Bacvice Beach
Bacvice Beach
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A stone's throw away from Split's Old Town, this city beach may not be the most scenic, but is a convenient spot for a quick dip. It has sun loungers, water sports equipment, and a nice sandy beach with shallow waters—great for the kids to wade in. Its easy accessibility also makes it popular during summer, so get there early if you want to bag a good spot. Stay until sundown, then head to the many restaurants and nightclubs near the beach for dinner and drinks. Many city tours of Split will include a stop at Bacvice Beach. – Tripadvisor
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- Kungfukev159 contributionsTired and messyHugely disappointed with Bacvice beach and the surrounding coves, messy, dirty, graffiti, overgrown grassy areas, the place looks like it needs a good clean and fresh coat of paint! The sandy areas are dirty, it’s just unkept and a mess which is odd considering how beautiful the old town and harbour areas are! The prices for basic necessities are also outrageous, we got charged 6 euros for a small bottle of water at one of the bars/shops around the beach, that’s a disgusting amount of money for a bottle of water, expensive rip off, i wouldn’t have minded so much if the area was clean, tidy and vibrant, this place needs some serious attention to bring it back up to standard, there are cheaper areas in other countries to visit that leave these beaches in the shade.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 June 2024
- KateLytham, United Kingdom45 contributionsDisappointing beachVery disappointing beach! The sand looked horrible. Not what I was expecting. You can however rent a sunbeds for €25. There are bars you can have a drink and food Personally if you're hoping for a beach holiday, I would not recommend bacvice beachVisited June 2024Travelled soloWritten 29 June 2024
- Aoife MDublin, Ireland10 contributionsRough round the edges but gorgeous waterYou'd think you're in the wrong place based on the graffiti everywhere, but the water is unreal. Sandy beach and really nice foe an evening/sunset swim. There is a spot for shower which is great. No toilets around but close enough to the town to walk back.Visited August 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 5 August 2024
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peggy b
Madison, WI253 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
I loved this beach, family oriented ( although I was with my adult daughter) and very clean. You do have to pay to rent the chairs, so we bought a large round 2 person towel on the boardwalk for $10US and used that. You can walk 200-300 yards into the sea before it’s over your head, and the water is clear until it’s deep. Small food and bar restaurant directly on the beach but nice restaurants to the left( short walk) and outdoor showers to rinse the sand off your feet. We spent an hour or so every day.
Written 7 January 2020
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Stephane F
Toulouse, France9 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Dirty as never seen elsewhere. Hundreds of mego per m2. The towels are glued to each other. The city makes everything pay, palaces, churches, toilets , and is unable to clean the only beach with sand, run away!! It is a horror
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Written 12 August 2024
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tinaNtravel
San Jose, CA2,122 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
This was an easy walk from the Diocletian Palace area. The beach is long and there are quite a few restaurants in the area. They have changing “kiosks” near the beach. We came here in the evening, right before sunset and the beach was fairly crowded even then. It is a nice place to walk around even if you don’t plan to swim.
Written 17 January 2024
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SianMD1234
27 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Awful! Myself and my family are really big fans of Croatia and have very fond memories in Dubrovnik and Zadar. This beach was the most horrendous beach I’ve ever been to. Litter everywhere. My son was digging in the sand amongst cigarette butts, bottle caps and food wrappers. The beach was absolutely filthy and the whole place stunk of sewage. In all honesty I found the whole of split to be chaotic, overrun by tourists/cruise ships and full of litter. The bins were over flowing all over the city so it’s clear that whoever is in charge can’t keep up with the amount of tourists that are visiting. We visited a few beaches out of the city and the further out you go the nicer/cleaner they get. My advice would be to avoid Split and visit the islands. Stari Grad in Hvar was something off a postcard! 2 hour ferry ride from Split and your there 😁
Written 23 August 2024
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Claudia C
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Aug 2024 • Friends
Worst beach I've ever visited. Unavailable and expensive parking, the journey to the beach consists of a pine forest that gives off an unpleasant smell. The beach too crowded, full of children and pigeons and excessively dirty, full of garbage, the sand is cemented and gives off a bad smell. The sea is also very dirty, with plasters and syringes, with a strong current that prevents you from swimming. The showers are full of bees and wasps and the water jet is minimal, there is also a restaurant to go to for lunch, and the nearest bar is 1.5 km away, with exaggerated prices and waiters not available. I strongly advise against it.
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Written 15 August 2024
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Kate
Lytham, UK45 contributions
Jun 2024 • Solo
Very disappointing beach! The sand looked horrible. Not what I was expecting. You can however rent a sunbeds for €25. There are bars you can have a drink and food
Personally if you're hoping for a beach holiday, I would not recommend bacvice beach
Personally if you're hoping for a beach holiday, I would not recommend bacvice beach
Written 29 June 2024
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Heli P
Helsinki, Finland7,713 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
Just over the hill from the harbour is the first and most popular in a string of beaches. It is quite shallow and muddy, the best spots for swimming are on the far corners. Several restaurants serve food and drinks till late evening.
Written 23 September 2023
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Niall S
Dublin, Ireland58 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
Loved this beach. I spent five happy days there in the autumn sunshine. It is clean. There is no perceptible tide and no significant currents. There are small waves. There is a lovely atmosphere there - people relaxing, playing in the shallows, swimming etc. There is also a toilet which is spotless which is very convenient.
Written 15 October 2023
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cdxxx
Imbersago, Italy200 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Visiting Split with our family we had planned to stop here to escape the oppressive heat in the early afternoon.
Mission accomplished. Very very beautiful sea, clean and clear, a few stones on the shore but then the seabed is sandy.
The bay is very large, but it is artificial and there is no beach, but only a concrete slab which becomes hot under the sun. No shade, except under the few trees that are behind the beach and close to the wall.
The bay is very puristic, served by facilities with music filling the air. I don't evaluate the quality and prices of the facilities because I haven't used them.
Possibility of diving from a rock on the right of the beach and in the center of the bay where there are some concrete pillars.
Mission accomplished. Very very beautiful sea, clean and clear, a few stones on the shore but then the seabed is sandy.
The bay is very large, but it is artificial and there is no beach, but only a concrete slab which becomes hot under the sun. No shade, except under the few trees that are behind the beach and close to the wall.
The bay is very puristic, served by facilities with music filling the air. I don't evaluate the quality and prices of the facilities because I haven't used them.
Possibility of diving from a rock on the right of the beach and in the center of the bay where there are some concrete pillars.
Written 22 August 2023
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Leahthetourist
London, UK400 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
The water is beautiful and clear and you can walk out for quite a way. The kids had a great time swimming and playing and it had no current and no waves. It is very close to the centre but the beach is not pretty. It was very busy so hard to find a spot and the sand is more like mud sand. It was okay, good if you want to swim not so good if you want to sit on a pretty beach.
Has a fair few restaurants and bars but all a bit tatty and worse for wear.
Has a fair few restaurants and bars but all a bit tatty and worse for wear.
Written 29 August 2022
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Are you allowed to have BBQs on the beach or any beach near Split?
Written 8 July 2018
Is it open all year round to rent a chair?
And what is the price for this?
Written 8 April 2017
Chairs are laying all around the beach and when you sit down, in a while someone will approach you and collect the rent. Prices are between 70-90 kunas.
Written 20 August 2017
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