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R Church of St Mark
Crkva svetog Marka
Visible all over town is the
belfry of the former Dominican
monastery’s Church of St Mark,
west of the main square. The
monastery was an important
centre of culture during the
Renaissance. It was here that
friar Vinko Pribojević gave a
famous speech on the Origins
of the Slavs in 1525, proposing
not only that the Slav peoples
of Europe were ethnically
related but also that they all
originally came from the Popular with locals, Mlini beach on the Pakleni Islands
Croatian Adriatic.
da Bassano, and six scenes walking and sailing destinations
R Franciscan Monastery inspired by the Passion of throughout the summer
Franjevaĉki samostan Christ by Martin Benetović. season. Their name derives from
Križa bb. Tel (021) 741 193. The grave of Renaissance the resin (paklina) that was at
Open May–Oct: 9am–noon daily; poet Hanibal Lucić can be seen one time extracted from the
Nov–Apr: 11am–noon daily. on the floor of the nave. There pines and used to waterproof
The monastery, dating from are also many works of art in the fishing boats.
1461, is located along the rooms facing the cloister. The During the summer boat
coastal path south of the Old Mannerist painting of the Last trips to the islands depart
Town. The monastery’s Church Supper in the refectory is of regularly from Hvar. Sveti
of Our Lady of Charity (Gospa uncertain attribution – possibly Klement is the largest of the
od Milosti), with a relief on the the work of Matteo Ingoli, islands and has most to offer
façade by Nikola Firentinac, also Matteo Ponzone or the school in terms of beaches, walking
contains two paintings by of Palma il Giovane. trails and restaurants.
Palma il Giovane (of St Francis Marinkovac also has good
Receiving the Stigmata and Environs beaches and a popular yachting
St Diego), three polyptychs The sparsely inhabited Pakleni marina. Be aware that the
by Francesco da Santacroce, a Islands, just off the coast from nearest island, Jerolim, is given
Christ on the Cross by Leandro Hvar town, are popular bathing, over to naturism.

Hvar
1 Cathedral of St Stephen Citadel
2 Arsenal
3 Hektorović Palace HIGIJENIČKOG DRUŠ T VA
4 Benedictine Convent
Church of
5 Citadel the Holy Spirit
MATIJE I VA NIĆA Bus ŠETALIŠTE ANTE HANČEVIĆA
6 Church of St Mark MAT IJ E IV A N I ĆA Benedictine Station
Convent
7 Franciscan Monastery Hektorović
Church of Palace
TRG M.
St Mark Groda MILIČIĆA
TRG SV.
STJEPANA Cathedral
Arsenal of St Stephen
FA B R I K A BRAĆE BOŽITKOVIĆ BUTOROVIĆ VICKA
NOVAK JURJA
BURAK
Luka Hvar K R O Z BUZOLIĆ ŠIME TOME BUZOLIĆ IVE
R I VA BU RAK Š I M E
Catamaran
Dock
KOVAČEVIĆ DINKA B U ZO L I Ć T OM E
ŠE T A L IŠTE P U T KRIŽA
0 metres 300 KROZ BURAK
0 yards 300 Franciscan
Monastery
Pakleni
Islands
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