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Ambrela Beach
3.3 / 5
A Blue Flag pebble bay on Pula's Verudela peninsula with netted swim zones, deep pine shade, and a 4 km hop from the city centre on bus line 2.
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Borik Beach
3.5 / 5
Borik sandy beach is Zadar's family beach, about 3.5km north of the old town: a shallow sandy-bottomed bay mixed with pebble and concrete, backed by pine forest, hotels, a campsite and the D-Marin marina, and reachable on city bus 8.
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Cavtat Beach: Rat, Zal and the Quiet Swim 25 Minutes From Dubrovnik
3.5 / 5
Cavtat's beaches are pebble, not sand, but the water is some of the clearest near Dubrovnik. Rat for the scene, Zal for families, plus the bus 10, the ferry and the best time to swim.
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Firule Beach
3.3 / 5
Firule beach is the shallow sandy bay just east of Bacvice in Split, with water that stays knee-deep a long way out, fine sand rare on this coast, picigin most evenings, and the Old Town a 15-20 minute walk away. The family pick when Bacvice gets too loud.
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Jezinac Beach
3.5 / 5
Jezinac is the locals' pebble-and-concrete swim cove below Marjan forest park in Split, a 20-minute walk or one bus from the centre, with clear deep water that drops off fast, a stone diving platform offshore, and a seasonal cafe-bar under the pines.
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Kašjuni Beach
3.2 / 5
The Marjan peninsula pebble beach 20 minutes from Split's Old Town, with the cleanest water in central Split, pine-tree shade, a trendy beach club at one end, and the parking lot fills by 10am problem that Bolt rides from the Old Town solve.
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Labadusa Beach
3.1 / 5
A long pebble bay on the southern side of Ciovo island near Trogir, just along the coast from the lively Copacabana strip at Okrug Gornji. Pine shade, clear water, a beach club and a campsite tavern, and crowds that pile in once the parking fills.
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Lanterna Beach: A Family Resort Beach Near Porec
3.5 / 5
Lanterna Beach near Porec is a 3km Blue Flag resort shoreline of pebble and paved platforms, with easy sea entry, pine shade, pools and water sports. What it's really like, who it suits, and how to get there.
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Mulini Beach, Rovinj: The Stylish Pebble Beach Bar
3.4 / 5
Mulini Beach is the polished pebble-and-concrete beach a 15-minute walk from Rovinj's old town, with a designer beach bar, paid loungers, and clear water below the pine forest.
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Nugal Beach: The Hidden Cove You Walk to from Makarska
3.5 / 5
Nugal beach is the hidden pebble cove you reach on foot from Makarska, a half-hour coastal forest walk to clear water, cliffs, and the riviera's best-known naturist beach.
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Pinizule Beach: Clear Water Inside Kamenjak's Pay-to-Enter Park
3.7 / 5
A pebble-and-rock cove with some of the clearest water on Cape Kamenjak, a beach bar, and pine shade, but you pay the park fee and drive in on gravel.
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Sablicevo Beach: Rijeka's Rare Natural Pebble Cove in Pecine
2.6 / 5
Sablicevo beach is the rare natural pebble cove in the port city of Rijeka, tucked under cliffs in Pecine. How to get there, the bar and stairs, and whether it's worth it.
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Stiniva Beach
3.6 / 5
A dramatic pebble cove hidden between towering cliff walls on Vis Island, voted Europe's best beach.
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Zlatni Rat
3.9 / 5
A striking pebble beach near Bol on the island of Brac, famous for its triangular horn shape that shifts direction with the wind and currents, backed by a pine forest and surrounded by brilliant blue Adriatic water.
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Žukova Beach, Hvar: A Pine Cove Near Stari Grad, and What to Bring
3.6 / 5
Žukova Beach (Uvala Žukova) is a pine-shaded bay on Hvar's north coast near Rudina, about 3km north of Stari Grad. The shore is mostly rock with one pebble strip, the walk from the parking area is about 300m, and there is nothing to buy, so bring food, water and water shoes.