Milna is the
best natural harbour on the island of Brac. Nice coves with sand and pebble
beaches stretch in the vicinity of the harbour (Pasika, Osibova, Lucice,
Maslinova). A nice public beach is in the cove of Vlaska. Sports and
recreational facilities include football, basketball and volleyball playgrounds,
boccia grounds and table tennis.
Milna ACI Marina, the only marina on
the island, has 200 berths in the sea and 20 places on the land.
MILNA, a
small town and harbour in the cove of the same name, on the western coast of the
island of Brac, 20 km southwest of Supetar. Economy is based on farming,
shipbuilding, fishing, processing of fish and tourism. The cove of Milna (Luka
Milna), with a large outer and a small, shallow inner part, is the best port on
the island of Brac. Milna is located on the regional road running throughout the
island.
Milna developed at the beginning of the 17th century. The parish
church Our Lady of the Annunciation from 1783 has a monumental
Baroque front and a cycle of stuccoes (Rococo) from the early 19th century. The
late Baroque altarpiece The Annunciation is a work by Sebastian Ricci.
Apart from the sculptures of Sts. Joseph and Jerome in the parish, Ivan Rendic
has made a tombstone of Stjepan Tomas with Secession
and folklore motifs.
In the cove of Osibova are the ruins of a
small Gothic church. - During the Napoleonic wars, the
Russian fleet had its base in Milna (1800).
