Ruins of the Vusio Tower, Selca

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 Brač galley. Its purpose was to defend the field. The tower has two floors and a square ground plan, is built of stone blocks in layers, and for defensive reasons has no openings on the ground floor. On the west façade is the entrance on the first floor with a window above it on brackets. The openings of the second floor face south and east, the north side is without openings, and two single-storey stone buildings are attached to it.

The ruins are a protected cultural good and are entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-5162.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 hr, Wikimedia Commons.
Data: Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia (Ministry of Culture and Media), Open Licence; coordinates: DGU (centre of the settlement).