Makirina
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About
A shallow bay north-west of Pirovac whose black mud has been described in two published studies, in 2008 and 2014. The tested pathogens were not detected in the sampled mud, and its composition was compared with Dead Sea deposits. There is no institution, no supervision and no built access: you arrive by an unmarked track, and the bay is shallow enough to see the bottom the whole way across.
Good to know
Water quality
Not part of the national bathing-water monitoring programme.
Beach type
Very shallow muddy bay, unmanaged
Crowds
Quiet — no services to draw a crowd
Getting there
About 18 km north-west of Šibenik, nearest settlement Ivinj; unmarked track, no facilities
Evidence
Two published studies, 2008 and 2014. The 2014 paper also measured elevated chromium (92.09 mg/kg) and molybdenum and called for further study; the last published microbiological check dates from 2008.
Protection
No protected status recorded. The 2025 municipal spatial plan does not mention the peloid at all. Take nothing away.
Location
Makirina, Pirovac · 43.7982° N, 15.6810° EGet directions
