Vrboska (otok Hvar) Articles

The parish church of the Holy Spirit rises in Vrbanj on the island of Hvar. It is interesting to visitors as an example of a three-aisled 18th-century church with later alterations. It belongs to the town of Stari Grad in Split-Dalmatia County. It was consecrated in...

On the hill of Hum, southwest of Vrbanj on the island of Hvar, in the municipality of Stari Grad, lie the remains of the little church of St Vitus. For those interested in the early Middle Ages it offers an insight into a modest building from the time before the Romanesque. Stylistically...

The church of Saints Cosmas and Damian stands in the field north of Vrbanj on the island of Hvar. It is interesting as one of the older churches in this area. It belongs to the town of Stari Grad in Split-Dalmatia County. The foundation was created in 1403 by the will...

The church of St Lawrence in Vrboska, on the island of Hvar, is a witness to the turbulent centuries when coastal settlements suffered attacks. Today it is an enlarged Baroque church with a spacious interior. Originally a single-nave church was built at the end of...

The church of St Peter stands by the sea in Vrboska, east of the present settlement. It is located in the municipality of Jelsa in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting because it is older than the settlement itself and was a reference point on the boundary between...

The church of St Roch stands at the southwest entrance to Vrboska, on a slope above a narrow cove, beside the path to the Starigrad field. It is interesting as the youngest of Vrboska's churches. It was built in 1577 with the features of folk Baroque. It is single-nave,...

In Vrboska on the island of Hvar, in the municipality of Jelsa, stands the fortified Church of St Mary, a building that was at once a sanctuary and a defensive refuge. It is of interest to visitors who like to see how churches on the Dalmatian islands were adapted to...

The Kaštilac Tower is located near Vrboska, in the municipality of Jelsa on the island of Hvar, in Split-Dalmatia County. It was built on the highest point of the Zaglav peninsula, so it is of interest as the goal of a short walk with a view of the surrounding sea. The...

The ancient shipwreck lies in Duboka bay on the northern side of the island of Hvar, near Vrboska, in the municipality of Jelsa. It is an underwater archaeological site, of interest to divers and lovers of maritime history, because it shows what the transport of cargo...

High up, 349 metres above the settlement of Murvica on the southern side of the island of Brač, in the municipality of Bol, lies Dragonjina or Zmajeva Cave (Dragon's Cave). Visitors are drawn by the combination of a natural space, stone reliefs and the story of the...

The Church of St John in Bol, on the island of Brač, stands on the western side of the Glavica peninsula, on the site of a late antique castrum. It is interesting because it shows several building phases across more than four centuries. It belongs to the town of Bol...

North of the village of Ložišća on the island of Brač, in the municipality of Milna, in a field beside the old road to Supetar, stands the Church of St Mary, known as Stomorica. It is a quiet place for those who follow the old paths of the island, and inside is...

The Church of St John is located in the Bunta area, east of Sutivan on Brač, at a site called Mostir. At this place late antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Baroque are layered and intertwined. It was built on the foundations of an Early Christian triconch church from...

The Church of St Mary in Bori, which the locals call Gospa u Borima, stands near Gornje Selo in the eastern part of Šolta, below Vela Straža, the highest peak of Šolta. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting because centuries of sacred life can be...

East of Pražnica on the island of Brač stands the small pre-Romanesque Church of St Clement. It is interesting because it was once the cemetery church of the medieval settlement of Straževnik. It belongs to the municipality of Pučišća in Split-Dalmatia County. It...

On Cape Zaglav, at the western end of the island of Brač, stands the Baterija fortification near Milna. The view stretches over the channel towards the island of Šolta, and the position explains why this spot was important. Here, shipping on the sea approach to Split...

The Church of St Joseph stands by the sea, in the Osibova cove south of Milna. It is of interest to seafarers and to lovers of votive objects. It was built in the 19th century as a wide single-nave building with an elongated semicircular apse and classicist stone sculpture....

The Church of St Peter stands on a raised plateau above the village of Dol, in the municipality of Postira on Brač. It is modest but old, and it is one of the interesting examples of pre-Romanesque building on the island. The single-nave church has a semicircular...

The church of Our Lady of Health, also called the church of St. George, stands above Subotište in Gornja Brela, in Split-Dalmatia County. It shows visitors what a modest village church in the Dalmatian Baroque looked like. It is a single-nave building without an apse,...

The Roman road at Podi-Zapad is located in Dugopolje, in Split-Dalmatia County, northwest of the state road toward Split. It is interesting because it is part of the first carriage road that led into the interior of Dalmatia, and it is dated from the 1st to the 4th...

Komiža is a town beside a bay in the west of the island of Vis, in Split-Dalmatia County. It offers visitors a walk between Mala and Vela banda and the narrow coastal strip of the harbor. The first traces of the settlement date from the 15th century. The oldest part...

The prehistoric hillfort is located on Taleška glavica, on the southern coast of the island of Vis, in a position from which the surrounding area was watched. It is interesting because it is one of the largest hillforts of central Dalmatia and is dated from the 8th...

The church of St. Elijah is located in Potpoletnica, in Brela, in Split-Dalmatia County, on the plateau of an oval hillock that is probably the remnant of a prehistoric hillfort. It offers visitors a modest example of a pilgrimage-type church. It is a single-nave building...

Palagruža is a group of islets in the middle of the Adriatic, part of the town of Komiža in Split-Dalmatia County. It consists of Vela and Mala Palagruža and smaller islands and reefs, and it is interesting because people have left traces here for millennia. On...

Krug is a hamlet in the municipality of Dugi Rat, in Split-Dalmatia County, on the slopes of Mosor. For visitors it is interesting for its views toward the sea and the islands and for its neatly preserved traditional architecture. The hamlet is a harmonious, rounded...

Rodići is a hamlet near Trnbusi, in the area of the town of Omiš in Split-Dalmatia County. It lies in a basin among fertile sinkholes, and shows visitors how a village was built and organized in the interior of Dalmatia. Dwelling houses with attached single-storey...

The villa rustica at Bunje is located in Novo Selo, in the municipality of Selca, Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as a Roman farm estate at the foot of the prehistoric settlement on the Gračišće hill, at the edge of a fertile field. Remains...

Iljak is a small lighthouse with a chapel in the harbor of Podgora, in Split-Dalmatia County, west of the new breakwater, in the part of the bay called Kraj. For walkers along the waterfront it is interesting as a building that, because of the construction of the shore,...

Rogač is an indented bay in the middle of the northern coast of the island of Šolta, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as the old harbor of the settlement of Grohote, overgrown with pine forest, with a castle that guards the bay. At the eastern...

The remains of an early modern shipwreck lie in Labotovo bay, on the southern side of Cape Stupišće, in the town of Komiža, in Split-Dalmatia County. The site attracts for its cargo of anchors and Venetian ceramics. The wreck was found and confirmed in 2014 and...

Supetar is the main settlement on the northern coast of the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, spread around a wide and indented bay. The waterfront is nicely laid out with a row of two-storey houses, and beneath the modern face lies the story of the first inhabitants...

The small church of St. Maurus stands southwest of the village of Žedno, in the town of Trogir. For visitors it is interesting because inside the later-remodeled church the remains of Romanesque arcades can still be seen. It was most probably built in the 13th century....

Čažin Dolac is a hamlet of the village of Tugare in the town of Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as a well-preserved part of a village in the area of the historic knežija (county), beside the parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary,...

Turska peć is a cave at the southern foot of the Perun mountain, above Sumpetar, that is, the hamlet of Zeljovići, in the municipality of Dugi Rat in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as a natural shelter that people used across several periods. The...

Stomorska is a settlement in Split-Dalmatia County, in a bay of the same name in the north of Šolta. For visitors it is interesting as the largest settlement on the island, one that grew around a castle, a casella and a small harbor. It took its name from the church...

Gradina is an archaeological site on the peninsula that closes Jelsa harbor from the east, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting because a long defensive wall has been preserved on the narrowest part of the peninsula. At the place where the peninsula...

Omiš is located at the mouth of the Cetina beneath the cliffs of the Omiš Dinara, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting because the rocks and the river shaped it as a town of strategic position, with towers, walls and narrow streets. It is first...

On the shore in Podgora, next to the hotel Primordija, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands a tower called Kaštil. The place is interesting to walkers along the riviera because it is a defensive building of a kind that once stood in large numbers along the Makarska littoral. The...

In the village of Donja Ostrvica, in central Poljica, in the area of the town of Omiš in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the Miri site with the hamlet of Krcatovići. A rarely well-preserved villa from late antiquity stands there, in the middle of an agrarian landscape. The...

