Why visit
Why visit Stiniva Cove
Stiniva is a horseshoe cove where two limestone cliffs close in to leave a narrow 4-metre gap to the open sea — the beach is a small crescent of white pebble reached either by a steep 20-minute hike down or by boat. Voted Europe's best beach in 2016, it's still remote enough to feel like a discovery.
At a glance
Estimated visit
Half a day
Best season
June–September, morning to beat the boats
Where
Vis, Croatia
Category
Beach
History
Stiniva is a horseshoe cove where two limestone cliffs close in to leave a narrow 4-metre gap to the open sea — the beach is a small crescent of white pebble reached either by a steep 20-minute hike down or by boat. Voted Europe's best beach in 2016, it's still remote enough to feel like a discovery. Vis itself is Croatia's most far-flung inhabited island and was a closed military base until 1989.
“Because Vis was a Yugoslav military base sealed to foreigners until 1989, its beaches and villages avoided decades of Adriatic tourism development.”
Live from here
Gallery
Nearby attractions
No other landmarks within a short walk from here.
Nearby restaurants, cafés & bars
Community reviews
On the map