Stari Grad Plain, Hvar

Name: Stari Grad Plain
Address: Hvar, Croatia

#3 among attractions in Hvar

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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. The plain is the largest agricultural area on any of the Adriatic islands, and is remarkably fertile due to Ice Age loess deposition. This landscape is almost entirely preserved from its original form. The ancient layout has been preserved by careful maintenance of the stone walls over 24 centuries, along with the stone shelters, and the water collection system. The same crops, mainly grapes and olives, are still grown in the fields, and the site is also a natural reserve. The site is a valuable example of the ancient Greek system of agriculture, and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. ()

Local name: Starogradsko polje Unesco: from 2008Area: 5.31 mi²Coordinates: 43°10'58"N, 16°38'10"E

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Nearby attractions include: Tvrdalj Castle, Church of St. Stephen, Muzej Staroga Grada, Cliffbase.

2 miW
Forts and castles
Tvrdalj Castle, Stari Grad
52 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.
1.9 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Baroque architecture
Church of St. Stephen, Stari Grad
48 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.
2 miW
43°10'58"N • 16°35'43"E
Muzej Staroga Grada, Stari Grad
53 min walk • Museum
3.9 miSW
43°8'5"N • 16°35'46"E
Cliffbase, Hvar
99 min walk • Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction
3.9 miSE
43°8'54"N • 16°41'49"E
Greek Watchtower Tor, Jelsa
99 min walk • Ruins
1.8 miE
Locality
Vrboska
46 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.
2.3 miW
43°11'9"N • 16°35'24"E
Sv. Jerolim, Stari Grad
60 min walk • Museum, Restaurant
4.1 miE
43°9'37"N • 16°42'44"E
Grebišće
106 min walk • Beach
5.1 miN
Well-known white-sand beach destination
Golden Horn Beach, Brač
131 min walk • The Zlatni Rat, often referred to as the Golden Cape or Golden Horn, is a spit of land located about 2 kilometres west from the harbour town of Bol on the southern coast of the Croatian island of Brač, in the region of Dalmatia.