Veliki žali Beach, Pebble beach near Brsecine, Croatia

Veliki žal is a pebble beach about thirty kilometres west of Dubrovnik, directly below the Adriatic Highway near Brsečine. Its name comes from the coarse gravel that Dalmatians call žal. A decade ago it was wild and overgrown with Mediterranean scrub; since a concessionaire took over, an access road, a restaurant and other facilities have been built.

The beach was wild and overgrown with Mediterranean scrub until about ten years before the source was written, when a concessionaire built an access road, a catering facility and other amenities. The source records no medieval trading role for the beach itself.

The name žal is the Dalmatian word for coarse gravel, the shingle that gives the beach its name and its White Beach nickname. Until about ten years ago the site was wild and overgrown with Mediterranean scrub; a concession then brought an access road and a restaurant.

The beach lies directly below the Adriatic Highway near Brsečine, about 30 km west of Dubrovnik. A concessionaire built an access road and a restaurant with other facilities, so the site is no longer wild. The pebble shore is made of coarse stones called žal in Dalmatia.

The beach's name comes from the Croatian word žal, meaning coarse gravel, after the large pebbles that cover it. Until about ten years ago it was wild and overgrown with Mediterranean scrub; a concession then built an access road and a restaurant.