The only coastal settlement on the southern part of island Brac. It is situated in fertile area with constant resources of fresh water(springs). The occupations of the inhabitants are agriculture, wine-growing and fishing, and tourism is well developed (Dugi - Zlatni rat). Due to the natural circumstances, Bol is one of the most popular resorts for windsurfing.

The place was inhabited as early as the Roman times. In the church of Saint Ivan (probably from the 11th century) fragments of wicker-work are preserved from early Croatian times. A palace with decorated baroque scenes was built near the pier in the 15th century. The house of the Jelicic family dates from the Renaissance (early 17th century). A rare horticultural monument from the 17th century is preserved only partly in the park of the Martinis-Marchi family. On the cape Glavice is a church of the Dominican monastery with the Gothic ceiling. A collection of cultural and artistic artefacts is kept in the monastery