IMG_4563 - A well in the castle. Hvar has many fresh-water springs.
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IMG_4565 - The inscription over the toilet door: "If thou knowest thyself then why art thou proud?"
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IMG_4566 - The castle had a sea channel for boats to the front door (#4557c) and this toilet was washed by seawater.
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IMG_4572 - The castle was built with a fish pond for grey mullet, which for Hektorović, symbolized Christ.
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IMG_4573 - In his dovecote above the pond, the doves symbolized the holy spirit.
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IMG_4578 - "Petar Hektorović, son of Marin, built this at his own expense and by his own efforts, for his own and his friends' use."
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IMG_4579 - The poet was also a philanthropist. On the eastern side, with its own entrance, was housing for travelers and paupers.
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IMG_4584c - Behind the orange truck is an entrance into the maze of streets of old town, as in photo #4556.
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