Guidebook for Stari Grad
Food Scene
Bistro Kod Damira
5 Trg Stjepana RadićaBecause its food is home-made and guaranteed
Antika
34 Ul. Duolnjo KolaGood food, normal price and good ambience
Drinks & Nightlife
Lampedusa bar
28 RivaCafé bar Neptun
27 RivaSightseeing
Stari Grad Plain-UNESCO Heritage First known by the Greeks as Chora Pharu, it became Ager Pharensis in Roman times, to be replaced by the medieval name of Campus Sancti Stephani (the Plain of St.Stephen). It is now known as Stari Grad Plain. It has sustained the life on the island for thousands of years.
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Stari Grad Plain
Stari Grad Plain-UNESCO Heritage First known by the Greeks as Chora Pharu, it became Ager Pharensis in Roman times, to be replaced by the medieval name of Campus Sancti Stephani (the Plain of St.Stephen). It is now known as Stari Grad Plain. It has sustained the life on the island for thousands of years.
The story of Faros, today's Stari Grad, began back in 384 BC when the ancient Greeks from the island of Paros sailed into Stari Grad Bay and founded the town. In 2016 Stari Grad celebrates important anniversary - 2400 years of foundation. Visit Stari Grad and be part of 2400 years tradition of creating new experiences.
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Stari Grad
D116The story of Faros, today's Stari Grad, began back in 384 BC when the ancient Greeks from the island of Paros sailed into Stari Grad Bay and founded the town. In 2016 Stari Grad celebrates important anniversary - 2400 years of foundation. Visit Stari Grad and be part of 2400 years tradition of creating new experiences.
One Of the numerous small squares in Stari Grad, the most picturesque is Škor. Almost like a theater coulisse (which it is during the summer cultural events),
Trg Škor A. Vranjicana
Trg Škor A. VranjicanaOne Of the numerous small squares in Stari Grad, the most picturesque is Škor. Almost like a theater coulisse (which it is during the summer cultural events),
Parks & Nature
beach Maslinica
Kabal
Bonj, Stari Grad
1P Obala hrvatskih braniteljaFrom the top of Glavica, you have great views over the surrounding countryside, and the approach into Stari Grad harbour.
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White Cross / Glavica Hill
From the top of Glavica, you have great views over the surrounding countryside, and the approach into Stari Grad harbour.
It delivers an amazing view from the top of the hill and in a very clear and sunny day You can see Monte Gargano in Italy from here. There is a restaurant here and a walking path.
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Sveti Nikola
It delivers an amazing view from the top of the hill and in a very clear and sunny day You can see Monte Gargano in Italy from here. There is a restaurant here and a walking path.
Arts & Culture
The Dominican monastery of St. Petar Mučenik (St. Peter the Martyr) was founded in 1482 by a venerable gentleman from Piacenza. At the end of the 16th C., following the Turkish attack on the island of Hvar, it was fortified with two rounded turrets. In the church, which was rebuilt in 1896, there is the tomb of the famous Croatian poet Petar Hektorović and his mother Katarina. This monastery’s numerous works of art can be found on the altars (the most beautiful being a big, painted, wooden renaissance crucifix on the main altar) and in the monastery’s museum.
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Dominikanski samostan sv. Petra mučenika
1P Ul. kod Svetog PetraThe Dominican monastery of St. Petar Mučenik (St. Peter the Martyr) was founded in 1482 by a venerable gentleman from Piacenza. At the end of the 16th C., following the Turkish attack on the island of Hvar, it was fortified with two rounded turrets. In the church, which was rebuilt in 1896, there is the tomb of the famous Croatian poet Petar Hektorović and his mother Katarina. This monastery’s numerous works of art can be found on the altars (the most beautiful being a big, painted, wooden renaissance crucifix on the main altar) and in the monastery’s museum.
Petar Hektorović’s Tvrdalj with a fish-pond and a dove-cot over it, is the most famous building in Stari Grad. This renaissance poet built it throughout his entire life and it had the same importance for him as his literary work. There he realized the idea of microcosms – a small, enclosed world where all divine creatures – fish, birds, herbs and people (himself, his friends, a holy woman, paupers and travelers) had a space to live. The Tvrdalj is also a stone book – Hektorović carved more than twenty stone inscriptions in both Latin and Italian (one, which is in Italian – is his own life motto: “Fede e realtà o quanto è bella!” - Oh how lovely faith and reality are) as well as inscriptions
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Tvrdalj Schloss
12 Trg Tvrdalj Petra HektorovićaPetar Hektorović’s Tvrdalj with a fish-pond and a dove-cot over it, is the most famous building in Stari Grad. This renaissance poet built it throughout his entire life and it had the same importance for him as his literary work. There he realized the idea of microcosms – a small, enclosed world where all divine creatures – fish, birds, herbs and people (himself, his friends, a holy woman, paupers and travelers) had a space to live. The Tvrdalj is also a stone book – Hektorović carved more than twenty stone inscriptions in both Latin and Italian (one, which is in Italian – is his own life motto: “Fede e realtà o quanto è bella!” - Oh how lovely faith and reality are) as well as inscriptions
Here we have Juraj Plancic gallery and a rich exhibition of Stari Grad art treasure.
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Stari Grad Museum
4 Ul. Braće BiankiniHere we have Juraj Plancic gallery and a rich exhibition of Stari Grad art treasure.
Getting Around
Bašetina rent a car – Stari Grad
1 Ul. Antuna ŠoljanaSunCity Stari Grad
31 Ul. Petra KuničićaAutobusni kolodvor Starigrad Na Hvaru station