Brela Hiking Trail – Chapel of Saint Kaja loop from Brela
Brela Hiking Trail – Chapel of Saint Kaja loop from Brela
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Brela Hiking Trail – Chapel of Saint Kaja loop from Brela
04:02
10.2km
670m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: February 12, 2026
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1.90 km
Brela Hiking Trail
Highlight • Trail
2.66 km
Chapel of Saint Kaja
Highlight • Religious Site
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2.91 km
Nevistina Stina (Bride's Rock) Pass
Highlight • Mountain Pass
According to legend, a girl somewhere "from above", probably from Dalmatian Zagora, was supposed to get married in Primorje. The mother was against that love, and above all against her daughter marrying someone the family did not choose. Maybe it was a problem that the young man is from Primorac, that is, from a poor area!? Be that as it may, the mother sent her daughter off with the words: When she saw the sea, she must have been petrified! Despite these terrible words, the wedding procession set off, led by the groom and the bride on horseback, and not realizing the power of their mother's curse. However, when the merry company reached the top of the hill above Brel, the curse came true. Evidence of this is rocks in the shape of horses with newlyweds, cakes and water barrels made of clay. If you look carefully, you can see the bride's veil, which at that moment the wind took off her head, as well as the whole procession of the wedding guests who followed them, and today it is a little harder to see them if you don't look for them specifically, because the pine tree has been for decades quite grown up.
(text written by Vanja Sokol)
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4.59 km
Church of St. Nicholas (Crkva Sv. Nikole)
Highlight • Religious Site
It was made with a single nave in the Gothic style. The church nave is 11.50 m long and 5.30 m wide. It is made of stone, irregularly hewn blocks covered with plaster. In the eastern part of the church, there is a presbytery, i.e. a niche measuring 1.30 x 2.70 m, where there is an altar, in front of which there is supposedly a priest's grave. The interior is vaulted with a Gothic broken vault under which a simple stone cornice flows, and its walls are divided by blind arcades.
Two stone crosses with equal arms are preserved on the inner rocks, signs of the consecration of the church, which took place on May 26 of an unknown year.
In 1933, the people of Brel, under the leadership of pastor Soljanić, carried out the repair of the cemetery and the church "from the ground up", but unfortunately inexpertly. From 1952 to 1990, the Yugoslav army did not allow anyone to approach the church, so even St. Mass. Since then, the church was in a very neglected state.
Incentive for the restoration of the Church of St. Nikole started from Dr. Darko Šošić in 1998. When they reached the church, they found it in a decaying state. The restoration was carried out in cooperation with conservators. The church was completely renovated. New windows and a new front door were installed.
Water was brought from the spring from Bukovačka draga at a distance of 1000 m, which reaches the church by free fall. The Croatian army greatly helped in the restoration of the church.
In less than two years, the restoration of the church was brought to an end. A project estimated at around 500,000 kuna was renovated for only 162,000 kuna.
After the renovation, the bell was returned to the church, on which the dedication from 1933 was written.
On May 28, 2000, the church was ceremoniously blessed.
Nada Marušić
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6.24 km
Bride's Rock (Stina Nevjesta), Biokovo Nature Park
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6.53 km
Chapel with Sea View in Biokovo Nature Park
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Difficult
You need perseverance
More alpine than a hike
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6.93 km
Napoleon's Road (Franzosenweg), Biokovo Nature Park
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6.94 km
The French Road Educational Trail
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10.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.24 km
1.96 km
1.61 km
1.04 km
390 m
Surfaces
3.84 km
2.08 km
1.35 km
1.18 km
1.18 km
614 m
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Highest point (540 m)
Lowest point (20 m)
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