Hvar Travel

Visit island hvar one of the 10 most beautiful island of the world...

Cristal blue sea, marvellous bays and pebble beaches, mild climate, lush vegetation, vineyards, olive groves, endless fields of lavander, historical and cultural sights make the Island Hvar, undoubtedly, the most attractive destination...

Stari Grad

Stari Grad

  • Stari Grad - the oldest town in Europe. Stari Grad is situated in the north-western part of the island in a deep and protected bay which is a safe shelter for boating people. The town of ancient times and cultural heritage was known as the Greek Pharos, and it is believed to be the oldest town in Europe.

The Tvrdalj is the most prominent building in the town which was a home of the famous local poet Petar Hektorović. Today, Stari Grad is a modern tourist resort. Hotels, appartments, bungalows, traditional dishes, especially fish dishes, famous Stari Grad wines, various possibilities of sport and recreation, bring visitors to this part of the Adriatic, chosen by the Greeks in the ancient times. In summertime many cultural and sport events are organized: Starogradsko ljeto, concerts, recitals, entertainments, International music summer school, and Faros marathon - Croatian international championship in long distance swimming.

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Stari Grad Sights

On the site of the present-day town of Stari Grad stood the Greek city of Pharos, founded in 384 BC. The remnants from the ancient time is mosaic which is below the level of the pavement. Near Stari Grad, in Dol, we can see the remains of the Roman summer house complex and the Cyclops' Walls of Illyrian-Helenistic construction.

One of the oldest and of great value monuments of Stari Grad is the church of St John. This is complex of the double basilicas is the oldest cultural centre of the island. When the diocese was established in 1147 the church of St John was its see. Next to the church the archeologists found in 1957 an early Christian baptismal font in the shape of the Greek cross belonging to the 6th or 7th century. Today the font is filled with sand for protection.

The Tvrdalj

The Tvrdalj is the most prominent building in Stari Grad, a fortified palace built by Petar Hektorovic in 1520. Particularly interesting are inscriptions engraved in stone in Latin and Croatian language, fish pond, arcades, park and ethnographic exhibition. Next to the Tvrdalj, Petar Hektorovic had the church of St Rocco built in 1569.

The church of St Stephen

The church of St Stephen was built in the 17th and 18th century. Stone blocks of ancient buildings and the relief of a ship are now part of the tower bell. Near the church you can see the antic relief of Eros with a turned torch.

The Dominican monastery

The Dominican monastery was built in 1482. It was burnt and destroyed in 1571 during an attack by the Algerian pirates. The defensive walls were erected immediately after the event. The old archive and books, the collection of paintings and sculptures, coin collection and fossile collection are kept in the monastery.

In the close vicinity of the swimming beach you can encounter a former late Gothic church of St Jerome which used to be a Glagolitic hospice. It was turned into an attractive exhibition area...

The naval collection of Stari Grad was founded in 1666. The collection takes place in the house of Juraj Biankini. It exhibits the paintings and photos of the captains from Hvar, sailboats, nautical literature and charts...

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    Villa Jasmina (Stari Grad) Apartment 4+0
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    Villa Jure (Stari Grad) Apartment 2+2
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