Villas in Marina

Table of contents

• At a glance: what should you know about renting a villa in Marina?
• Villas in Marina: find your perfect retreat
• Exploring Marina: our top recommendations
• Activities: what are the top things to do and see in Marina?

• Space for groups: Marina's villas suit six to twelve guests, with private pools in most listings and terraces made for shared, relaxed evenings by the coast.
• Choosing a base: Stay in Marina for peace and sea access, or use nearby Split and Trogir for more restaurants, sights and nightlife within easy reach.
• What guests love: Warm, personal check-ins and villa owners who share honest local tips are consistently mentioned as reasons guests return to Marina.
• Dining nearby: Trogir's Old Town, five minutes away, holds Marina's best-reviewed restaurants, from Michelin-recognised Konoba Trs to relaxed seafront tables at Riva.
• Things to do: From olive oil tastings to the Roman ruins of Salona and island-hopping boat trips, Marina rewards slower, exploratory days.

Villas in Marina range from chic, modern retreats with private pools to traditional stone-built homes steps from the harbour, comfortably sleeping six to twelve guests. They suit families wanting space to spread out, multi-generational groups and friends who'd rather share a terrace dinner than dine out every night. Most come with private gardens, sea-facing terraces and off-street parking. If Marina books out, apartments in Split or apartments in Dubrovnik offer similar coastal comfort with a livelier base nearby.

Most Marina villas share a similar set of holiday-ready extras that make self-catering simple and comfortable:

• Private swimming pool
• Air conditioning throughout
• Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher
• Private garden or terrace with barbecue
• Free Wi-Fi and satellite TV

With private pools in twelve of Marina's eighteen listed villas, poolside afternoons are the norm rather than the exception.

What are the best areas to stay in Marina?

Marina itself is the best base for peace and direct sea access, though many guests choose nearby Split or Dubrovnik for more nightlife and sights within easy reach. The table below details regions for specific interests:

What do our guests say?

Guests consistently highlight Marina's peaceful setting, sea views and the ease of stepping straight from a private terrace onto the water. Villa owners are typically praised for warm, personal check-ins and for leaving thoughtful local tips on where to eat and swim. Past guests repeatedly note that the mix of privacy, space and proximity to Trogir and Split makes Marina an easy base to recommend for a first trip to Dalmatia.

Marina sits on Croatia's Dalmatian coast, tucked into a quiet bay between Trogir and Split, within the wider Split-Dalmatia County.

🥗Where to eat in Marina?

According to Google Maps data and reviews, Restaurant Don Dino in nearby Trogir is the best-rated restaurant near Marina. Below is a table showing the top 5 highly-rated restaurants hand-picked by our travel experts, all just a short drive from your villa.

⭐Our guests' recommendation: Our guest travellers Charlotte and Henry recommend Capo, a short drive away in Trogir's Old Town: this family-run spot serves charcoal-grilled specialities beneath fairy lights and weathered limestone walls, perfect for a relaxed evening away from the villa.

1. Taste award-winning olive oil
2. Explore the Roman ruins of Salona
3. Snorkel and dive the clear Adriatic
4. Cruise the Adriatic coastline
5. Cycle between quiet fishing villages
6. Wander Trogir's UNESCO Old Town
7. Climb Drid hill for Adriatic views

1. Taste award-winning olive oil

   The Marina Oro Olive Oil Tasting Room walks visitors through Croatian extra virgin olive oil production, crediting the "sun, sea and stone" of Dalmatia for its consistently award-winning, organic results. Book a guided tasting, accompanied by freshly baked bread, for an easy half-day activity that pairs well with a morning at the villa pool.

2. Explore the Roman ruins of Salona

   Just outside Split and around 40 minutes from Marina, Salona was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of the Emperor Diocletian. Wander the remains of its amphitheatre, basilicas and city walls on an easy, atmospheric half-day trip, then combine it with a look at Diocletian's Palace in Split itself for a fuller picture of Roman Dalmatia.

3. Snorkel and dive the clear Adriatic

   The waters around Marina are famously clear, with rocky coves, seagrass meadows and the occasional wreck making for excellent snorkelling and diving. Local dive centres near Trogir run trips and courses for first-timers and certified divers alike, and many quiet swimming spots are reachable straight from the coastline below your villa.

4. Cruise the Adriatic coastline

   Local operators run wine-and-dine island-hopping tours, scenic cruises and snorkelling trips along this stretch of coast, and multi-day sailing courses are available for guests keen to learn hands-on. It's an easy way to see Trogir, Split and the smaller islands without moving out of your villa for the week.

5. Cycle between quiet fishing villages

   Biking between Marina and neighbouring villages is a popular way to see the coast: Vinišće, Poljica and Sevid are quiet fishing villages with largely untouched nature and unspoilt coastline, each an easy, mostly flat ride from your villa.

6. Wander Trogir's UNESCO Old Town

   Five minutes from Marina, Trogir's UNESCO-listed Old Town is a compact maze of Romanesque and Venetian-era buildings, boutique shops and waterfront cafés, best explored on foot over a slow afternoon.

7. Climb Drid hill for Adriatic views

   Just above Marina, the modest hill of Drid makes for a short, rewarding walk, passing the remains of an old fortress and the little Church of Our Lady of Snows. The reward is a sweeping panorama over the bay, the islands and the surrounding coastline — a good way to stretch your legs before an afternoon back by the pool.