Stari Grad
Category Places to visit
Stari Grad ( Pharos ) is the oldest town in Croatia . It has been founded in the year 384 B.C. by Greek colonists and it is the historic heart of the island of Hvar .
Things to see:
The parish church in Stari Grad, with its characteristic horizontal cornices. The fortified Dominican Monastery of St Peter the Martyr was founded in 1481.
T he church of St Nicholas on the way to the cemetery, the church of St Jerome , next to the town swimming centre, and the church of St Rocco .
The best-known building in Stari Grad is The Tvrdalj , the fortified building of the poet Petar Hektorovic.dating from the first half of the 16th century. Hektorovic’s Tvrdalj is an exceptional work of architecture which differs from similar buildings of his time, as does his long poem Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje (Fishing and Fishing Complaints) surpass any other literary textes in the Croatian language of the 16th century. In the centre of The Tvrdalj, there is a tower above the fish-pond. This pond was constantly stocked with grey mullet. He kept chicken on the ground floor enjoying the natural way of life.
Thing to do:
Stari Grad patron saint – town protector is Saint Roch (Sv. Roko). The celebration of the patron takes place in Stari Grad August 16th .
International championship in long distance swimming - Faros marathon – will take place in Stari Grad, the first sunday in September.
