Brač is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, with an area of 396 km², making it the third largest island in the Adriatic, and thus the largest in Dalmatia. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mountain St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic. The island has a population of 13,000, living in numerous little towns, ranging from the 'main town' Supetar, with more than 2,500 inhabitants, to Novo Selo, where only a dozen people live. The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... There are places that have the name Novo Selo (Slavic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian and Macedonian for new village) in Europe: Croatian form of the Burgenland name Neudorf, Germany Novo Selo, Bulgaria, a village in the Khaskhovo province in southeastern Bulgaria Novo Selo, FYROM, a village in the Republic of Macedonia...

Other towns and villages on the island include Bol, Škrip (the oldest village, from preroman times), Pučišća, Splitska, Postira, Nerežišće, Donji Humac, Mirca, Gornji Humac, Dol, Sutivan, Sumartin, Praznica, Murvica, Povlja, Dračevica and many more. Bol is a town on the south of the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 1,661 (2001). ... Mirca is a town located in the north of the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia. ... A Dol is a little-used unit of measurement for pain. ...

In history, Brač was famous for goats, even Pliny comments that from island Brattia (latin) comes great cheese, wine and olive oil.

The population of the island was drastically decreased in the beginning of 20th century (heavy emigration, mostly to Latin America, especially in Argentina and Chile). Today, Brač lives mostly on tourism, but fishing and agriculture (especially wine and olives) are very important too, as is selling its precious, white stone (which was used in building Diocletian's Palace in Split, and is built into the White House in Washington, DC, too). Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is a term applied to any activity which aims to capture fish or shellfish for subsistence, scientific, commercial or recreational purposes. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the beverage. ... Species About 20, including: Olea brachiata Olea capensis Olea caudatilimba Olea europaea Olea exasperata Olea guangxiensis Olea hainanensis Olea laxiflora Olea neriifolia Olea paniculata Olea parvilimba Olea rosea Olea salicifolia Olea tetragonoclada Olea tsoongii Olea undulata The olives (Olea) are a genus of about 20 species of small trees in... Diocletians Palace is a building in Split, Croatia that was built by the emperor Diocletian the 3rd century AD. At the time it was built, there was no such city of Split, and the original town was built around the palace. ... Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ...

External link

• Adriatic Islands Project: Contact, commerce and colonisation 6000 BC - AD 600
• IslandBrac.com: Island of Brac photogallery
• Kuća Dol Dol Village and Photos of Brac