Velika peć is a cave on the northern slope of Sridnja gora, southeast of the village of Grabovac, in the municipality of Šestanovac, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as a space in which people lived for thousands of years. One descends into...

Bačokovo is a site in Podhumlje, a part of Komiža on the island of Vis, in Split-Dalmatia County. The remains of a Roman estate lie about 300 m north of the parish house and chapel, and it is the mosaics that attract most. A wall about 50 cm high can be seen, built...

Zađe is an archaeological site near Baćina in the town of Ploče, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. For visitors it is interesting because it bears witness to Roman life on the lower Neretva, on the edge of a fertile field between the hills of Vlačina and Gradina. The...

The underwater zone around the islands of Vis, Biševo, Brusnik and Svetac, in Split-Dalmatia County, is the area with the greatest concentration of historical and archaeological finds in the Adriatic. It is interesting to divers and to everyone drawn to maritime history. Because...

The Tupljak coal mine in Labin, in Istria County, is part of the mining heritage of the former Istrian Raša coal mine. For those interested in industrial history, the hoisting tower with its underground mine spaces is a rare visible witness of mining Podlabin. The...

Northwest of the hamlet of Podgradina in Dragljane, in the town of Vrgorac (Split-Dalmatia County), on the 421 m high rise of Gradina stands a prehistoric hillfort. It is interesting because it controlled the surrounding routes and small karst valleys, and beside it...

Ume, which locals call Staro selo (Old Village), is part of the village of Tugare in the town of Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting because the preserved network of paths, dry-stone walls and wells shows the entire village setting. The...

Below the Franciscan monastery in Živogošće, in the municipality of Podgora in Split-Dalmatia County, right on the beach, there is a rock with a late antique inscription carved into it. The place is unusual because a verse from antiquity can still be read today in...

In Ferna bay near Sućuraj, on the island of Hvar in Split-Dalmatia County, lies a large underwater site of amphorae. The place is interesting to divers, and it was described as early as the travel writer A. Fortis in his journey through Dalmatia. Two forms of amphorae...

The Ploča-Vukov greb site lies near the hamlet of Bartulovići, along the local Zagvozd-Grabovac road, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to lovers of medieval heritage because it preserves stećci with relief depictions. It is a medieval cemetery from the...

Humac is a hamlet near the village of Vrisnik, in the municipality of Jelsa, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as a rare example of a village fully integrated into the landscape through dry-stone building, unique in all of Dalmatia. Humac and...

The remains of the steamship Dubrovnik lie in the Neretva Channel, between the island of Hvar and the Pelješac peninsula, in the municipality of Sućuraj, in Split-Dalmatia County. The site attracts divers because of an excellently preserved ship from the time of the...

Duće is a compact village in the karst, set along a mountain ridge above arable land, in the municipality of Dugi Rat in Split-Dalmatia County. For anyone who wants to get to know the hinterland of the Omiš Riviera, a picture of a traditional village opens up here,...

Jelsa is a place at the head of a bay on the northern side of Hvar, in Split-Dalmatia County. It offers visitors a walk through the old town center, which descends like a fan toward the harbor. The historical skeleton of the settlement was formed from groups of houses...

Zeljovići is a hamlet in Dugi Rat, on the southern slopes of Mosor, surrounded by agricultural land. Visitors will find it interesting as a well-preserved traditional village with paved paths, stone houses and old presses. The village's main public space is in front...

The church of St. Andrew stands on top of the Balan hill on the island of Čiovo, by Trogir, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is reached by an easy walk, and the reward is a quiet small church with a long history. It is single-nave, with a semicircular apse, and its axis...

The church of St. Peter is located in the historic core of Trogir, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting for its Baroque entrance, richly decorated wooden ceiling and a well from the former monastery. The building is of elongated rectangular shape,...

The church of St. Barbara is located in Trogir, south of the main town square, in Split-Dalmatia County. The old core is a pleasure to stroll, and this small church is especially attractive because of its built-in ancient parts and an old inscription. It is a basilica...

The small church of St. Jerome stands on the northeastern coast of Čiovo, in the Miševac area, in the town of Trogir. It is small and modest, but interesting to those who like to find forgotten rural shrines, to which names from Trogir's history are also tied. It...

In the inner historic core of Trogir, in Mornarska ulica, southwest of the church of St. Peter, stands the ruined Andreis Palace. It is of interest to visitors who want to see what noble houses looked like in a town inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is a Romanesque-Gothic...

The hamlet of Gorica is located near Lokva Rogoznica, in the town of Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County, beneath the cliffs of the Mosor mountain. For visitors it is a well-preserved example of a Dalmatian hinterland hamlet of elongated, elliptical shape. In the middle...

Three nautical miles west of Sućuraj, in the channel between the islands of Hvar and Pelješac, lie on the seabed the remains of an American B-24 Liberator bomber from the Second World War. They are of interest to divers because they are among the rare remains of aircraft...

The medieval cemetery Mrki kamen lies north of the village of Grabovac, along the local road toward Lovreć, in the municipality of Šestanovac in Split-Dalmatia County. It is of interest to those who seek stećci, rare monuments of medieval burial custom. The cemetery...

Labin is a hilltop town in Istria County, and its historic core is well suited for a walk through medieval streets, Renaissance and Baroque palaces, and churches. The old town fabric has been well preserved here. The oldest core was in the Gorica quarter around the...

The Ivanišević Palace is located on Lištun in Makarska, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting as an example of a Baroque urban residence of the 18th century. It is a two-storey building of Baroque form with a U-shaped floor plan. The south facade...

Smirčić is a site in the Stari Grad Plain on the island of Hvar, about a kilometer east of Stari Grad, in Split-Dalmatia County. In the plain, which is cultivated today, the remains of a Roman estate rest underground, discovered almost by chance. Traces of a villa...

The Stari Grad Plain is a fertile plain in the central part of the island of Hvar, beside the town of Stari Grad in Split-Dalmatia County. It is also inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and visitors can walk through a landscape that is almost unchanged since...

Gradina Fortress rises on the right bank of the Jadro River in Solin, in Split-Dalmatia County, about 250 m northeast of the parish church of Our Lady of the Island. It is of interest to visitors drawn by the layered past of the Solin area, from antiquity to the Middle...

On the northern side of the hill of Sidoč, at the boundary between Opanci and Žeževica, in the municipality of Šestanovac in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the archaeological zone of Trbotor. It is suitable for visitors who like hiking and a view of the hinterland...

Northeast of the fortified core of Kaštel Gomilica, in the Town of Kaštela in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the old parish Church of St Jerome. It is interesting to visitors who want to see Baroque sacred architecture of the Kaštela coast. The church was built in...

The Kotišina castle, in the vicinity of Makarska in Split-Dalmatia County, recalls the time of the wars between the Republic of Venice and the Ottomans. It is interesting to visitors because it shows how a natural rock could be turned into a defensive building. It...

In Banje Cove in Rogač on the island of Šolta, in Split-Dalmatia County, right beside the beach, lie the remains of an ancient villa rustica. They are interesting to walkers along the sea because they show how people lived at this place in the distant past. Under...

Srednje Selo lies in the interior of the island of Šolta, on the gentle slope of the northwestern edge of Sridnje polje, in Split-Dalmatia County. An old path links it to Grohote in the east and to Donje Selo in the west. It is interesting to a visitor as an example...

In Kaštel Gomilica, in the Town of Kaštela (Split-Dalmatia County), in the Kozice area, stands the Church of Sts Cosmas and Damian with its cemetery. It is interesting to visitors because it is a Romanesque church built on the foundations of a late antique basilica,...

The parish Church of St Jerome with its parsonage is located in Kaštel Gomilica, in the Town of Kaštela, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is a relatively young complex built a hundred years ago, and is worth seeing for its regular stone construction and harmonious bell...

Mala Rudina, also known as Rudina - Šoljan, is a village on the plateau north of Stari Grad, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting because it is exceptionally well preserved, with traditional building and gardens from the period from the 18th to the 20th century. The...

Kričak Bekavci is a hamlet in Gornja Brela, in the municipality of Brela in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors who want to climb from the coast into the hinterland and see what an old Dalmatian village complex looked like. The buildings are arranged...

The Church of St Lawrence of Pazdigrad is a modest little church in Split, in Split-Dalmatia County, which preserves the memory of an older medieval church of the same dedication and of the turbulent past of the area. The present single-nave church with an apse was...

Crikvine-Kaštelet, popularly known as Meštrović's Crikvine or Kaštilac, is located in Split. A visitor can see here a building in which a Renaissance kaštelet (small castle) was turned into a summer residence and studio of the best-known Croatian sculptor, along...

