| Stranded on the far side of the Vidova Gora mountains, there's no
denying the beauty of BOL 's setting, or the charm of its old stone
houses. The main attraction of the village is its beach, Zlatni rat (Golden
Cape), which lies to the west of the centre along the wooded shoreline.
Unusually sandy and unusually beautiful, the cape juts into the sea in
the form of an extended finger, changing shape from season to season as
the wind plays across it. It does, however, get very crowded during
summer. When you're through with the beach, look in at the late-fifteenth-century
Dominican Monastery (Dominikanski samostan; daily 10am-noon & 5-9pm;
10kn), perched on a bluff just east of Bol's centre. Its location is
dramatic, and the monastery museum holds among its small collection a
Madonna with Child by Tintoretto.
Buses from Supetar stop just west of Bol's harbour, at the far end of
which stands the tourist office (June-Aug daily 8am-10pm; Sept-May Mon-Fri
8.30am-3pm; tel 021/635-638 , www.bol.hr ) which has free leaflets and
maps. Private rooms can be obtained from Boltours, 100m west of the bus
stop at Vladimira Nazora 18 (daily June-Aug 8.30am-10pm; rest of year
9am-1pm & 5-8pm; tel 021/635-693, www.boltours.com ) and there are
several campsites in the new part of town uphill from the centre. For
eating , there are numerous places along the waterfront, although Gust ,
above the harbour at F. Radica 14, has the widest range of traditional
food. There are a couple of windsurfing centres on the shoreline west of
town, on the way to Zlatni rat, which offer board rental and a range of
courses for beginners. Big Blue (tel 021/306-222, www.big-blue-sport.hr
), with offices next to the tourist office and in front of the Hotel
Borak , is one of the most reliable and also rents out sea kayaks (20kn
per hr) and mountain bikes (75kn per day) - useful if you want to get to
Blaca.
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