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To be totally honest, all our small boroughs (in local dialect: malo misto) are gorgeous in their own way, but the tourism professionals have confirmed that Sutivan is indeed something special! This year, on the prestigious event “Tourism Days” (Dani turizma), Sutivan was awarded in the category of best authentic seaside destination, leaving behind 20 other small boroughs that came in shortlist. To find out what’s new in Sutivan, what kind of valuable projects are in preparation and which are our top suggestions for the most enjoyable accommodation experience and active holidays, stay tuned with us in the following lines!

ATRACTIVE INNOVATION. Sutivan doesn’t intend to stop just at this flattering acknowledgment, which is proven by most diverse projects that will surely enhance and expand this small town’s tourist offer. For example, persons with disabilities are more than welcome guests here –  appropriate access points have been designed as part of the most important municipal project, “Open Doors for Friends “ (“Prijateljima vrata otvorena”), which is currently in underway in the administrative segment,  for them to be able to visit attractions such as Kavanjinovi Dvori (residential and farm area), “old Brač plastika”, the former oil mill and the cinema, for all the planned contents. Construction work which started in April this year, has been completed on for the extension of the swimmers dock, which now boasts with the Aqualift – intended for facilitating the entrance & exit in the sea for persons with disabilities.

As a tourist magazine, we highly commend this extraordinary initiative, which will make all Sutivan guests feel comfortable there! Apart from the before mentioned Kavanjinovi Dvori, there is also a new nursery in plan, as well as the renovation of the center of the borough and its promenade, as well as the setup of additional features on the beaches. Sutivan will receive an additional dose of luxury – it is intended to build three new high class hotels in the area of ​​320,000 square feet of land. In all likelihood, Sutivan’s bright future in tourism is at hand’s reach!

SPEAKING OF SOPHISTICATED ACCOMMODATION, you must see Sutivan’s heritage hotel “Lemongarden”! When we typed its name into Tripadvisor’s search engine, the results blinked with full 5 stars (totally deserved!) in front of our eyes! Guests, already thrilled by the fact that Brač has its own airport, which greatly facilitated their arrival, experienced a real euphoria when they saw that Lemongarden not only corresponds to everything it is said about the hotel in their attractive promotional materials, but that it is even more fascinating in real version!

One foreign guest made a joke with the metaphor of “amazing grace” (feeling incredible bliss), which perfectly suits everything he saw and experienced there, starting from the flawless elegance and cleanliness of the facility, spacious and modernly equipped apartment, to a relaxing atmosphere, a nearby a park and fabulous, 50-meters-long pool. This hotel, surrounded by bougainvilleas, roses, hibiscus and lemon trees, perfectly adapts to Sutivan’s vista, and has its own private beach, and – oh, but of course – lemon based delicacies according to its adorable name – from the exquisite lemon liqueur to lemon jam, which tastes so good that the guests would like to bring it home!

NOW, FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD A SPLASH OF ACTIVITIES, BESIDES FULL HEDONISM DURING THEIR STAY, there are great options for an active holiday here in Sutivan! The combination of excellent cycling trails and the idyllic island setting (not to forget the divine Brač lamb dishes!) thrilled the former mayor of London, and passionate fan of recreation on two wheels, Boris Johnson, who came to visit the borough two years ago and became one of the best & loudest promoters of Sutivan in the world . That all his praise is well-founded, it can be easily understood by all visitors who decide to master the attractive bicycle trails named by the typical local winds – Tramuntana, Maestral, Levant.

In addition to offering great cycling experience in an authentic Mediterranean setting, these trails leads to attractive points that are unique thanks to their plant and animal diversity, or to cultural and historical significance: for example, from the sandy Likva bay, not far from the coast, at 30 meters of depth, you will encounter the submarine site of an antique shipwreck, and you will be led further to the picturesque places of Bobovišća and Ložišća, villages with wonderfully preserved rural features (take a look at the masterpiece of Ivan Rendic – a magnificent belfry from the second half of the 19th century in Ložišća!). And if you want to have a go at the real competition, the XCM “Uvati vitar” race is a great choice for you – choose one of the three interesting tracks which fit your condition level and join this beloved race, which will take place from May 17th till May 19th 2019. In the words of the organizers, in the next year, this race, which significantly contributed to Sutivan’s positioning as a bike friendly destination, will be enriched with additional, expanded contents, and we cannot wait to see what the best little borough has prepared for us!

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Festival Vanka Regule
July  20 – 27.

We cannot start the story about Sutivan, without mentioning the adrenergic bomb – Vanka Regule (Out of Control) Festival in July, which has attracted attracts all adventure and extreme sports enthusiasts for many years with an unreduced intensity! If you are bold enough, try some of more challenging disciplines, and within this event the film festival of competitive character which has already acquired great reputation is also held.

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Vanka Regule Festival, based in the town of Sutivan, is no Olympic games, more of an ad hoc gathering of like-minded individuals looking to have fun, but for the increasing number of funs of this branch of sports it is well worth a visit.

