Greek Watchtower Tor, Jelsa

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Greek Watchtower Tor is a place located in Jelsa (Splitsko-Dalmatinska county) and belongs to the category of ruins.

It is situated at an altitude of 748 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 43°8'54"N latitude and 16°41'49"E longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Grebišće (beach, 29 min walk), Vrboska (locality, 67 min walk), Grapčeva cave, Hvar (nature, 78 min walk).

Coordinates: 43°8'54"N, 16°41'49"E

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Greek Watchtower Tor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tvrdalj Castle, Church of St. Stephen, Grapčeva cave, Stari Grad Plain.

5.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Tvrdalj Castle, Stari Grad
144 min walk • Tvrdalj Castle is a castle in Stari Grad, on the island of Hvar, Croatia. Tvrdalj was the summer residence of Petar Hektorović, the Croatian poet. During the 16th century, the island of Hvar came under attack from the Ottoman Turks.
5.5 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Baroque architecture
Church of St. Stephen, Stari Grad
141 min walk • The Church of St. Stephen is the parish church of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar in Croatia. It is dedicated to the martyred Pope Stephen I. It stands on the eastern side of a small square, Trg sv. Stjepana, in the historical centre of Stari Grad.
3 miE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Grapčeva cave, Hvar
78 min walk • Grapčeva cave is a Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological site. Three distinct prehistorical cultures were discovered here: Nakovan, Cetina and Hvar culture.
3.9 miNW
43°10'58"N • 16°38'10"E
Stari Grad Plain, Hvar
99 min walk • The Stari Grad Plain, near the town of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar, Croatia, is an agricultural landscape that was set up by the ancient Greek colonists in the 4th century BC, and remains in use.
5.6 miNW
43°10'58"N • 16°35'43"E
Muzej Staroga Grada, Stari Grad
144 min walk • Museum
5.2 miW
43°8'5"N • 16°35'46"E
Cliffbase, Hvar
132 min walk • Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction
2.6 miNW
Locality
Vrboska
67 min walk • Vrboska is a settlement on the north coast of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia, in the Municipality of Jelsa. Founded in the 15th century as a fishing harbour, the town's fortress Church of Sv.
6 miNW
43°11'9"N • 16°35'24"E
Sv. Jerolim, Stari Grad
152 min walk • Museum, Restaurant
1.1 miNE
43°9'37"N • 16°42'44"E
Grebišće
29 min walk • Beach
4.1 miS
Small island with a ruined monastery
Šćedro
104 min walk • Šćedro is an island in the Adriatic Sea with an area of 8.36 km², 2.7 kilometres off the south coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the settlement of Zavala.