Sour cherry maraska is at one time the symbol and the synonym of the place; it is the economic pearl from the last century.
The beach "Dugi rat" – American journal Forbes classified this beach among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, placing it as the 6th most beautiful and the 1st in Europe!
The national coordinator of the project "Blue flag"- society "Lijepanaša" has given the blue flag to this beach in 1999. Besides this beach, also the beach "Berulia" has the blue flag from 2004 and the beach "Stomarica" from 2005.
Stari hrast in Brela is more than 1000 years old, and it is the oldest inhabitant of the Makarska riviera.
Arrival of Croatians to the sea – it is said that right on Dupci the exclamation "The sea! The sea!" was shouted.
Galanights in the hotels have been introduced for the first time on Croatian coast in Brela.