Brist is a picturesque place for pleasant and peaceful vacations in the
extreme south of the
Makarska Riviera. Special
attractions are olive-groves
and sources of potable
water, as well as a series
of pebble coves. Sports and
recreational opportunities
include water sports or
hiking tours on Biokovo
(Viter).
BRIST, a village
and small harbour in the
cove of the same name on the
coast of the southern
Makar-ska littoral, 8 km
north of Ploce; population
374. It is known for its
mild climate (the
"vruljska" bora is much
weaker here). Economy is
based on farming,
viticulture, olive growing
and fishing. The coast
around Brist features a
number of coves (Na Ploci,
Blatnice, Pod Pecu,
Slakovac, Pakljine,
Smrdeljac, Litnoga and
Zaborci). Brist is located
on the main road Split -
Dubrovnik (M2, E 65).
The old parish church, dedicated to St. Marguerite, was built in 1741 and houses the tomb of the Kacic family from the 18th century. Near the church is a large, luxuriantly adorned Bogomil tombstone. In the hamlet of Kacici, in the immediate vicinity of the old church, is the birth-house of the great Croatian poet Father Andrija Kacic Miosic. Several late Baroque mansion structures were built close to the sea in the 18th century. The new parish church of St. Mary was erected in 1870, close to the sea and in the neo-Romanesque order; next to it is also the monument to Father A. Kacic Miosic, a work by I. Mestrovic.

