The Church of the Annunciation
Gilded baroque, grander than the town, built with sailors'' money.
Kelovy — Public domain · Falk2 — CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Falk2 — CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Falk2 — CC BY-SA 3.0 de
A town at the head of a **deep sheltered bay** on the island''s western tip, and **the best natural harbour on Brač** — which is why it exists. The bay is narrow and crooked and enclosed by hills on three sides, cutting the wind and swell from every direction. It has therefore been used as a safe anchorage for centuries, and the town grew around it in the early eighteenth century — making it **the newest of Brač''s principal towns**, unlike Škrip and Bol. As a result Milna is today **the island''s main yachting centre**, with two marinas and a waterfront lined with boats all summer. Its most prominent building is the eighteenth-century **Church of the Annunciation**, with a baroque front and a gilded interior grander than the town''s size warrants — built with sailors'' money. Note: local tradition says **Marco Polo''s** fleet anchored here, a popular story with **no supporting evidence**. Note: the town is very quiet outside summer, and many of its restaurants close.
Gilded baroque, grander than the town, built with sailors'' money.
Narrow and hill-enclosed, lined with yachts in summer.
Rocky and quiet, some reachable on foot from the town.
Milna — about 18 km west of Supetar
**Day one for the south**: leave Supetar early for **Bol** (about an hour by bus on a mountain road), walk out to **Zlatni Rat** and swim, lunch on the waterfront, then drive up to **Vidova Gora** before sunset — the view from there is the high point of the visit. **Day two for the north and interior**: **Škrip** for its Illyrian and Roman layers, then **Pučišća** for the stonemasonry school and its white inlet, and perhaps **Milna** in the west if time allows. ⚠ **Blaca Hermitage** needs half a day on its own because of the walk — add it only with a third day. ⚠ And **a car changes everything here**: buses between the towns are few and stop early, and the island is large with slow mountain roads.
Sign in to write your review of this place.
No reviews yet — be the first.