The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Split, in Split-Dalmatia County. For visitors it is interesting because it is the best-preserved example of Old Croatian architecture with a six-lobed ground plan. It was built in the 8th or 9th century over the remains...

The Brzet archaeological site lies in Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County, right beside the hotel of the same name, so the early Christian church stands in the middle of a modern tourist setting. It was discovered by chance in mid-2004, during the extension of the playground...

Baučići is a hamlet on the slopes of the Omiš Dinara, and beneath it lie the remains of the ancient settlement of Oneum. The site in Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County, is interesting because very old written sources mention it, and it has never been systematically...

The little Church of St Martin in Split is located in the upper corridor of the Golden Gate of Diocletian's Palace, so it is interesting also as an example of the conversion of a Roman military structure into a house of worship. It is small, but contains several precious...

Near the hamlet of Baradići in Seget Gornji, in the municipality of Seget in Split-Dalmatia County, rises a saddle-shaped hillock with layers of prehistory. It lies northwest of the little Church of St Vitus and is interesting because it brings together a settlement,...

Tomaši is a hamlet behind Biokovo, in the Zabiokovo part of Brela, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to a visitor because it shows the traditional combination of dwelling and work: houses on one side, a fertile valley on the other. The hamlet lies on the...

On the island of Čiovo, in the village of Okrug in the Trogir area, on the eastern side of the Glavica hill, lies Pivetova Glavica. It is interesting to those drawn to everyday life in the late Middle Ages, far from large urban buildings. It is a herders' settlement...

Filipovići is a hamlet of Brela in Split-Dalmatia County, situated by the sea. It shows a visitor what a family residential and farming complex on the Makarska Riviera looked like, conceived also as a small fortress. The houses and farm buildings are gathered around...

Lolići is a hamlet high on the slopes of Mosor, in Žrnovnica, in the area of Split. It is interesting to visitors because it gathers a whole mountain-village farmstead: houses, threshing floors, a press and a votive chapel. The hamlet belonged to the former Poljica...

On the northern side of the island of Čiovo, in the town of Trogir (Split-Dalmatia County), lies the prehistoric hillfort of Kobjak. It is of interest to those who like the older layers of history, because it dates from the period from the 8th century BC to the 1st...

Mijanovići, or Mihanovići, is a hamlet in Žrnovnica, part of Split, beneath the cliffs of Mosor. A visitor will find it interesting as a traditional hamlet in which everything is within reach: houses, a gathering place and a shared press. The hamlet lies on the...

Trogir is a town on a strait in the western part of the Kaštela Bay, in Split-Dalmatia County. Visitors come for the town core, in which almost two thousand years of building can be seen on a small island space. The fate of the town was influenced by its position...

The historic core of Solin in Split-Dalmatia County is the site of ancient Salona, one of the best-known archaeological areas in Croatia. Here a visitor walks on the ground of a former Roman city. In archaeological scholarship this protected area has been known as...

In the Kaštela Bay, at the Trstenik location in Kaštel Sućurac (Town of Kaštela, Split-Dalmatia County), an underwater archaeological site from the period of the 1st to the 4th century lies on the shallow seabed. It is interesting because it is accessible at a small...

Gornje Krtine is an archaeological site in the western part of Kaštel Sućurac, a little north of the Adriatic Highway, in the area of the Town of Kaštela. It is interesting to visitors as an example of a site where chance finds revealed a whole hidden world of the...

In Split, in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the archaeological site of Ad basilicas pictas, an important place of ancient, early Christian and medieval life. It is interesting to visitors because three layers of history can be read in one space. Investigations showed...

Špinut Cove lies on the north side of the Marjan peninsula in Split, and beneath its calm sea and shore an ancient harbour lies hidden. It is of interest to visitors who want to learn how coastal infrastructure was built in Roman times, far from Split's well-known...

Meje is a city district of Split, in Split-Dalmatia County, and its coastal strip along the Ivan Meštrović Promenade is protected. A walk along this stretch by the sea is interesting because it shows how urban design is joined to its setting. Besides the pleasant...

The Zagorski Put archaeological site lies in the northeastern part of Split, in the city district of Dujmovača. Unlike the well-known sights of Split, what is revealed here is the everyday, economic life of the ancient surroundings of the city. Rescue excavations...

Postira is a place on the island of Brač in Split-Dalmatia County, and in one of its coves the remains of a Roman farming estate and a small medieval church can be seen. The site is interesting because it combines antiquity and the early Christian period in a small...

In the village of Baćina, in the Sladinac area, in the town of Ploče, lie the remains of an early Christian basilica which tradition dedicates to St Andrew. It is interesting to visitors because it shows how a late antique church was turned into a pre-Romanesque one...

Northeast of Solin, by the road to Klis, lies Rižinice, one of the most important Old Croatian sites in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors because it links the ancient past of Salona with the beginnings of the Croatian principality and the name of...

Above Jelsa on the island of Hvar, on a prominent ridge southeast of the settlement, rises Tor, a former hillfort with a tower from the Hellenistic period. The place is of interest to hikers and lovers of antiquity because it opens a view of a defensive system such...

The underwater site lies in the very harbour of Baška Voda, in Split-Dalmatia County, between the old pier and the eastern breakwater. It is interesting because, looking down towards the seabed, one can sense how ships once moored here in the distant past. In August...

The Lavdir site, also known as Ivernić, extends across Malo polje in Seget Donji, in the municipality of Seget, in Split-Dalmatia County. It offers visitors a rare combination of an early medieval chapel and traces of a Roman agricultural estate, so several periods...

Kaštel Kambelovac is one of the Kaštela settlements in the area of the Town of Kaštela, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors because in a small space one can read the development of a fortified village: tower, walls, square and castles touching...

The municipal building in Sutivan is part of the picture of the village by the harbour. It is interesting as an example of a public building from 1898 that is still an ornament of the harbour today. The two-storey building is built of stone: regular ashlar is laid...

The Cerinić-Gligo House stands at the western end of the village of Bobovišća on the island of Brač, in the middle of a spacious garden. It holds the wooden sculptures of the self-taught Brač sculptor Martin Cerinić. It belongs to the municipality of Milna in...

At the western end of the old Bol waterfront on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the school and wine cooperative building. Those strolling along the waterfront notice it because its volume stands out in the picture of the village by the sea. The...

The house of the poet Vladimir Nazor is located on the north side of the harbour in Bobovišća on Brač. Visitors can imagine here the childhood of one of the best-known Croatian poets. The complex consists of a row of three houses with a ground floor, first floor...

The Nazor House stands on the slope of the hill Glava, beside the old path to the village of Ložišće, near Bobovišća, in the municipality of Milna. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting as an example of a fortified village house from the beginning...

The building of the former Hotel Bijela kuća in Bol stands by the coast, between the Bol harbour and the Glavica peninsula. It is important because it is a rare example of functionalism on our coast. It was designed by the architect Lavoslav Horvat, and was built...

The house known as Anglešćina rises above the harbour in Milna on the island of Brač. It is interesting to visitors as a Renaissance castle intended for the defence of the landing place. It belongs to the municipality of Milna in Split-Dalmatia County. It was built...

On St John's Square in Jelsa on the island of Hvar, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the Dobrović House. Those strolling across the square see in it one of the best examples of neo-Baroque housing in the village. It is a two-storey building covered with a hipped roof....

The Salamunić House is located in the Bonski dolac area in Jelsa on Hvar. It is interesting for its Latin and Croatian inscriptions and its connection with the Selim mansion complex. The east façade faces the street, and the south side is enclosed in the block. In...

The Croatian Hall building stands on Nova riva in Stari Grad, east of the municipal building, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors because it still serves its original public and cultural purpose: it houses the town café, library and a ceremonial...

The Miličić House is a three-storey residential building in Makarska, interesting to lovers of Baroque classicism. It is located in the town of Makarska in Split-Dalmatia County, and with its stone balcony it draws the glances of passers-by. The house was completed...

In the centre of the village of Bratuš, right on the coast, in the municipality of Baška Voda in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the residential and farm complex Kačić Mansion. Visitors see the remains of a fortified home from the time when people defended themselves...

The church of St George in Brusje keeps a number of valuable works of art, so it is interesting to lovers of sacred art. The single-nave vaulted church with a rectangular apse was built in the 18th century and enlarged in the 19th, when a three-storey neo-style choir...

The church of St Sylvester is located on the islet of Biševo, near Komiža. It attracts visitors as a remnant of an old Benedictine monastery, of which only a wall with arrow slits and the church itself are visible. It belongs to the town of Komiža in Split-Dalmatia...

