There's a huge contemporary mosaic in the apse of the monastery's church and a well-presented shell museum tucked around the back (enter from Alkarska), the labour of love of a past friar.
Franciscan Monastery & Shell Museum
Makarska
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Branislav Dešković Art Gallery
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Kill time on a rainy day tracing the town’s history by checking out this collection of photos, old stones and nautical relics.
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Makarska's long, pebbly town beach stretches from the Sveti Petar park northwest along the bay. It's lined with hotels, ice-cream shops and beachy stalls.
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Positioned at the end of a pretty pebbly beach, this monastery was founded in 1475, but it's far from the oldest structure on the site; the little chapel…