# Best of Bol > Local guide to Bol and Murvica on the island of Brač, Croatia: one pick in every category, detailed guides, live weather, and ferry, catamaran and bus times checked every week. Best of Bol names one recommended place in each category in Bol and Murvica on the island of Brač, Croatia (accommodation, activities, food, things to visit and rentals), explains why, and links each pick to its own page with checked facts and their source. Every business we pick is run by a local family who live on Brač all year round. No business pays to be listed or pays a commission. Ferry, catamaran and bus times come from each operator's official timetable, with the date they were checked. ## Best of Bol picks - [The best of Bol and Murvica](https://bestofbol.com/best/): Our pick in every category in Bol and Murvica on Brač: accommodation, activities, food, things to visit and rentals, with the reasons for each. - [The best apartments in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/apartments/): Our pick for apartments in Bol: Apartments Kristian, four family-run sea-view apartments 200 m from the sea. Why we chose it, prices, booking. - [Bike tours and bike rental in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/bike-tours/): Bike tours and rental in Bol: Big Blue by Hotel Bretanide and Active Bol at Camp Aloa towards Murvica. E-bikes, guided tours, prices. - [Daily boat trips from Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/boat-trips/): Daily boat trips from Bol: Frane, a full day to Hvar with a fish lunch, and Veli, a quiet day in Hvar's bays. Prices and booking. - [Hiking from Bol: the trail to Vidova gora](https://bestofbol.com/best/hiking/): Hiking from Bol: walk the marked trail to Vidova gora, 778 m, on your own. Step-by-step route, time, water and when to go. - [The best pizza delivery in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/pizza-delivery/): Pizza delivery in Bol: Pizzeria Gogy brings pizza to your door for free, 12:00 to 23:00, and to Murvica in summer. Menu, prices, phone. - [Seven things to visit in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/sights/): Seven things to visit in Bol: the Dominican monastery and museum, the Dešković gallery, Our Lady of Carmel, the House in a House, the Small Format Gallery, St John and Theodore and the Blaca hermitage. - [The best villa in Bol and Murvica](https://bestofbol.com/best/villas/): Our pick for a villa in Bol and Murvica: Villa Bila, with four en-suite bedrooms, a heated jacuzzi and a sea view to Hvar. Why we chose it. - [Windsurfing in Bol: where to learn and rent](https://bestofbol.com/best/windsurfing/): Where to windsurf in Bol: Big Blue on Borak beach and Active Bol at Camp Aloa towards Murvica. Lessons, rental prices and the wind. - [House in a House (Paloc)](https://bestofbol.com/places/house-in-a-house/): House in a House (Paloc) in Bol: the unfinished palace built around a farmer's house that would not be sold. The story, and how to see it. - [The best campsite in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/camping/): Our pick for camping in Bol: Camp Meteor, family-owned since 1983, among olive trees 500 m from the beach. Prices, units and how to book. - [The best dive centre in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/diving/): Our pick for diving in Bol: Big Blue Diving, with daily boat dives and courses from Discover Scuba up. Prices, times and contacts. - [Parasailing in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/parasailing/): Parasailing in Bol: Flying Donkey from Nautic Center Bol on Potočine beach near Zlatni rat, solo or tandem, plus banana boat and tubes. - [Private boat trips and boat transfers from Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/boat-transfers/): Private boat trips and transfers from Bol: Nautic Center Bol, with speedboats to Split, Split Airport and Hvar, and skippered day trips. - [Trampolines and an adventure park for kids in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/kids-park/): Trampolines and an adventure park for kids in Bol: Jump Park Borak, between the town and Zlatni rat. - [The best guided tour from Bol: Dragon's Cave](https://bestofbol.com/best/guided-tours/): The best guided tour from Bol: Dragon's Cave above Murvica with local guide Zoran Kojdić. Four hours, a steep climb, the carvings explained. - [The best restaurant in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/restaurants/): The best restaurant in Bol: Ranc, a family-run Dalmatian restaurant known for lamb peka, steaks, fish and home-made