Podstrana is a community situated between the Zrnovnica rivulet and Mutogras hill.
It is consists of five parts. The oldest part lying beneath the step cliff of Perun mountain as a hight of 380 m above sea level bearing the name of Selo (village). The other four settlements: Strožanac, Grljevac, Sveti Martin and Mutogras are situated in a plain along the Adriatic road. According to archeological finds and preserved epigraphs, the part of coastal Poljica, from Strozanac to Podstrana, had already been populated in prehistory; Illyrian tribes called Pituntini were the first to settle there.
Not far from Split, these places extend along 6 km of accessible coast which abounds in sandy beaches with rich Mediterranean vegetation, pine wood and tamarinds. Small comfortable and well equipped family houses, with more than a one thousand six hundert beds, and campgrounds, offer in the first place great hospitality of people and provide an excellent vacation, while local and informal restaurants and inns offer the most tasty domestic food and specialities. Podstrana is known for the production of large quantities of high quality vegetables, lettuce in the fisrt place and the production of fruit. Orchards with well-known peaches from that region offer the best summer fruit.
Mild climate makes your stay pleasant even out of the season and mountain hikers can enjoy climbing the slopes just over the main road.
Ten kilometers to the south and at the mouth of the Cetina River on the Adriatic, lies Omis. Directly beyond the town rise the foothills of the Mosor, through which the Cetina cuts a path at this point. The island of Brac looms out of the sea to the south. Its favorable location helped Omis to develop into a bustling harbor. Even though Omis was brought to its knees in numerous wars, the people always returned to their old ways. It was only after the Venetians irrevocably conquered the city in 1444 that peace returned to the Dalmatian coast. The Omis of today is a place marked by sand and pebble beaches with pine trees dispensing much-needed shade, and the cozy old town with its many cafes. However, because of several unpleasant industrial installations, Omis has not been able to attract much tourism.
In the Priko neighborhood, on the right bank of the Cetina, stands the most important building in the city: the preRomanesque Sveti Petar Church. This single-naved edifice, with a cupola and apse, was used in the 18th century as a Glagolithic seminary for novice priests.
A visit to the Cetina Gorge beyond Omis is well worth the trip, especially to the destinations of Radmanove mlinice and the Gabavica Waterfall.
