Active tourism Island Ciovo

Active tourism is a temporary travel and stay, which is the main motive for recreation, outside his residence. Because of the need to participate in physical activities, visits and desires for watching various sporting events or any active or passive involvement in sporting activities on a personal level or the organized tourist destination for tourists prepare a variety of sports and recreational offerings. Thus, the capacity of accommodations are sports fields, gyms, fitness gym and other sports and recreational facilities are increasingly under the control of professional trainers. For lovers of active tourism prepared various adventure specialties such as rafting, kayaking, scuba diving, paragliding, climbing the cliffs of mountains, diving the depths of the sea, the wild nature cycling, caving, air tourism and other ordinary and unusual sports. The nature of man's movement, and accelerated pace of life, stress and more sitting and not moving during the work, on vacation people make up sport.

Just about 30 km away by road from Split and 2 km away from Trogir is situated the island of Ciovo. Ciovo is connected with the mainland with two bridges. With its position Ciovo closes the Bay of Kastel.

On a surface of 28,8 km² are located several places: Okrug Donji, Okrug Gornji, Arbanija, Slatine, Zedno, Ciovo.

The ground on the island is mostly rocky and is not a surprise that here are located several pits of which the most known are the Bilosaj cave and Ana's pit. On the minor fertile field are growing almonds.

Gravel and sandy beaches are located in the Bay of Sladun on the west coast of the island. Along the south-east coast of the island are located the islands of Saint Eufemia, Kraljevac, Galerija, and their coast are ideal for an underwater fishing.

The island Ciovo was inhabited in the ancient Romans time while in the Medieval time on that area were located several small villages. Ciovo is full of historic catholic monuments; the medieval church of Saint Mary in Zedno, early roman church...