Hvar Island has a wonderful blend of history and culture with scenic beauty. It is the place in Croatia with the most sunny days and it is a very, very hot place in more than one sense.
We enjoyed strolling to the cultural sights, keeping to the shade whenever possible. We visited the cathedral of St Stephen and walked around to the Franciscan Monastery and church. This has an interesting museum attached containing art as well as Roman and Greek antiquities found in shipwrecks near Hvar mainly by sponge divers and fishermen.
We also walked along the Riva (Corso) to the tourist resorts just outside the town.
The most impressive thing is simply the ambience of the place. (We may have said that before!) The large town square is lined with beautiful buildings and it was still alive with people when we went off to bed after midnight.
3 comments:
actually that picture reminds me of Sydney harbour
Sounds interesting and looks pretty. I love hearing about the things found from ancient roman and greek times. What sort of things did they find?
All the museums are full of amphoras..used to carry wine and olive oil..things have not changed much!
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