Zlatni Rat is a spit of white pebble about two kilometres west of Bol, on the southern coast of Brač. A Mediterranean pine grove fills the middle; the pebble runs down both flanks to a tip that points out into the Hvar channel.
The famous part is that the tip is not fixed. It usually leans slightly east, swings west under a strong jugo, and in summer stands straight or east under the afternoon maestral. In a storm the whole point can shift from one side to the other in a matter of hours, which is why no two aerial photographs of it look the same. Measurements taken in 2015 put the east side at 377 metres and the west at 479 metres.
Behind the beach are the remains of a Roman villa rustica with its own swimming pool, and above Bol rises Vidova gora, the highest peak on any Adriatic island. From the water you get the shape that the postcards use; from the beach you get the pine shade and the bars.
The beach is a twenty minute walk from Bol town along the seafront path, so most crews land in Bol, walk, swim and eat, and pick the boat back up in the harbour.
Whereabout 2 km west of Bol, island of Brač
Measured 2015east side 377 m · west side 479 m
Surfacewhite pebble with a pine grove
The tipshifts with jugo and maestral
Behind the beachRoman villa rustica with a pool
Above BolVidova gora, highest Adriatic island peak