Okrug Gornji

Okrug is a municipality located on the western side of the island of Čiovo, Croatia. It is divided into Okrug Gornji (Upper Okrug) and Okrug Donji (Lower Okrug), two traditional Dalmatian villages. Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okrug Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches. Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 sunny hours per year.[1]

Okrug Gornji

There are many restaurants and taverns in Okrug Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.

The average temperature is 16.3 °C (61 °F) and 281 days in the year have an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F).[1]

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The old settlement Okrug Gornji is a small fishermen harbor at the end of the beach. Nowadays, Okrug Gornji with Okrug Donji are tourist centers. Okrug Gornji Tourist Info

References
  1. "O općini". okrug.hr (in Croatian). Okrug Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.

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