The island's quiet blue
The island's quiet blue

Grebišće

East of Jelsa, north shore

sand · pines · family
Grebišće bay east of Jelsa — shallow turquoise water, a sandy shelf and pines to the shore
Photo · Falk2 / Wikimedia Commons

Grebišće is one of the island's few true sands — a pale shelf under pines, the water staying shallow for a long time, the kind of bay families keep to. It belongs to Jelsa, on the north shore, a short way east of the harbour. Come early; by midday the shade is the prize. There is a path down from the road. Closed shoes help on the last metres, then the sand does the rest.