The church of St Peter is the former parish church of the village of Dusina near Vrgorac, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting as an indicator of life in the hinterland of the Makarska Riviera. It was originally built in 1600, and acquired its present form by...

The Kasandrić summer residence stands in Velo Grablje, on the promontory that closes a shallow cove from the west. It is interesting as an example of a large Hvar estate with a house, cellar and outbuildings. The Gargurić-Kasandrić family built it in the second...

The church of St Mary in Blizna Gornja, in the municipality of Marina near Trogir, is one of the Old Croatian churches from the 9th century. It is interesting because it is connected with the estates of the župan of the Drid county. It is located in Split-Dalmatia...

In Bristivica near Trogir, in the municipality of Seget in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of St John the Baptist. Beside it is a cemetery with stećci, which gives a visitor an additional reason to stop. The rectangular church with a square apse was built...

The little church of St Roch is situated above Supetar, on the road towards Nerežišća on Brač, and a monumental staircase leads up to it. According to the inscription, the Tironi family built it in the first half of the 17th century. The climb to it gives a view...

The field chapel of St Luke stands between Supetar and Donji Humac in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting because it is an early Romanesque building from the 11th century, one of the older surviving churches on the island. It is single-nave, with a semicircular...

The church of St Martin is located in Supetar. It is an example of simple Dalmatian Baroque and has an inscription that reveals who built it. The builder was the priest Jakov Dujmović, and the works were completed in 1707. The building has one nave, a square apse...

The Rendić house complex in Supetar on Brač has a special significance because the sculptor Ivan Rendić was born there. Visitors can see it as a memorial to one of the most important Croatian sculptors. It belongs to the town of Supetar in Split-Dalmatia County. The...

In the Nečujam cove on the island of Šolta, in Split-Dalmatia County, lie the ruins of the church of St Peter. On the shore by the sea, it combines the remains of a medieval church with nearby monuments, and a visitor can make out traces of painted decoration. The...

The parish church of the Annunciation in Supetar on Brač stands in a prominent place in the eastern part of the settlement, over the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Part of the geometric mosaic of the north aisle has been preserved from the first church. The...

West of the harbour in Supetar extends the peninsula of St Nicholas with the local cemetery and the little church of the same name. A walk across it combines views of the sea with traces of antiquity and works by famous sculptors. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. On...

The church of St Michael stands in the Šolta field near Grohote. It is interesting as the oldest preserved church on the island of Šolta. The site is first mentioned in documents in 1398, and the church was built in the Romanesque-Gothic style. It is surrounded by...

In the western part of the cemetery on the peninsula of St Nicholas in Supetar on Brač stands the monumental mausoleum of the Petrinović family. It is interesting to visitors because it combines Byzantine and Secession influences. It belongs to the town of Supetar...

On a pass in the hills above Komiža on the island of Vis, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of St Michael. It is interesting to visitors as an old Benedictine church with Romanesque roots. It was built in the 12th century as the church of the Benedictine...

The little church of St Andrew on the island of Sveti, in the municipality of Komiža, is the remnant of a medieval Benedictine monastery and an important trace of monastic life on remote islets. The monastery is mentioned in the 13th century, and the church was built...

The Nikolić-Krstulović complex is located at the entrance to Veli Škrip, in the municipality of Supetar, in Split-Dalmatia County. It shows visitors what an 18th-century estate looked like, in which housing and farming shared the same courtyard. The entire estate...

The parish church of St Helen the Crusader stands on the field beside the Cerinić manor in Škrip, one of the oldest settlements on the island. In the second half of the 18th century a new church was built in the spirit of provincial Baroque. It is single-nave, with...

The church of the Holy Spirit in the cemetery was once the parish church of Škrip, the oldest settlement on Brač. It stands in the southwest of the hillfort settlement, on the walls of an ancient building. It belongs to the municipality of Supetar in Split-Dalmatia...

The church of St Mary Gusarica was built in the 16th century on the gravel beach at the northern end of the Komiža bay. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors for its unusual three-part form and its position right by the sea. It owes...

The church of Our Lady of Planica in Kostirna on the island of Vis stands beside the old road from Vis to Komiža. It is unusual for its round ground plan. It is mentioned in historical sources in 1668. It is built of stone, with a shallow rectangular apse in the east....

The parish church of Saints Fabian and Sebastian is located on a raised part of Donji Humac. It attracts visitors with a rare medieval fresco. It was built in the time of developed Romanesque, and was enlarged in the 14th century. It acquired its present three-aisled...

The church of Saints Cyprian and Justina in Vis, on the island of the same name, is part of a unique Baroque conception formed by church, bell tower, square and staircase. Visitors find it in the Kut area, and it belongs to the town of Vis in Split-Dalmatia County. It...

The church of Our Lady of Smovo is located in the western part of Gata, on a small wooded hill above the Smovo stream, in the municipality of Omiš. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. Built in the 17th century, it is a fine example of a modest sacred building of one...

The church of St Michael is located in Gornji Humac. It is a modest little church with an old, late Romanesque design. It was built in the 13th century in late Romanesque forms. It is single-nave, with a square apse and a barrel vault, at the start of which runs a...

The church of St Mary in the cemetery in Gornji Humac, on the island of Brač, keeps a relief triptych by Nikola Firentinac. It is interesting to visitors because of the combination of a pre-Romanesque core and a Baroque extension. It belongs to the municipality of...

On the square in Selca on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, the parish church of Christ the King dominates. Art lovers are drawn by the statue made by one of the best-known Croatian sculptors. The church was designed in 1919 by the Austrian engineer Adolf...

On the road between Splitska and Škrip on Brač, not far from the ancient quarries, lie the remains of the church of St Andrew, known as St Jadra. A walk to the ruin can be combined with a visit to the quarries. The single-nave building has an inscribed apse and ancillary...

On the top of the hill of Smrečevik, on the south side of Brač, stands the pre-Romanesque church of Saints Cosmas and Damian. It belongs to Gornji Humac, in the municipality of Pučišća, in Split-Dalmatia County. Visitors climb here for the position and the very...

The solitary tower of the noble Vusio (Vužić) family stands in the field south of Selca. Today it is a ruin, but it still bears witness to turbulent times. It was built in the 17th century by the Vusio family of Bol, from which came distinguished commanders of the...

Beneath the prehistoric hillfort on the western side of the hill of Gradac, above Selca on the island of Brač, stands the pre-Romanesque church of St Nedjelja. It is interesting to visitors because it is mentioned in the Povlja Charter and is surrounded by a medieval...

On the eastern side of the Splitska cove on the island of Brač, in the municipality of Supetar, stands the parish church of the Assumption of Mary. To a visitor touring the cove it shows a neoclassical look from 1928 on the site of an older church. The single-nave...

The parish church of St Nicholas in Gornji Humac on Brač hides several valuable works of art, among them two stone triptychs from famous stonemasons' workshops. It was built in 1749 on the site of an older little church of Our Lady of the Visitation. It is single-nave,...

In the middle of the cemetery in Gornji Humac, in the municipality of Pučišća, stands the 13th-century church of All Saints. It is interesting as the last witness of the medieval settlements of Mošuje and Dubravica, which disappeared when the plague ruled in the...

The church of St Helen (sv. Jela) stands south of Donje Selo on Šolta, beside the main island road. It is interesting because an early Christian past is hidden beneath it. It was built in the middle of the 18th century on the foundations of an early Christian building...

The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the old parish church of Selca, is located beside the village square in Selca on the island of Brač. Visitors can see it as an example of neo-Baroque sacred architecture with brightly coloured wooden altars. It belongs to the...

On a height above Sutivan on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of St Roch. Visitors come to it for the view of the village and for the touching votive paintings in the interior. It was built in the 17th century as a votive church because...

On the eastern side of Bol on the island of Brač, close to the seashore, stands an old windmill. It stands as a rare monument of industrial architecture on the island. The structure is circular, built of irregular rubble stone. Opposite the entrance, cantilevered...

Jerolim Kavanjin's summer residence stands on the shore in Sutivan in Split-Dalmatia County. It recalls the time when Split nobles spent the summer in seaside villas. It was built on the site of a former Gothic loggia. It was originally built by the Split nobleman...

The parish church of St George is the main church of Bobovišća. It is interesting because it combines an older bell tower with a new building. It was built in 1914 on the site of a Baroque church from the 17th century. It is single-nave, with a transept and a rectangular...

East of Ložišća on the island of Brač lies Donji pisk, also known as Stara voda, one of the largest water collection points on the island. It is interesting to visitors who like technical and agrarian heritage. It belongs to the municipality of Milna in Split-Dalmatia...

