Klek
Klek is a village in Croatia, on the Dalmatian Coast.
Understand
Get in
The nearest airport is the Dubrovnik airport, which is an hour and a half drive from Klek.
Get around
Everything in Klek is walking distance, as it is a small, touristic village.
See
There is a beautiful beach with white pebble with people watching and paddle boats. Private beaches are a ten minute walk away, or walk along the beach until you reach an uninhabited area. There are tennis courts and a few waterfront cafes. The ancient Konoba Kula was once a famous :"discoteka," or nightclub. Now a crumbling tower, it is worth a look.
Do
Above Klek, there is a mountain, Smrdelj, where one can climb up and see an excellent view of klek and neighboring villages. Take a swim in the clear waters and try your luck at fishing! Snorkeling is a fun activity, you can find sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crabs, and various fish. There is a great outdoor pizzeria with a marble facade with a great view of the beach and hosts live music.
Buy
There are various souvenirs, a great buy is croatian lavender oil, which smells fantastic and wards off bugs. Ston, a nearby town has a sea salt refinery, where you can buy the local sea salt.
Eat
There are lots of great pizzerias and fast food places, but if a sit-down dinner is what you're after, skolj is a sea side restaurant with excellent lignje, or squid. The Hotel Plaza restaurant has an excellent restaurant on the beach with a great selection of fresh seafood and an attentive staff.
Breakfast should always start off with a trip to either of the bakeries, either one just 20 meters from the beach. Bakeries have savoury breakfast specialties, such as slance- delicious rolls with a salt topping. or pretzels, or pite- phyllo dough stuffed with anything from cheese to meat or potatoes. For a sweet breakfast treat, Krofne, or doughnuts are the way to go.
Drink
There plenty of cafes with local croatian beers- such as karlovacko. bars also serve stronger drinks,including a croatian specialty, orahnjaca, is a walnut liqueur which is sweet and a great digestif, there is the bitter pelinkovac, and rakija as well.
Sleep
There are many local apartments. Local people rent out their apartments for tourists and you typically have your own balcony, kitchen, bathroom, and multiple bedrooms.
There are also rooms rented out and a hotel.
- Hotel Plaza.
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