http://www.hvar-island.com tourism guide - accommodation & travel Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://www.hvar-island.com/what-to-see/attractions/oldest-public-theatre-in-europe/ http://www.hvar-island.com/what-to-see/attractions/oldest-public-theatre-in-europe/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:04:23 +0000 admin http://www.hvar-island.com/beta/?p=72
Did you know that oldest public / communal theatre is in Hvar?
Hvar’s Theatre, situated in the Arsenal building, is a monument of the highest national significance for the Republic of Croatia.
The Theatre was built in 1612, on the first floor of the Arsenal building during the rule of venturesome Duke Petar Semitecolo. The monumental Arsenal building situated in the historical centre of the Town of Hvar is one of the most important buildings of naval architecture of its kind on the Mediterranean.

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The Franciscan monastery stands on the coast just five minutes walk from the center, and was built in 1450s and 1460s. There is a museum inside the monastery, and a cypress in the courtyard, about 500 years old.

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