Omis is a little colorful town in Croatia surrounded by mountains. Not as well-known compared to Dubrovnik or Split but a little hidden gem of its own.
Our original plan was to drive from Korenica to Mt Biokovo, before continuing on to Split where we would stay for the night. We started the day early, waking up at 6am to start the 5- hour drive from Korenica to Mt Biokovo. Throughout the drive it rained intermittently, but we both held out some hope that the rain would stop by the time we got to Mt Biokovo.
Driving from Korenica to Mt Biokovo
Halfway up Mt Biokovo, the weather suddenly changed very drastically and dramatically. One minute the skies were relatively bright and the road ahead was visible, and the next minute, there were deafening thunderstorms and heavy rain.
I have to say, that was the scariest drive I’ve ever been on. We were driving halfway up a very bendy cliff totally blind. It was a two-way road – but the road was VERY narrow, there was a sharp bend every 100 metres or so, there were totally no safety railings by the side of the cliff whatsoever, and with the heavy rain we literally couldn’t see anything before us.
N was beeping her horn each time she was about to round the corner, just in case there was another driver coming down on the other side of the road. Not that it would be much use – we could barely hear anything over the heavy rain and storms.
Finally at one bend, N managed to do a 10-point turn. Not that I don’t trust N’s driving skills, but the space was so tight and we were so blind that I worried she would reverse us off the cliff LOL. As we crawled down the mountain, it started to hail heavily as well.
Unfortunately we didn’t take any photos for memory’s sake – N was too busy driving, and I was too busy being worried for our lives.
When we were finally down the mountain and back on normal, level roads – the sky cleared, and the rain and hail stopped almost instantaneously, but behind us we could still see black skies over the mountain.
Short random photostop along the way to Omis
We stopped by the side of the road for a little while as N needed a break from driving. Took some photos of the surroundings and chilled for a while, but it started to drizzle again so we hopped back into the car and continued on our way to Split.
Driving to Split!
Midway through, we passed by a little small town – Omis – and we thought it looked pretty interesting, so we decided to stop there for a little while to grab lunch and explore.
We stopped by Babilo Restaurant for a quick lunch and shared a pizza.
From there, we walked along the coast to head to the centre of Omis to explore. It was a short ten-minute walk, but we took way longer as we had to stop multiple times for photos along the way.
Then we wandered the crowded streets of Omis. Normally I’m not a fan of crowds, but even with the crowds we still enjoyed our time in Omis.
Wandering the streets of Omis
We also headed up the Mirabella Fortress for the surrounding views. We stopped midway and didn’t go all the way up since there is a small entrance fee, but the views were still amazing all the same.
Views from Mirabella Fortress
We would have spent a little longer in Omis to chill, but had to leave by 3pm unfortunately as we were supposed to return our rented car in Split by 6.30pm. So onwards we continued to Split, but that’s a post for another day.