Velika Kolombarica

Why it is worth your time

Velika Kolombarica is the best-known cove of Kamenjak and the place that made the cape famous among younger visitors: a notch in the white cliff on the south-western shore, with vertical rocks from five to fifteen metres high and with a sea directly below that is deep and dark blue. People have jumped here for centuries, and today Kolombarica is one of Croatia's best-known cliff-jumping spots, with positions of different heights the locals know by heart. For all who do not jump, the cove is just as good: in the rock are natural sunbathing terraces, ladders for entering the sea and a safari bar hidden in the maquis a few steps away, with music and shade beneath the branches.

Serious rules apply: jump only where jumping is done, never on a first visit without checking the depth, never alone and never after drinking. Kolombarica is reached by bicycle or by car on gravel, and the best moment is the late afternoon.