Croatia · Central Dalmatia
Yacht Charter Šolta
The nearest island to Split and the quietest, with seven islets in front of its western harbour.
Šolta is an hour from Split and it is the island the traffic goes past. Brač is bigger, Hvar is famous, and Šolta sits between the two with olive groves, a handful of villages and a coast that nobody built on. It is the first night of a great many charter weeks for exactly that reason: you leave the city after lunch and are at anchor somewhere with nothing in it by six.
Maslinica, and the seven islets
Maslinica on the western end is the only harbour on this part of the coast that faces west, which means it is the only one where you watch the sun go down over the water rather than behind a hill. Seven small islands lie across the mouth of the bay and break the swell, and there is a baroque castle on the point that is now a marina.
Šešula, the deep inlet immediately south, is the anchorage most crews actually use: narrow, wooded, quiet, and a ten-minute walk over the neck of land into Maslinica for dinner.
Oil, honey, and the east end
The island grows the Levantinka olive, which is native to it, and the oil has won more than it has any business winning for a place this size. The honey is the other thing — rosemary and heather off the hillsides — and both are sold from the houses rather than from shops.
Stomorska on the eastern end is the oldest village on the island and the working fishing harbour, and the coast between the two is a run of small coves with nothing behind them. That is the entire proposition, and it is enough.
Practical notes
- An hour from Split, which makes it the usual first night of a week starting there
- Maslinica faces west — the only harbour on this coast that does — with seven islets across the mouth of the bay
- Šešula, the inlet just south, is the quieter anchorage and ten minutes on foot from Maslinica
- Stomorska on the east end is the working fishing harbour and the oldest village on the island
Reached from: Split, Trogir and Brač
Where to dine
A table by the water
Martinis Marchi
MaslinicaIn the baroque castle on the point, with the seven islets in front and the sun going down behind them.
Šišmiš
GrohoteUp in the inland village, cooking the island's own oil and its own lamb without any ceremony.
Pasarela
StomorskaOn the quay in the old fishing harbour at the eastern end, where the boats still come in.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Maslinica
The only west-facing harbour on this coast, with seven islets across the mouth and a baroque castle on the point.
Šešula
A deep wooded inlet just south of Maslinica, and ten minutes on foot over the neck of land for dinner.
Stomorska
The oldest village on the island and the working fishing harbour, at the eastern end.
Levantinka oil
The island's own olive, pressed here, and sold from the houses rather than from shops.
The fleet
Yachts available for Šolta
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Šolta
- Why start a week at Šolta?
- Because it is an hour from Split and empty. You clear the city after lunch, anchor in Šešula or off Maslinica by six, and start the week properly instead of spending the first night in a marina. Brač and Hvar are both easy from there the next morning.
- What is special about Maslinica?
- It faces west, which no other harbour on this stretch does, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Seven islets across the mouth of the bay take the swell out, and there is a baroque castle on the point that has been turned into a marina.
- What does a yacht charter to Šolta cost?
- It depends on the yacht, the season and the crew, so we quote on enquiry rather than publish a figure that would be wrong for most weeks.
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