JELSA Jelsa, a small coastal town, has just under 2000 residents and lots of interesting features. In the town centre, there are numerous establishments like restaurants, pizza-places and pastry shops. There is also a bank, a post-office, turist information bureaus, offices where you can rent a boat, a bike or a scooter, a taxi-service, pharmacy, local emergency clinic, gas station as well as numerous local art galleries. Jelsa also has a large park with facilities for children, kilometres of well-lit promenades, and interesting places to go out in the evening. People seeking adventure can take advantage of the services offered by the local diving club, or enjoy mountain-biking paths. Taxi-boats offering excursions to Bol (on the island of Brač) and Makarska set out from the port every day. Local bus-lines connect all the places on the island.