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Hvar is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Everyone who has visited Hvar, came back again and again.
It is difficult to say what is so special about Hvar that makes you feel so calm and relaxed. It must be experienced with all senses.
History begins in the early stone age, while later findings where belongings of Illyrian tribes.
Some arheologists believe that the mithical Harakleja was situated on this place, but what is sure and confirmed is the egsistance of first Greek than Roman settlements.
Hvar started expanding in the Middle ages, when it gets the look of a real town and when the building of the fortifications was completed, 1450 A.D. Above the town is a fortess called Fortica or Espanola. Under that kind of protection, the town expanded and a large city square was built. The square is surounded with the Cathedral of St. Stephen, City Loggia and the Arsenal with the oldest theatar in Europe from 1612 A.D.
The Franciscan monestary was built outside of the town, therefor fortifications where built arround it as protection. Many other valuable historical monuments are in the town Hvar. In front of Hvar are many little islands called Pakleni islands, which means Devil"s islands, allthough there is nothing devlish about them. The name Pakleni comes from the word paklina, which is a substance used in ship repairing, and is found on those islands. Today nobody comes for those reasons, it is very popular with tourists that seek peace on the secluded beaches.
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