Climbing the Marjan Stairs
It's easy to start climbing Marjan from the city center - just head west on any road and you'll find some sort of street/stair to climb. However the hill has a famous stone-carved staircase that leads from a belvedere near the Riva in Varoš up a winding path through backyards and city switchbacks to a massive panoramic by Vidilica cafe (believe it or not, about ten minutes at a moderate pace). On clear days the farthest Croatian island of Vis can be seen from here.
Jezinac & Ovčice Beaches
I find it amazing how many people (who I'm interpreting as locals) of all ages seem to take a daily break to swim a few ocean laps and then re-dress on the beach and head back to their day on land. Indeed, there seems to be designated areas where men play water soccer, ladies bounce in waves and chat, the children throw themselves off boulders to splash down and at least one eighty year old woman is always swimming a few meters beyond the deep ocean swimming extents.
Inspired by their devotion, Nate and I have tried to continue the sea-appreciation dive in as often as we can!