Stari Grad & Stari Grad Plain
Stari Grad i Starogradsko polje
An ancient town founded by Greeks in 384 BC, and a farmland plain that still keeps the field divisions made 2,400 years ago. A World Heritage Site where vines and olives are still grown.
Stari Grad lies on the north coast of Hvar. Greeks from Paros founded it in 384 BC, calling it Pharos, which makes it one of the oldest towns in Croatia. East of the town, the Stari Grad Plain still preserves the orderly field plots that the ancient Greeks laid out with stone walls. Vines and olives are still grown there. The plain was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2008, and you can cycle across it on the farm tracks. The town has Tvrdalj, the fishpond castle of the Renaissance poet Hektorović, and a quiet harbour. The ferry from Split to Stari Grad takes about 2 hours, and it is about a 20-minute drive to Hvar Town.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Vrboska
- Tvrdalj Castle, Stari Grad
- Sveti Nikola Peak
- Jelsa
- Sveta Nedjelja
- Dubovica Beach
- Hvar Lavender Fields (Velo Grablje)
- Grapčeva Cave