In the western part of the harbour of Bol on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the parish church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. To visitors strolling around the harbour it offers a Baroque façade and valuable works of art. The church was built in...

The church of St Anthony of Padua in Dragljane, in the municipality of Vrgorac, is interesting because of the medieval stećci built into its walls. It is a reminder that the ground around the church was once a cemetery. It is a single-nave building with a rectangular...

The parish church of Saints John and Paul is located in the central part of the village of Ložišća, on the lower edge of Vela banda, in the municipality of Milna. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. Visitors can see here a bell tower designed by a famous sculptor. The...

The church of St Martin was built on a hill between Bobovišća and Milna. From this strategic spot there is a view of the sea from the Split Gates to Hvar and Vis. By its proportions and design, the little church with one nave and a semicircular apse belongs to mature...

The church of St Anthony, formerly dedicated to St Bernardine, stands in a prominent place above the Loža in Bol on the island of Brač. It is interesting to visitors because the interior has deliberately been left unplastered. It belongs to the town of Bol in Split-Dalmatia...

The parish church of the Assumption of Mary stands in Sutivan on Brač, on the west side of the harbour, in the Donja lučica area. The bell tower is recognisable from the sea. The first church was built around 1590, when the parish became independent of Donji Humac,...

The Stipančić Hermitage lies on the southern slopes of Brač, between Bol and Murvica, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors as a rarely preserved settlement of a hermit community, founded in the second half of the 15th century. The priest Juraj...

The church of St Michael stands in Mitlo, not far from Blizna, in the local cemetery. Visitors value it for the traces of medieval painting in its interior. It was most likely built in the 13th century, and rebuilt in 1406. It is single-nave, of stone, with a roof...

The church of St George, in documents connected with Straževnik, is located near Pražnica. It is interesting as one of the oldest recorded churches of this area. It is first mentioned in a charter from 1111. It is a single-nave building with a semicircular apse and...

In Pražnica on the island of Brač, in the municipality of Pučišća, in the local cemetery stands the church of St Cyprian. For lovers of late medieval art, the 15th-century stone triptych is interesting. The local cemetery in Pražnica holds a little church from...

The church of All Saints is located in the central part of Pražnica, in the hamlet called Selo, in the municipality of Pučišća. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting as an example of late Gothic building in a small island settlement. It was built...

The parish church of St Anthony the Abbot in Pražnica on the island of Brač stands out for a stone bell tower with an unusual finial. It is interesting to visitors because of its local sculptural furnishings. It belongs to the municipality of Pučišća in Split-Dalmatia...

In Milna on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, on the north side of the harbour beneath the fortified house of the Cerineo family, stands the parish church of Our Lady of the Annunciation. Visitors find it at the top of a stone staircase, and it is counted...

On the top of the hill west of Dol, in the municipality of Postira, lie the ruined remains of the church of St Vitus. The place is interesting to hikers and lovers of antiquities, and the church dates from the 13th century. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. The...

The church of Saints Cosmas and Damian is located in Dračevica near Nerežišća. It is small, but has an interestingly designed façade. It was built in the 17th century as a single-nave church with a square apse. The façade is Baroque in conception: a simply profiled...

The church of St George in Kokorići, in the town of Vrgorac, is a peaceful village church with a cemetery and a valuable altar painting. It attracts visitors as an example of the sacred heritage of the Vrgorac area. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. It was built...

In Brist, in the municipality of Gradac on the Makarska littoral, stands the church of St Margaret. A visitor can see in it how a demolished church left its mark on a more recent building, as well as the tomb slabs of an old family. The church was built in 1751 on...

The church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the village of Dol, in the municipality of Postira on Brač. It stands out from the village with its façade, rich detail and an interior painted in colours. The façade with a curved semicircular...

The little church of St Anthony is located at the head of the bay in Postira in Split-Dalmatia County. It is small and pleasing to look at, because its stone façade faces directly towards the sea. It was built in the 17th century and belongs to local Baroque architecture....

The church of Velika Gospa is the old parish church of Zagvozd in the hinterland of Makarska. It is modest, but valuable as part of the history of the place, and interesting to visitors who want to get to know the stone sacred heritage of the Dalmatian hinterland. It...

The church of All Saints in Zagvozd is a small Baroque church in the hinterland of the Makarska littoral. It is interesting because stećci, witnesses of a medieval cemetery, once stood around it. It belongs to the municipality of Zagvozd in Split-Dalmatia County. It...

In the old village of Podaca, in the municipality of Gradac on the Makarska littoral, stands the church of St John the Baptist. For travellers along the coast it is interesting as a pre-Romanesque little church with later Gothic and Baroque additions. The single-nave...

The parish church of St John the Baptist in Postira on Brač is located on a height at the edge of the Zastivanje area. Beside it the remains of an early Christian basilica were discovered, so the place is precious for the study of early Christianity. The present church...

The parish church of St George the Martyr rises on the height of Orje in Žeževica, in the municipality of Šestanovac, in Split-Dalmatia County. Built on a medieval site, it dominates the view of the surrounding area, so it is a good destination for those who like...

In the hamlet of Truša in Tugare, in Poljica near Omiš, stands the small church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception with the confraternity house. It is valuable as an image of Poljica identity: the villagers themselves still look after it today. The church is...

The church of the Immaculate Conception on Pjaca, the picturesque village square in Svirče on Hvar, is a small Baroque building with stone paving and a clock on its façade. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century at the bottom of a square paved with stone...

The church of St Apollonia stands at the end of the village of Vrisnik, in the municipality of Jelsa, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is first mentioned in 1603. It is interesting as an example of late folk Baroque that carries within it memories of the Gothic. It was...

The parish church of St Magdalene in Svirče stands outside the village itself. The reason is history: on the same site there was a different church much earlier. As early as 1331 there was a church of St Elijah there, which explains the position outside the village....

In the old village of Duće on the Poljica coast, in the municipality of Dugi Rat, stands the church of St Anthony of Padua. It is interesting to visitors mainly because of the preserved original painted decoration of its interior. It was built in 1864 on the site...

The church of St Nicholas of the Mountain is located on the highest peak of the island of Hvar, which descends steeply to the sea on the south side of the island. Access is demanding, and the reward is the view and a quiet little church. The rectangular building of...

In the very heart of the village of Marina, in Split-Dalmatia County, stand the remains of the defensive Citadel and, beside it, the church of St John the Baptist. Together they form an interesting combination of military and sacred building from the 16th century. The...

The church of St Joseph is part of the Šimunić mansion residential complex in the southwestern part of Svirče, beside the path to Vrbanj. Visitors are interested in it as a witness to the life of Hvar priests and bishops. The church was built in 1671 by canon Nikola...

On a height on the northern edge of Vrisnik, in the municipality of Jelsa on the island of Hvar, stand the parish church of St Anthony the Abbot and the little church of St Roch. The path to the church is paved with stone cobbles and lined with an avenue of cypresses,...

In Pitve, in the municipality of Jelsa on the island of Hvar, on a picturesque hill between old and new Pitve, stands the parish church of St James. The village is one of the oldest on the island, settled already in the Illyrian period. The first parish church in Pitve...

The parish church of St Michael in the village of Dol, in the municipality of Stari Grad on Hvar, is in its present form a neo-Romanesque building from the beginning of the 20th century. It is first mentioned in the 14th century. Documents list it in 1331 as a possession...

The church of St Mary in the village of Dol, in the municipality of Stari Grad, is an example of a sacred building that grew through several centuries. It is first mentioned in 1331, and its present form dates from the 15th century, with later Baroque alterations. It...

The church of St Anne is located in the village of Dol near Stari Grad. It is first mentioned in 1226, so it is a fine example of a building that grew over centuries. From the first period of building the eastern part has been preserved, built of smaller roughly dressed...

The church of Our Lady of Consolation is located in the cemetery in Pučišća on the island of Brač. It is interesting because it contains an early Christian apse and a baptistery from the 6th century. It belongs to the municipality of Pučišća in Split-Dalmatia...

In Nerežišća on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of St Joseph beside the Defilippis house complex. Here a visitor sees in one place Baroque sacred architecture and a rich Brač residential house of the 19th century. The church is...

The little church of Our Lady of Batak, also known as the church of St Cyprian, stands in the Batak area near Pučišća on Brač. It is a small Renaissance shrine with a valuable altar. It is a single-nave building, built of regular elongated ashlar, with a stone...

The church of the Holy Trinity stands on a raised mound in the Nerežišća field, southwest of Jurjevo brdo, near Nerežišća. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting because by its forms it is counted among the simple Romanesque buildings of the 12th...

