Split · With kids

Sand rather than pebble, and shallow enough to wade a hundred metres out. Showers, pedalos and ice cream on the promenade behind.

Stone steps up through pines to a chapel and a viewpoint, with playgrounds at the bottom and shade the whole way. From about five.

Vaulted Roman substructures under the palace — cool, dim and satisfyingly cavernous. Half an hour, and a good midday retreat.

Slides, wave pool and a toddler zone at Solin, twenty minutes out by bus; open through the summer months only.

Palace stone is slippery in rain and strollers manage only the Riva. Ferries to Hvar and Brač sell out for cars in July and August.