IMG_4650 - The museum to him, Muzej Hanibal Lučić, and steps up the hill.
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IMG_4651 - Those same steps up from Hvar city to the switch-back path to the Fortica Spanjola.
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IMG_4653 - At the start of the path up to the Fortica is this Mediterranean Herb Garden with agave plants.
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IMG_4654 - The trail gives many views back down to Hvar city and harbour. Our hotel was around the point on the right.
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IMG_4657 - A decorated tree beside the path.
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IMG_4658 - The harbour viewed from the Fortica.
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IMG_4660 - An agave (or "century") plant flowers after 15 to 20 years and then dies. Long, but not quite a century.
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IMG_4661 - A small chapel beside the fortress.
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IMG_4662 - "Ave Maria", or "Hail Mary", above the door of the chapel.
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IMG_4663 - The path back down to the town.
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IMG_4664 - Hvar harbour.
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IMG_4667 - The original fortress here was built by Dalmatian Illyrians in the days of the Byzantine Empire, about 6 AD.
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