The Blaca Hermitage is hidden in a cove far from the sea, beneath the Ljubitovica cave. It is one of the most interesting places for visitors because it preserves a whole world of hermits and scientists. The community was founded in the middle of the 16th century by...

On the northwest corner of the square in front of the school in Nerežišća, on the island of Brač, stands a stone flagpole base from the Venetian era. Visitors can see it as a reminder of the time when the seat of authority was here. The place belongs to the municipality...

At the eastern entrance to Jelsa, on the island of Hvar, stands the church of St Roch. This modest stone-built church is a good rest during a walk through the village, with the occasional interesting detail. The older Gothic building was renovated between 1601 and...

The parish church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Nerežišća on Brač is considered the most monumental Baroque church on the island. With its bell tower it dominates the village. It was built around 1750 of hewn stone. It has three aisles, with a spacious square...

The church on Gradina is located on the peninsula of the same name northeast of Jelsa, in Split-Dalmatia County. Visitors can see here a combination of the remains of a late antique fortress, the outlines of a monastery and a Baroque edifice. In 1605 an Augustinian...

The church of St George stands on Jurjevo brdo, which overlooks the Nerežišća field from the north. It is interesting for its position and pre-Romanesque architecture. The single-nave little church with a semicircular apse dates from the 11th century, built of irregular...

The church of St Peter in Nerežišća on the island of Brač is a Gothic building with an eye-catching façade, and inside it keeps a Renaissance relief. It is interesting to visitors because of its early bell gable. It belongs to the municipality of Nerežišća in...

In the centre of Jelsa on the island of Hvar stands the fortified church of the Assumption of Mary, once dedicated to Saints Fabian and Sebastian. Visitors see here a church that also had a defensive role in the time of Turkish attacks. At first it was the church of...

The parish church of St Jerome rises on the south side of the bay in Pučišća on Brač. It stands out for its bell tower and woodcarvings, and the view of it is part of the recognisable image of the place. It was built on the site of an older building from the 16th...

The church of Our Lady of Health in Jelsa is a votive church in a prominent place above the settlement. It belongs to Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors because the seafarers of Jelsa have sought the protection of the Mother of God for centuries. It...

The church of St Michael is located in the Mala Banda area in Jelsa. Its special feature is votive drawings of ships and anchors, which speak of the maritime past of the place. Originally it was Gothic, and in the Baroque period it was renovated. It is single-nave,...

The parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the church of Mala Gospa, stands with its cemetery in Grabovac, in the valley behind Biokovo along the old Napoleonic road from Split to Vrgorac. It belongs to the municipality of Šestanovac in...

In the southern part of the Jelsa bay, in the Vela Banda area on the island of Hvar, on a small square east of the main village square, stands the Baroque church of St John. It is among the most beautiful examples of Baroque sacred architecture on the island. On the...

The Blaca House is located on the northern edge of Nerežišća on Brač, and bears witness to the economic strength of the famous Blaca Hermitage. This enclosed farm complex shows how oil, wine and honey were traded in the 18th century. The complex was built in the...

The church of St Catherine is located above the village of Drašnice on the Makarska Riviera, in the municipality of Podgora, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is a goal for walkers who seek quiet places with views and examples of early Baroque building. It was built in...

The church of St Stephen stands on the hill of Kolednik above Drašnice on the Makarska Riviera. Today it is in ruins, but it is interesting because of its history and a lost inscription. The single-nave church with a rectangular apse was long abandoned, and in 1980...

The church of St George stands in Sućuraj, at the eastern end of the island of Hvar. Visitors can see it as a consistent example of historicist architecture in the neo-Romanesque style. The place forms the municipality of Sućuraj in Split-Dalmatia County. The building...

In the Donja Banda area near Sućuraj, at the eastern end of the island of Hvar, stands the church of St Anthony. Visitors to the island find here a modest Baroque church with traces of older buildings. It was built in 1663 on the site where two chapels had previously...

The church of St John the Baptist stands in the cemetery in Župa, in the municipality of Zagvozd. A series of medieval tombstones is also kept beside the church, so the place is interesting both to historians and to hikers of the hinterland. The present church was...

The parish church of St George was built on a hill above the harbour in Drvenik Veliki, on Drvenik, in the municipality of Trogir. The view from the height and the layered architecture make it interesting to visitors. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. The oldest...

The church of St Stephen is a small village church in Rastovac near Zagvozd. It is interesting because of the medieval tombstone slabs lying in front of it. The building is single-nave, with a rectangular ground plan and a semicircular apse, and extends in an east-west...

The church of All Saints in Kljenak, in the town of Vrgorac in Split-Dalmatia County, is interesting because medieval stećci are built into its walls. Thus sacred architectural heritage and tombstones of earlier centuries meet in one place. It is a single-nave building...

In Donji Rastovac, in the municipality of Zagvozd in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of the Holy Cross with a cemetery containing stećci. It is of interest to those exploring the Zagora part of the county and medieval tombstones. The church was built in 1612...

The Gothic little church of St Jerome is located by the sea, on the northwestern side of the bay in Stari Grad on the island of Hvar. It is small but picturesque, and a hospice is connected with it. It is a single-nave building, ending in a semicircular apse, and the...

The church of St Nicholas in Stari Grad was once the centre of the confraternity of seafarers, which is understandable in a town with a long maritime tradition. It was built at the southern end of the town around 1500, and through the 16th to 18th centuries it received...

The parish church of St Stephen is located in Stari Grad. A visitor is drawn by the combination of Renaissance and Baroque ornament on the façade. The church has three aisles. On the façade are three doors decorated with Renaissance-Baroque motifs, and the rosette...

In Stari Grad on the island of Hvar lie the remains of twin early Christian churches and a baptistery complex, interesting to all who follow the oldest layers of Christianity on the Adriatic. The site belongs to the town of Stari Grad in Split-Dalmatia County. At the...

Above the village of Krug, on the high ridge of Mošnica near Jesenice in the municipality of Dugi Rat, stands the church of St Maximus. This is a place for those who love the old little churches of Poljica and a broad view from the hills. It is already mentioned in...

The church of St Lucy is located on the southeastern edge of the historic core of Stari Grad on Hvar, south of the church of St John. It is unusually conceived: it resembles a residential house more than a sacred building. It came into being through the conversion...

The mausoleum of Don Šime Ljubić in Stari Grad stands beside the old town harbour, on the southwestern part of the Stari Grad bay. It is dedicated to the well-known archaeologist and historian, one of the founders of the Yugoslav Academy (JAZU) and the Archaeological...

The Šimić Morović summer residence was built by the sea in the southern part of Igrane, on the Makarska Riviera. Its façade faces south, and north of it extends a large enclosed garden. The neo-Baroque house came into being at the end of the 18th or beginning of...

The "House on the Road" in Lokva Rogoznica stands out for the reliefs that decorate its façade. Visitors can see it right by the road in the municipality of Omiš, in Split-Dalmatia County. The stone residential and farm building of two floors was built and decorated...

In the cemetery not far from Lokva Rogoznica, in the town of Omiš, stands the church of Saints Cosmas and Damian. For a visitor exploring the heritage of Poljica it is interesting because of the Roman stele built into the façade. The church was built in the 16th...

The parish church of St Anthony is located in the cemetery south of Zadvarje, above the road to Gornja Brela, beneath the southern cliffs of Osoje. It is interesting to visitors as a typical example of a simple late Baroque church of the Dalmatian hinterland. It belongs...

On the edge of Tučepi, in Split-Dalmatia County, on a plateau of cascading terrain, stands the church of Mala Gospa with its cemetery. It is interesting to travellers because of the old tombstones and stone remains of an earlier church built into the walls. The church...

The church of St George in Tučepi stands right by the sea, on the foundations of an older cult building. It is regarded as an exceptional monument of medieval building in Dalmatia, and for a visitor it is a short break from the beach. It was built at the end of the...

On the Podgora waterfront stands a public fountain from 1898, a small structure that speaks of the everyday life of former residents. It is located in Podgora, in Split-Dalmatia County, today between two residential buildings, beside a local road. According to historical...

The little church of St Vitus in Seget Gornji, not far from Trogir, preserves two epochs in the same building. For a visitor it is also interesting because of the old cemetery that surrounds it. The church is Romanesque, from the 13th century, and contains within it...

The church of St Thecla stands in the cemetery in Podgora, at the Sutikla site. It is interesting to visitors because it was damaged twice in earthquakes, and yet was faithfully rebuilt. It belongs to the municipality of Podgora in Split-Dalmatia County. It was built...