bread, with sea views. - [The best quick bite in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/best/quick-bites/): The best quick bite in Bol: Snack Box on the Zlatni rat promenade, rated 4.9. Burgers, salads and smoothies to eat in or take away. - [The best rental in Bol: cars, scooters and bikes](https://bestofbol.com/best/rentals/): The best rental in Bol: Tour de Brač Rent, for cars, scooters, quads and bikes from one local office. What you can rent, how to book. - [Apartments Kristian](https://bestofbol.com/places/apartments-kristian/): Apartments Kristian in Bol, our apartment pick: four sea-view apartments 200 m from the sea and 350 m from the harbour, free parking, direct booking. - [Villa Bila](https://bestofbol.com/places/villa-bila/): Villa Bila in Murvica near Bol, our villa pick: four en-suite bedrooms, a heated jacuzzi for six and a sea view to Hvar. Sleeps 8 adults and 2 babies. - [Camp Meteor](https://bestofbol.com/places/camp-meteor/): Camp Meteor in Bol, our camping pick: family-owned since 1983, among olive trees, 500 m from the beach. Pitches from €15, bungalows and cabins. - [Big Blue Diving](https://bestofbol.com/places/big-blue-diving/): Big Blue Diving in Bol, our diving pick: PADI, PSS and CMAS courses, boat dives twice a day and Discover Scuba for beginners. Prices and contacts. - [Big Blue windsurf centre](https://bestofbol.com/places/big-blue-windsurf/): Big Blue windsurf centre on Borak beach in Bol: VDWS lessons for beginners and advanced riders, and 40 boards to rent from €25 an hour. April to November. - [Active Bol windsurf centre](https://bestofbol.com/places/active-bol-windsurf/): Active Bol at Camp Aloa, between Bol and Murvica: windsurf courses for beginners and advanced riders, Tabou and JP boards to rent, lessons in four languages. - [Big Blue bike centre](https://bestofbol.com/places/big-blue-bikes/): Big Blue bike centre in Bol: 130 bikes including e-bikes, renewed every year, guided tours on Brač and Hvar, and a bike school. April to November. - [Active Bol bike rental](https://bestofbol.com/places/active-bol-bikes/): Active Bol bike rental at Camp Aloa near Murvica: Specialized bikes from €25 a day, e-bikes from €40, delivery, and guided Brač and Hvar tours. - [Flying Donkey parasailing](https://bestofbol.com/places/flying-donkey/): Flying Donkey parasailing in Bol, from Nautic Center Bol on Potočine beach near Zlatni rat: solo or tandem flights, banana boat, tubes and water skiing. - [Nautic Center Bol](https://bestofbol.com/places/nautic-center-bol/): Nautic Center Bol: private speedboat transfers from Bol to Split, Split Airport and Hvar, and skippered trips to the Blue Cave, Hvar and Korčula. - [Jump Park Borak](https://bestofbol.com/places/jump-park-borak/): Jump Park Borak in Bol: a summer fun park for children with trampolines and games, at Borak between the town and Zlatni rat. - [Dragon's Cave tour with Zoran Kojdić](https://bestofbol.com/places/dragons-cave-tour/): Dragon's Cave tour from Murvica with local guide Zoran Kojdić: four hours, a steep climb of about 300 m, the carvings explained. How to book. - [Frane excursions](https://bestofbol.com/places/frane-excursions/): Frane excursion boat from Bol: day trips to Hvar and the Pakleni islands with swimming stops and a fish lunch on board. Tickets on frane.hr. - [Veli excursions](https://bestofbol.com/places/veli-excursions/): Veli excursion boat from Bol: a family-built wooden boat to Hvar's bays, 10:00 to 16:00, two swims, €65, children half price. Grill lunch optional. - [Ranc Restaurant](https://bestofbol.com/places/ranc-restaurant/): Ranc restaurant in Bol: family-run Dalmatian cooking, lamb peka under the coals, steaks, fish and home-made bread, on a terrace with sea views. - [Snack Box](https://bestofbol.com/places/snack-box/): Snack Box on the Zlatni rat promenade in Bol: burgers, salads, omelettes and smoothies to eat in or take away. Rated 4.9, the No. 1 quick bite in Bol. - [Small Format Gallery](https://bestofbol.com/places/small-format-gallery/): Small Format Gallery in Bol: 350 works by 260 Croatian artists in the 1897 Reading Room on the waterfront. What you will see and where it is. - [Church of St John and Theodore](https://bestofbol.com/places/st-john-and-theodore/): The Church of St John and Theodore, the Templar chapel of Bol: the town's oldest church, about a thousand years old, beside the Dominican monastery on Glavica. - [Tour de Brač Rent](https://bestofbol.com/places/tour-de-brac/): Tour de Brač Rent in Bol, our rental pick: cars, scooters, quads and bikes from a