Beach
Bacvice Beach
Sandy, gently shelving bay where a homegrown ball game unfolds in ankle-deep water.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Bacvice Beach in Split explains why this shallow, sandy bay differs from nearly every other stretch of the Adriatic coast, and how that gentle slope gave rise to picigin, a barehanded ball game invented by students home from Prague in the early nineteen hundreds. You'll hear about the game's original five-player formation, how local players earned nicknames for their signature dives, and how a beach game became protected cultural heritage. Watch the water below and you'll likely spot a match still going.
This audio guide was created using AI.