At the Soline site in Brela, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Visitors find here a votive church connected with an important event from the Ottoman era. It was built in 1715 by the bishop of Makarska, Nikola Bijanković, as a...

The church of St Charles Borromeo in Okrug Gornji, on the island of Čiovo, is a small Baroque building with a few details worth seeking out, especially the old holy water stoup by the entrance. It is single-nave, with a rectangular apse and sacristy, and its axis...

The church of St Theodore in Okrug Gornji is located on Čiovo, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is interesting to visitors to the island because in a simple Renaissance building it keeps older stone parts, made more than a thousand years ago. It is Renaissance and single-nave,...

The parish church of St Stephen the Protomartyr in Brela on the Makarska Riviera is worthwhile for its neo-Romanesque architecture, but also for the medieval tombstones displayed beside it. The present church was built from 1887 to 1897 on the site of a more modest...

The French Road was built on the steep, rocky southern side of Biokovo, above the Brela hamlet of Gornji Kričak. It is of interest to hikers and lovers of technical heritage because it climbs the stony slope in serpentines. It belongs to the municipality of Brela in...

In Žrnovnica, in the municipality of Split, stands the parish church of St Mary with a tall bell tower. It is interesting to visitors as a church that keeps in its walls objects from different centuries, all the way to a medieval relief. The older parish church is...

In the village of Podstrana stands an unusual church of St Anthony of Padua, composed of two buildings that look like one. It also has details that bear witness to earlier centuries, such as an ancient relief and inscriptions written in old scripts. Two correctly oriented...

The church of Our Lady of the Snows stands at the Zvirače site in the Trogir Little Field, at a crossroads of ancient paths, not far from Seget Donji. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County, and is interesting for its combination of medieval forms and Baroque frescoes. It...

The little stone church of St George is located in Donja Poljica, above Gornja Podstrana, at the top of a mountain pass. It is interesting to hikers and lovers of antiquities because from there the coast and the approach to the hinterland were watched over. The church...

The parish house in Trogir stands south of the main town square, and houses the Collection of Sacred Art. It is interesting to visitors who want to see stone fragments from archaeological research and parts of older churches. It belongs to the town of Trogir in Split-Dalmatia...

In the mainland part of Trogir, at a crossroads in Malo polje, in Split-Dalmatia County, lie the ruins of the little church of St Stephen. The surroundings keep traces of the ancient division of land, so the place is interesting to those who follow the layers of the...

The church of St Lazarus, also known as the church of St Joseph, is located on Čiovo in the municipality of Trogir. It is connected with medieval care for the sick, because people suffering from leprosy stayed beside it. It was built in the 15th century as part of...

The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Trogir is located in the Pasike area, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is a good destination for those who, besides the main historic centre of the town, want to see lesser-known sacred buildings. It was built in 1618 on the site...

The mills at Pantan near Trogir stand by the sea and are proof that a real small industry once operated here. Visitors will find them interesting because they connect milling, cloth fulling and ship traffic. They were built in the 16th century, and in their present...

The "Petar Berislavić" school stands on the south shore of Trogir, beside the former town rampart. Visitors can see it as one of the most representative examples of neo-Gothic architecture in Dalmatia. The building belongs to the town of Trogir in Split-Dalmatia County. It...

In Bast, in the municipality of Baška Voda in Split-Dalmatia County, stands the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the church of Velika Gospa. It stands in the middle of a cemetery that also contains stećci, which gives a visitor an additional...

The church of St Roch is located in the village of Bast, right beneath the cliffs of Biokovo. Because of its position and simple construction it has a special ambience, suitable for a short stop on the way along the Makarska Riviera. Although it was later altered,...

The Gothic chapel of St Eustace stands on the top of the Krban hill, above the mills at Pantan, over the Trogir Little Field. From this height there is a view of the surroundings of Trogir, so it is also interesting as a lookout point. It was built as a votive offering...

Below the settlement of Kamen, in the Brižine area on the eastern border of the city of Split, stand the church of St Peter and an archaeological site. The place is of interest to lovers of Romanesque architecture, and belongs to the city of Split in Split-Dalmatia...

In Krvavica, in the municipality of Baška Voda in Split-Dalmatia County, in the middle of a dense pine forest by the coast, stands the former children's holiday home and sanatorium. It attracts lovers of modern architecture as one of the best-known works of Croatian...

Gašpina mill is located in Solin, beside one of the branches of the river Jadro, downstream from Šuplja crkva. It is a reminder that this river drove mill wheels for centuries. In the Middle Ages the land along the Jadro belonged to bishops and kings. The mill was...

In Solin, in the Meterize area, stands the reception building of the former Solin railway station (Vranjic-Solin). It is of interest to those who follow Dalmatia's industrial heritage. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County, in Matoševa street. It was built in 1902...

The church of St Michael lies beside the path to the hamlet of Žlib-Baškovići, in the village of Veliko Brdo in the Makarska area. It is interesting as an example of a village church with a valuable altar and painting. On the same spot stood an older Baroque church...

The church of St Jerome stands in the middle of the village of Veliko Brdo, on a sloping hillside above Makarska, surrounded by a wall. It is interesting as a simple example of village Baroque architecture of this area. It belongs to the town of Makarska in Split-Dalmatia...

On the central square of Makarska, Fra Andrija Kačić Miošić Square, in Split-Dalmatia County, stands a late Baroque fountain. Visitors can see it in passing while strolling through the town, and it is interesting as a remnant of the time when public water was the...

On the western edge of Makarska, beside the main road and the edge of a pine forest, stands a stone pyramid known as Napoleon's Monument. It is an unusual reminder of the brief period of French rule in Dalmatia. The monument is a pyramid-shaped obelisk, erected in...

On Kačić Square in Makarska stands the monument to Fra Andrija Kačić Miošić, one of the town's recognisable landmarks. Visitors gladly see it as a memorial to the Franciscan and poet. It is located in Split-Dalmatia County. The author is the sculptor Ivan Rendić,...

The small church of St Andrew is located outside the settlement, south of the road to Vrgorac. It is suitable for those who want to see what modest village chapels in the hinterland of Makarska looked like. The building is single-nave, rectangular, with a square apse...

North of the old part of Makarska, on a gentle rise called Zelenka, lie the remains of a tower from the Ottoman period. Today it stands in a new residential area, on an undeveloped plot, so it is interesting as a reminder of the former fortified harbour. It belongs...

On the slopes of Biokovo, in the surroundings of Makarska in Split-Dalmatia County, amid cypresses and pines stands the church of St Anthony of Padua in Kotišina. It is a peaceful destination for walkers, and through its position the church is an important sacred monument...

The parish church of St Martin the Bishop in Vranjic, in the municipality of Solin, is known for the frescoes of Jozo Kljaković and a rich history reaching back to the 10th century. In Dalmatia the combination of old layers of building and a contemporary painting programme...

The Abbess's House in Kaštel Gomilica stands against the south wall of the Kaštilac fortress, founded in 1545 by Benedictine nuns. It is interesting to visitors as a glimpse into the life of a monastery estate on the Kaštela coast. It belongs to the municipality...

The shrine of Our Lady of Prizidnica is located not far from Slatine, by the sea, beneath the steep cliffs of the southern side of the island of Čiovo. Its secluded position and view of the sea make it an interesting destination for walkers and pilgrims. In the middle...

Leroj is the name of a free-standing clock tower southwest of the parish church in Supetar. The view of it from the harbour and from the square is one of the recognisable sights of this place. The tower was built in the 18th century. Its base widens slightly and is...

In the centre of Grohote on the island of Šolta, right beside the north wall of the parish church, lie the remains of an early Christian basilica. Visitors can imagine here what an early Christian place of worship on the island looked like. The place belongs to the...

In the village of Grohote on the island of Šolta stands a tower known as Kaštel Slavić. Today it houses the seat of the municipality of Šolta, so the historic building is still in daily use. It was built in the 17th century and actually consists of two joined towers....

Southeast of the island of Vis, near the islet of Greben, on the seabed lie the remains of a smaller warship. The underwater site is of interest to the diving and maritime-history public, and belongs to the municipality of Vis in Split-Dalmatia County. The ship dates...

The monastery of St Jerome is located on the small Prirovo peninsula in the town of Vis. It is interesting to visitors because the walls of a Roman theatre are hidden in its cellar, so antiquity and the Renaissance meet in one place. The Franciscans built the complex...

Not far from Komiža on the island of Vis, on the seabed lies the wreck of the large Greek freighter "Vassilios". This underwater site attracts divers and lovers of maritime history. It belongs to the town of Komiža in Split-Dalmatia County. The ship was built in...