local agency at Vladimira Nazora 38. What you can rent and how to book. - [Dominican Monastery and Museum](https://bestofbol.com/places/dominican-monastery/): The Dominican monastery in Bol: a 15th-century monastery on Glavica with an altarpiece from Tintoretto's workshop, a museum renovated in 2021 and a garden over the sea. - [Branislav Dešković Art Gallery](https://bestofbol.com/places/deskovic-gallery/): Branislav Dešković Art Gallery in Bol: 20th-century Croatian painting and sculpture in a palace from 1694 on the harbour, with summer exhibitions. - [Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel](https://bestofbol.com/places/our-lady-of-carmel/): The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Gospa od Karmela), Bol's Baroque parish church near the harbour: rose window, Baroque altars and a marble pulpit. - [Blaca Hermitage](https://bestofbol.com/places/blaca-hermitage/): Blaca Hermitage near Bol: a 16th-century monastery built into a cliff, now a museum, reached by sea and a 45-minute walk, or by road and a walk. - [Pizzeria Gogy](https://bestofbol.com/places/pizzeria-gogy/): Pizzeria Gogy in Bol: free pizza delivery 12:00 to 23:00, also to Murvica in summer. Menu with prices, Big and Jumbo sizes, order by phone. ## Bol guide - [Bol, island of Brač](https://bestofbol.com/bol/): Bol on the island of Brač: Zlatni rat, the old town, Vidova gora, how many days to stay, when to go and how to get there, with our local picks. - [Active Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/active/): Active Bol: windsurfing in the afternoon maestral, diving, boat trips, cycling and hiking to Vidova gora, parasailing and more, with our picks. - [Beaches in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/beaches/): The beaches of Bol besides Zlatni rat: Martinica by the Dominican monastery, Borak for water sports, the children's beach in the centre and naturist coves. - [Blaca hermitage and day trips from Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/blaca-and-day-trips/): Day trips from Bol: the Blaca hermitage by boat or on foot, Dragon's Cave above Murvica, Hvar by catamaran, and the villages of Brač, with how to reach each. - [Food and drink in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/food-and-drink/): What to eat and drink in Bol and on Brač: lamb and peka, fresh fish, vitalac, hrapoćuša cake, Plavac mali wine and olive oil, with our restaurant picks. - [Hike from Bol to Vidova gora](https://bestofbol.com/bol/hike-to-vidova-gora/): The hike from Bol to Vidova gora, 778 m, on your own: start point, every turn, distances and heights, time up and down, water, and the loop via Murvica. - [Nightlife in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/nightlife/): Nightlife in Bol: beach bars by day, cocktail bars on the harbour and clubs near Zlatni rat in summer, when things get going and how to get home. - [Bol old town and sights](https://bestofbol.com/bol/old-town/): The sights of Bol town: the harbour, the Dominican monastery, the House in a House, the Small Format Gallery, and a short self-guided walk. - [Practical Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/practical/): Useful numbers in Bol: doctor and tourist clinic, pharmacy, petrol station, car repair, car wash, towing on Brač, emergency numbers and parking. - [Vidova gora](https://bestofbol.com/bol/vidova-gora/): Vidova gora above Bol, at 778 m the highest peak of the Adriatic islands: the hiking trail from Bol, the road to the top and what to bring. - [Bol weather and wind, next 7 days](https://bestofbol.com/bol/weather/): The 7-day weather and wind forecast for Bol on Brač: temperature, sky, rain and wind by day, the local winds explained, and live wind links for windsurfers. - [When to visit Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/when-to-visit/): The best time to visit Bol on Brač: sea temperature, weather, wind, crowds and what is open in each month, and why June and September are the sweet spots. - [Where to stay in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/bol/where-to-stay/): Where to stay in Bol on Brač: the town centre, the Zlatni rat side and Murvica compared, with our picks for apartments, a villa and camping, and tips for booking direct. - [Zlatni rat](https://bestofbol.com/bol/zlatni-rat/): Zlatni rat beach in Bol: how to get there on foot, by tourist train, taxi boat or car, the best time of day, facilities, wind and the shape-changing tip. ## Murvica guide - [Murvica, Brač](https://bestofbol.com/murvica/): Murvica, the quiet village west of Bol on Brač: