day. Save the number before you set off.

Before you call, have ready the boat's position (coordinates or the nearest headland, island or bay), the number of people on board and a description of the problem. A call to 112 is put through to the maritime rescue centre.

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