East of Cape Stončica on the island of Vis, in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the wreck of the Italian tugboat Ursus. It is of interest to divers because it is one of the best-preserved smaller ships on the bottom of the Adriatic. The tugboat was built in 1918 in Venice....

In the harbour of the town of Vis, on the island of Vis, rises the Perasti Tower, a former defensive and residential building beside the family house. It is a good example of how settlers in Dalmatian ports secured their estates. Vicko Perasti, a settler from the Bay...

Škrip is one of the oldest settlements in central Dalmatia, and the archaeological site in its old part, Veli Škrip, attracts visitors with its interest in prehistory and antiquity. The place belongs to the municipality of Supetar in Split-Dalmatia County. On the...

West of Donji Humac, on the site of a former ancient settlement, stands the church of St Elijah. It is interesting because it combines two periods: remains from Roman times and a modest medieval chapel. North of the church is a burial chamber with a large crypt, above...

Cerineo Castle rises in Škrip on the island of Brač, on a field west of the old hillfort settlement, beside the parish church. Visitors can view it as the largest late Renaissance fortified manor on the island. It belongs to the municipality of Supetar in Split-Dalmatia...

Above Komiža on the island of Vis, on a hill overlooking the Komiža bay, stands the monumental complex of the church and monastery of St Nicholas of Muster. The climb to it is rewarded with a view of the town and the sea, and the building reveals layers from the Romanesque...

The town of Vis on the island of the same name is the successor of ancient Issa, one of the first Greek settlements on the Adriatic. A walk through the town and its surroundings reveals traces of the Greek and Roman past beneath later layers of building. Dorian settlers...

Off the island of Vis rests the wreck of the Italian warship Re d'Italia, one of the best-known underwater sites connected with the maritime history of the Adriatic. It belongs to the area of the municipality of Komiža in Split-Dalmatia County. The ship sank in July...

The castle stands right on the shore of Vela Banda in Komiža, a fishing town. Visitors notice it immediately by the sea, and today it is recognised by the clock tower on top. It was built in 1585, during the rule of the Hvar count and provveditore Grimani, at the...

Škrip is the oldest settlement on the island of Brač, and on the western edge of its hillfort stands the Radojković Castle. It is interesting to visitors because the Museum of the Island of Brač operates in it, and in its walls layers can be read from prehistory...

West of the entrance to the harbour of the town of Vis, on the island of the same name, on a hill stands the fortress of George III, also known as Fortica. It is interesting as a reminder of the time when British soldiers defended this part of the Adriatic, and the...

Kopačina Cave lies on the northwestern side of the island of Brač, not far from Donji Humac. It is counted among the most important prehistoric sites on the Adriatic, because humans lived here for millennia. The cave consists of two chambers connected by a narrow...

In Vis Bay, on the seabed not far from the islet of Host and the cape with the fortress of St George, lies an underwater site for lovers of maritime history. It is located in the municipality of Vis, in Split-Dalmatia County, and is dated to the period from the 13th...

In the centre of Selca, northeast of the church of Christ the King, stands a complex of houses known as the Didolić Mansion. It is interesting because it is not only a beautiful stone house, but also a place important for the political and cultural history of Dalmatia...

Between the fields of the village of Ložišća and the cove of Vičja luka on Brač stretches a deep valley through which torrential streams once flowed. A stone bridge from the 19th century leads across it, of interest to all who love technical heritage and old stone...

On the Glavica peninsula in Bol, on the southern side of the island of Brač, rises the Dominican monastery of St Mary of Mercy with its church. Visitors can see here, by the sea, a complex that has been part of Bol's history for more than five centuries. The monastery...

West of the village of Umčani near Vrgorac is an archaeological site that combines two periods of the past: prehistory and the Middle Ages. For those interested in stećci and burial mounds it is a worthwhile stop on a journey through the Dalmatian hinterland. The...

West of Bol, on the famous Zlatni rat, a Roman farm villa, a villa rustica, once stood. The site is of interest to those who, besides the beach, want to see traces of ancient life on the island. It is located in the municipality of Bol, in Split-Dalmatia County. What...

On the eastern part of the waterfront in Sutivan rises a Renaissance tower with a square ground plan. For many it is the first building they see when arriving in the harbour, and it gives an insight into how residents once protected themselves from dangers from the...

Gligo Castle guards the entrance to the Bobovišća cove on the island of Brač, on its shady side. It is interesting to visitors as an example of a fortified Baroque house by the sea, and it is located in the municipality of Milna in Split-Dalmatia County. The complex...

Not far from Sutivan on the island of Brač, in Split-Dalmatia County, the remains of an ancient ship lie on the seabed. It is a destination for divers and for all who are interested in maritime history, because in the Adriatic context it is a unique site. The remains...

In Stari Grad on the island of Hvar stands the Dominican monastery with the church of St Peter the Martyr, and in its western wing a monastery art collection can be viewed today. A visit combines sacred architecture and works of art in the peaceful atmosphere of the...

In the area of the town of Trogir, in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the Bijaći - Stombrate archaeological site with the church of St Martha. Lovers of early Croatian history will find here a place connected with the first rulers, and besides the remains of antiquity...

Opposite the land gate of old Trogir stands the Garagnin-Fanfogna Palace, a building that shows in one place how the town was built up over several centuries. A walk along its façade is a chance to see noble architecture and a Baroque landscaped courtyard. The palace...

The Cindro Palace in Krešimirova street in Split is an example of Baroque noble architecture. It is worth seeing because, of all the Split Baroque palaces, it most closely recalls Venetian models. It is located in the municipality of Split, in Split-Dalmatia County. It...

Bačvice is Split's favourite bathing spot, and the protected coastal strip comprises several coves in succession, from Zenta cove through Firule and Ovčice to the Bačvice beach itself. It is interesting to visitors as a part of the city where sport, recreation and...

Sustjepan is a green peninsula on the eastern side of Split, known for its pine trees, quiet paths and the church of St Stephen. It is interesting to visitors because in a small space it combines a park, archaeological remains and memories of the former city cemetery....

In the medieval core of Split, in Split-Dalmatia County, at the address Šubićeva 2, stands the Tartaglia Palace. For those strolling through the old part of the city it is interesting as an example of a Baroque noble residence and as a witness to the life of one of...

In the centre of Split, in Obrov street, the tall tower of the former convent of St Mary de Taurello can still be seen today. For centuries the largest Benedictine convent for women in the city stood here, and the remains of the complex give visitors a valuable insight...

In the southwest corner of the Peristyle, the main square of Diocletian's Palace in Split, stands the Skočibučić-Lukaris Palace. It is interesting to visitors because in a small space it reveals several centuries of building, from Romanesque houses to a Gothic portal....

In the centre of Split, on the northeast side of the People's Square (Narodni trg), also known as Pjaca, stands the Karepić Palace. Its entrance opens onto a small square called Iza lože, and it is of interest to visitors who like to trace the layers of construction:...

In the heart of old Split, at the corner of the Peristyle and the ancient Decumanus street, stands the Grisogono Palace, the remains of a medieval residential complex of the noble family after which it is named. Visitors can see rarely preserved painted wooden ceilings...

The Church of St George with the remains of an ancient villa rustica is located in Baćina, in the town of Ploče in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It lies in Zavod, the western part of the settlement, in the middle of the field, and is of interest because at the same place...

The Church of St Martin is located in the village of Dubrava in Zagreb County. It is a small chapel, but it preserves the remains of a Gothic parish church, so it is of interest to visitors drawn to medieval traces and wall paintings. The original Gothic parish church...

The Church of St Margaret in Dubrava, in Zagreb County, is of interest to visitors drawn to the medieval sacred architecture of northern Croatia. It is historically important because the bishops of Zagreb often stayed in it in the Middle Ages. In essence it is a Gothic...

The Rat hillfort is located in the western part of the island of Brač, above the village of Ložišća in the municipality of Milna. Visitors value it as one of the best-preserved hillfort settlements on the central Dalmatian islands. The first archaeological investigations...

The Vela Straža hillfort is located near Gornje Selo on the island of Šolta, in Split-Dalmatia County. It is a prehistoric fortified settlement from which, as its name says, the surrounding sea and islands were once watched. At the top is a plateau with defensive...

Gornje Selo is a rural cultural and historical ensemble in the interior of the island of Šolta, in Split-Dalmatia County. It lies on the southern edge of Gornje polje, and to the north is connected with the protected natural harbour of Stomorska. For visitors it is...

Vičja luka is a deep bay on the western part of the island of Brač, in the municipality of Milna in Split-Dalmatia County. It divides into two smaller bays, the one beside the settlement of Bobovišća and Vičja luka itself, and both offer a safe anchorage for those...