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If you opt for more peaceful recreation, we recommend a visit to the Nature Park, the beautiful picnic area which offers something for everyone. It is divided into several zones which together make an interesting whole. It consists of the sports grounds for bowling, basketball, five-a-side football and beach volleyball and lodging for animals, some of which are tame enough to play with. Numerous autochthon plant species and spice herbs used in the restaurant within the Park contribute to the beautiful experience of nature.

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Sutivan – adventure planet

There, as well as in other local restaurants and taverns, you will have a chance to taste the far-famed Brač’s lamb, homemade cheese and prosciutto, dishes from grill and under the baking lid, various types of soups, seafood, and high-quality homemade wines! Do not leave the island without awarding your palates with some of autochthonous specialties – taste vitalac (a dish made of lamb giblets of distinctive taste), dormouse on grill, Brač’s snails and the majestic Hrapoćuša cake!

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After refreshing yourselves with fantastic food, you will have enough energy for sightseeing Sutivan’s cultural heritage jewels. The whole historical centre of the place is a protected cultural heritage monument, and the list of sights is rather long – the small church of St. John the Baptizer where an interesting primitive figure of fish – the oldest Christian symbol in the red chalk is kept, complex of Ilić and Definis houses, summer residence of Jerolim Kavanjin whose doors are opened for friends only, picturesque mill-windmill on the very coast, and many other!

VANKA REGULE – Events

NEDJELJA / SUNDAY 20.07.2014.
20:30 OPENING CEREMONY
službeno otvaranje festivala

21:00 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

22:30 Koncert grupe LIBAR
sutivanska riva / Sutivan harbour

PONEDJELJAK / MONDAY 21.07.2014.
21:30 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

UTORAK / TUESDAY 22.07.2014.

22:30 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

SRIJEDA / WEDNESDAY 23.07.2014.

17:00 VANKA REGULE KIDS
biciklistička, penjačka i slackline natjecanja za djecu (bike, climb and slackline contest for kids)
centralni park Sutivan / central park Sutivan

21:30 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

23:30 AFTER REGULE PARTY – KRIES (CRO)
coctail bar Modrulj / uvala Likva / Likva bay

ČETVRTAK / THURSDAY 24.07.2014.

10.00 PARKOUR WORKSHOP – powered by parkour.hr
Kavanjinovi dvori / Kavanjin summer stage

15:00 RUN & CLIMB
penjačko natjecanje / climbing competition Ložišća

21:30 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

23:30 AFTER REGULE PARTY – ROOTS IN SESSSION (SLO) ; VOI’SA KOLEKTIV(CRO)coctail bar Modrulj / uvala Likva / Likva bay

PETAK /FRIDAY 25.07.2014.
08:00 X-COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKE UPHILL (Sutivan – Vidova gora)
From the Sea to the Summit / Od Mora do Gora
Biciklističko natjecanje / Mtb contest

10.00 PARKOUR WORKSHOP – powered by parkour.hr
Kavanjinovi dvori / Kavanjin summer stage

14:00 STAND UP PADDLING FIGHT
veslanje na dasci
plaža Lučica / Lučica beach

16:00 4SAIL WINDSURFING RACE
jedrenje na dasci plaža Lučica / Lučica beach

18:00 SEA KAYAK SLALOM COMPETITION
kajak natjecanje / kayak competition
plaža Lučica / Lučica beach

19:00 PORATHLON
adventure race / multidisciplinarna timska utrka
luka Sutivan / in the harbour

21:30 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
ljetna pozornica Kavanjin / Kavanjin summer stage

23:30 AFTER REGULE PARTY – GUSTAFI (CRO)
coctail bar Modrulj / uvala Likva / Likva bay

SUBOTA / SATURDAY 26.07.2014.
10.00 PARKOUR WORKSHOP – powered by parkour.hr
Kavanjinovi dvori

14:30 SLACKLINE COMPETITION
slackline težinsko natjecanje
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

15:30 GT FREERIDE DUAL BIKE COMPETITION
freeride dual biciklistička utrka
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

17:00 LONGBOARD SEASIDE RACE
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

17:30 SPECIALIZED FREERIDE XC COMPETITION
biciklistička utrka
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

18:30 TRAIL RUNNING CHALLENGE
cross natjecanje / trčanje
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

19:30 VANKA REGULE BEACH BOULDERING COMPETITION
finale bouldering penjačko natjecanje
plaža Bistrica / Bistrica beach

22:30 V. R. AWARDS CEREMONY & PARTY – POSTOLAR TRIPPER (CRO)
dodjela nagrada sport & film festivala

NEDJELJA / SUNDAY 27.07.2014.
12:00 FINAL IMPACT OCEAN KAYAK RACE
kajak utrka plaža Lučica / Lučica beach

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Foto: Tz Sutivan, Vanka Regule
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