Pasjača Beach

Pasjača Beach
Pasjača Beach
Beach
	Pasjača Beach viewed from the cliff
	Pasjača Beach
	Coordinates: 42°30′48″N 18°19′14″E / 42.5134°N 18.3206°E
Location	Konavle, Croatia
Offshore water bodies	Adriatic Sea
Dimensions
• Length	80 meters
• Width	10 meters
	sand, gravel

Pasjača Beach ['pʌsɪ̯ʌʧʌ] is a small, hidden sand and gravel beach in Konavle region, southern Croatia.^[1] It is situated below the Konavle cliffs where it meets the Adriatic Sea forming a narrow sandy-gravelly coastal strip of unique and wonderful beauty.

Location

Pasjača is located approximately 30 kilometres far from Dubrovnik,^[2] one of the most prominent and most visited tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Cavtat, the seat of Konavle, is about 12 km away. There is an asphalted road from Cavtat to Popovići, a village close to the beach, as well as a parking space for up to 50 cars. A narrow path then leads steeply downwards from the cliffs to the beach.

Features

The beach is small, narrow, mostly sandy and gravelly, with some rocks in the shallow sea. It is approximately 80 meters long and 10 meters wide on the average. The turquoise sea water is limpid and crystal clear. Remote and difficult to access, Pasjača is a paradise^[3] for nature lovers, hikers and adventurers and less appropriate for elderly or disabled people and families with small children.

There are no beach facilities or any structures on Pasjača (toilet, kiosk, market stall, shower, changing stall etc.) and therefore guests have to take everything (food, drink, deckchairs...) with them or prepare for Robinson tourism.

History

Pasjača was formed in the middle of the 20th century. When building a tunnel, the excavated stone material was thrown into the sea from the edge of the 200-meter-high cliff. In only a few years, the waves of the Adriatic Sea transformed the stones into a beach filled with fine sand. As the sea water later slowly carried the sand away, the stone material was replaced and the aesthetic was preserved.

References

^ "Pasjača, Croatia - Beach Guide, Info, Photos". beachatlas.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Breathtaking Pasjača – the best beach in Europe". The Dubrovnik Times. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Pasjača Beach in Dubrovnik, a MUST DO in Croatia". Finding New Paths. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

Gallery

Konavle cliffs with Pasjača in the background
Aerial view
Parking space
View from the narrow path leading downwards

[1] "Pasjača, Croatia - Beach Guide, Info, Photos". beachatlas.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[2] "Breathtaking Pasjača – the best beach in Europe". The Dubrovnik Times. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[3] "Pasjača Beach in Dubrovnik, a MUST DO in Croatia". Finding New Paths. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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