who it suits, how it differs from Bol, its beaches and coves, Dragon's Cave, and our pick, Villa Bila. - [Murvica beaches and coves](https://bestofbol.com/murvica/beaches/): The beaches and coves of Murvica, west of Bol: the village beach, the pebble coves along the coast, and how to reach them on foot, by kayak or by boat. - [Dragon's Cave and Blaca](https://bestofbol.com/murvica/dragons-cave-and-blaca/): How to visit Dragon's Cave above Murvica on Brač with a local guide, what the carvings show, and how to reach the Blaca hermitage on foot or by boat. - [Getting to Murvica](https://bestofbol.com/murvica/getting-there/): How to get to Murvica from Bol: by car, bike or on foot, parking, and transfers from the Bol catamaran and Brač Airport. ## Getting to Bol - [Getting to Bol](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/): Every way to get to Bol on Brač: the direct catamaran from Split, car ferries to Supetar and Sumartin, island buses and flights, with times from the operators. - [Flights to Brač Airport](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/brac-airport/): Brač Airport (BWK), about 14 km from Zlatni rat: seasonal flights from late March to late October, transfers to Bol, and when to fly to Split. - [Buses on Brač: Supetar to Bol](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/buses-on-brac/): The island bus from Supetar to Bol on Brač: about 55 to 70 minutes, around 10 a day each way in summer, timed to meet the ferries from Split. - [Driving to Bol](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/driving-to-bol/): Driving to Bol on Brač: two sat-nav routes to avoid, the Vela Farska road and Put Oleandra, which car ferry to book on summer weekends, and where to fill up. - [Dubrovnik to Bol by catamaran](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/dubrovnik-bol-catamaran/): The summer catamaran from Dubrovnik to Bol on Brač: about 4 hours 10 minutes along the coast, early June to mid-September, with tickets and tips. - [Hvar to Bol by catamaran](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/hvar-bol-catamaran/): Catamarans between Hvar and Bol: about 20 minutes from Jelsa all year on Jadrolinija's Split line, and about 40 minutes from Hvar Town in summer. - [Makarska to Bol via Sumartin](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/makarska-sumartin-ferry/): Getting to Bol from the Makarska Riviera: the Makarska to Sumartin car ferry, the drive west across Brač to Bol, and when this route beats going via Split. - [Split Airport to Bol](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/split-airport-to-bol/): How to get from Split Airport to Bol on Brač: the airport bus or a taxi to Split harbour, then the catamaran to Bol or the car ferry to Supetar. - [Split to Bol by car ferry](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/split-bol-car-ferry/): Driving to Bol: the Split to Supetar car ferry, about 50 minutes, then the drive across Brač. Timetable source, summer queues and tips for the crossing. - [Split to Bol by catamaran](https://bestofbol.com/getting-to-bol/split-bol-catamaran/): The Split to Bol catamaran: how long it takes, when it runs, today's departures from the official timetable, where it leaves from and tickets. ## Tips - [Save money and time in Bol](https://bestofbol.com/tips/): Sixteen ways to save money and time in Bol: the cheapest way to get here, booking direct, the best months, free things to do and skipping queues. ## About - [About Best of Bol](https://bestofbol.com/about/): Who makes Best of Bol, what the site does, how we keep facts and timetables up to date, and how to tell us about a change or suggest a place. - [How we choose](https://bestofbol.com/about/how-we-choose/): How Best of Bol chooses its picks: one local family business per category, the test for each category, the checks every pick passes, and re-checks. - [Privacy](https://bestofbol.com/privacy/): Best of Bol's privacy notice: no cookies, no tracking and no ads; what the web host records when you visit, and how to contact us about your data. ## Data - [Timetables (JSON)](https://bestofbol.com/data/timetables.json): routes, operators and departure times to Bol, with check dates. ## Other languages - [Français](https://bestofbol.com/fr/llms.txt) - [Nederlands](https://bestofbol.com/nl/llms.txt) - [Polski](https://bestofbol.com/pl/llms.txt) - [Čeština](https://bestofbol.com/cs/llms.txt) - [Slovenčina](https://bestofbol.com/sk/llms.txt) - [Slovenščina](https://bestofbol.com/sl/llms.txt) - [Magyar](https://bestofbol.com/hu/llms.txt)