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IMG_4604 - Very fresh fish. Those in front are huge sardines.
IMG_4605 - Leaving Stari Grad via the Stari Grad Plain, which has one of Hvar's five UNESCO World Cultural Heritage citations.
IMG_4609 - This plain is barely changed since the Greeks divided the land in their geometric-style of plots in the 4th century.
IMG_4612 - Vrboska, on the north coast of the island of Hvar, was founded in the 15th century as a fishing harbour.
IMG_4613 - Vrboska is known as Little Venice for the style of its 100 m canal to the sea. (Rovinj is also called Little Venice.)
IMG_4615 - The Church of Sv. Marija (St Mary) was fortified as a refuge for inhabitants after attacks in 1510 and 1571.
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IMG_4618 - The broad leaves on the wall are agave plants. Benedictine nuns on Hvar make lace from threads from their leaves.
IMG_4620 - We had lunch at the Pinjata Winery, which has been in the same family for six generations.
IMG_4626 - Another view of the fortified Church of St Mary in Vrboska. The original church dated from 1465.
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