Medulin - Bijeca Beach

Medulin is a former fishing settlement and present-day visitor centre at the southern tip of Istria. Its identity is shaped by a broad, shallow sheltered bay and a varied shoreline that combines natural rock, pebbly sections and a sandy strip unusually long for Istria.

Bijeca Beach extends along the southern edge of Medulin and is the town's best-known beach. Its sandy shore is more than a kilometre long and shelves gently into the sea, creating a broad shallow zone that is immediately apparent from the water's edge. Some outer sections are pebbly or rocky, with pine trees behind the beach.

A coastal path follows most of the bathing area and connects the waterfront with the hotel district and the shore farther east. Views open across Medulin Bay, while the sandy seabed remains clearly visible beneath the clean shallow water in the photographs.

The gallery covers both quieter and more arranged sections: rows of loungers, parasols, pedal boats, shade beneath the trees and long views along the shore. Equipment and services may be seasonal, so their presence in the images does not confirm current availability.

To the east the beach gradually meets the pebbly Alba Chiara Beach, while Arena Medulin Campsite can be seen across the bay to the west. Because Bijeca is so long, its character changes along the route, from open sandy stretches to areas closer to the path, pines and arranged bathing facilities.