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IMG_4541 - The former Pharos became Stari Grad, "old town", about 1300 when Hvar became the administrative capital of the island.
IMG_4542 - Pharos, the oldest town in Croatia, was settled by Greeks, in ~345 BC, to control the surrounding rich agricultural region.
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IMG_4548 - A dry stone wall.
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IMG_4554 - The 16th century church of St. Rocco, the patron saint of Stari Grad. He is honoured with a festival every August 16th.
IMG_4556 - One of the many narrow streets in old Stari Grad.
IMG_4557c - On the left is Tvrdalj castle, in Stari Grad, summer residence of the Croatian poet Petar Hektorovi?, (1487-1572).
IMG_4559c - Diagram of Tvrdalj castle. The wall on the lower left with the sea entrance is the left wall in the last photo, #4557c.
IMG_4560 - The name Tvrdalj is a prime example of the frequent omission of vowels in written Croatian.
IMG_4562 - Appropriately for a poet's home, there were many inscriptions on the walls. At least a dozen remain.