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  Visiting Stari Grad on Hvar Island
Most people just rush through Stari Grad on the way to Hvar Town because Stari Grad is near the main ferry station on Hvar Island.
Stari Grad is substantially cheaper than staying in Hvar Town, whether you choose private accommodation or hotels.
Stari Grad is connected to Hvar Town by a new road and an old road.
www.croatiatraveller.com /southern_dalmatia/Hvar/StariGrad.htm   (317 words)

  
  Stari Grad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stari Grad, Belgrade, a municipality in Belgrade, Serbia
Stari Grad, Kragujevac, a municipality in Kragujevac, Serbia
Stari Grad, Čaška municipality, a village in Čaška municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stari_Grad   (157 words)

  
 Croatia, Island Hvar - Stari Grad
Stari Grad is the collective name for several small towns which grew and were later abandoned at the same place.
It is located at the end of a bay on the northern side of the Island.
Stari Grad (Faros) is historical heart of the island Hvar, ancient Pharos.
www.hvar.hr /Default.aspx?tabid=351   (92 words)

  
 Stari Grad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Stari Grad is located at the end of a four nautical mile long bay on the northern side of the island of Hvar.
Today, both the fields and the bay add an attractive quality to the old heart of the island, in which the modern vacation sights have become intertwined with the antiquities of the town and of the island.
Stari grad, the oldest town on the island and one of the first in Europe, was founded by the ancient Greeks in 385/384 BC as an independent polis of Pharos.
pubwww.st.carnet.hr /hvar/sg.html   (366 words)

  
 Stari Grad, Hvar - Croatia's Oldest Town
“Stari Grad” literally means “Old Town” in Croatian and considering that it’s the most ancient continuously inhabited settlement in Croatia, this is fitting.
Together with the island’s position on shipping routes throughout the Adriatic and the booming of its wine trade in the sixteenth century, this allowed Stari Grad (along with Hvar Town) to become one of the greatest centers of the Croatian Renaissance, to which period its most attractive buildings date.
Venetian commanders assisted with the construction, as this freed them of the responsibility to actually defend the town from marauders, the Tvrdalj was still unfinished in 1571, when Uluz Ali raided Stari Grad and razed Hvar Town to the ground.
www.travel-2-croatia.com /stari-grad-hvar.html   (513 words)

  
 adriatica.net > Croatia Stari Grad (island of Hvar)
Stari Grad is one of the oldest European towns and the oldest town on the island o Hvar - the island of sunshine, lavender and wine - which is proud of its tradition of 130 years of organized tourism.
Due to its special position - it is enclosed on the one side with the land and the fields of lavender and vineyards, and on the other side it is protected by the sea - Stari Grad has a special tourist attractiveness and it is one of the most visited holiday resorts on the Adriatic.
Stari Grad lies on the northwestern part of the island of Hvar, and can be reached by local road from the town of Hvar that is 18 km away.
www.adriatica.net /croatia/ogradu_en__4j4v4k4li3h3g3g3h3g3o3k3h3g3jh5j4p5k4li3g__.htm   (371 words)

  
 City of Belgrade - Stari Grad
The Municipality of Stari Grad covers an area of 698 hectares, which is inhabited by a population of around 70,000.
The name of Stari Grad (The Old Town) reflects a historical position and the role of the old downtown area from which Belgrade further developed.
The present-day Municipality emanated from and got the present-day name with the amalgamation of the municipalities of Stari Grad, Skadarlija, and a part of Terazije in 1957.
www.beograd.org.yu /cms/view.php?id=202098   (107 words)

  
 The Bosnian Manuscript Ingathering Project: Destruction of Stari Most
Stari Most ("the old bridge") stimulated trade and business activity, and by the early seventeenth century the town had grown to include over a thousand houses.
For them, the Stari Most Bridge was as significant as the nave of Hagia Sophia, or the top of the Empire State Building, the approach to the Taj Mahal or the heights of Machu Picchu; its presence surpassed any function.
Stari Most's beauty had become its reason to be -- after catalyzing Mostar's initial development in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it served the town well in the twentieth century through its sheer presence.
www.kakarigi.net /manu/ozkan.htm   (1696 words)

  
 RSG Radio
Od ponedjeljka, 4.juna počinje ljetno izdanje programa Radija Stari Grad pod nazivom "Ljetni radio"
Mareco Index Bosnia, clanica Gallup International, kompanija za istrazivanje javnog mnijenja, trzista i medija u Bosni i Hercegovini, obavila je istrazivanje slusanosti radio stanica u mjesecu martu.
Prema ovom istrazivanju Radio Stari Grad je najslusanija radio stanica u Bosni i Hercegovini, te Federaciji BiH.
www.rsg.ba   (257 words)

  
 Apartments Stari Grad island Hvar Croatia Apartments Stari Grad island Hvar Croatia
STARI GRAD (PHAROS) is historical heart of the island Hvar, ancient Pharos.
Stari Grad is situated in the center of the island and it is an ideal place to start long walks and trips around the sunny island field with the sweet smell of herbs and flowers.
A walk through the Stari Grad center, narrow streets and small squares brings the whisperings of the past times.
apartments-croatia.info /265/s_grad_en.htm   (209 words)

  
 Private accommodation, island Hvar - Apartments PETAR, Stari Grad
The apartments house PETAR is situated in Stari Grad on the island of Hvar.
Stari Grad - the town of ancient history and cultural monuments, it is today a modern tourist resort.
It is situated at the bottom of 4 nautical miles long bay on noth-western side of the island Hvara where deep sea bay transforms to a furtile island field-valley that had in antient times wineyards and olive fields.
www.horvatia.com /islandhvar/petar/index.html   (419 words)

  
 Stari Grad
Stari Grad is one of the oldest European towns and the oldest town on the island Hvar - the island of sunshine, lavender and wine - which is proud of its tradition of 130 years of organized tourism.
Stari Grad has a special tourist attractiveness and it is one of the most visited holiday resorts on the Adriatic.
Enjoy the top quality wines of the Stari Grad wine-makers who have skilfully combined their centuries-long tradition of the production and bottling of wine with the modern technology.
www.inet.hr /~zezivkov   (127 words)

  
 Project Stari Grad in Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Stari Grad is a war torn harbour town on Hvar Island in Croatia.
Stari Grad, about 20km away, is more relaxed and not as obviously picturesque.
There are few tourists beyond the three main towns of Stari Grad, Hvar and Jelsa, where accommodation in sobe (private rooms) is plentiful, cheap and interesting.
www.travel-wise.com /europe/croatia/index.html   (978 words)

  
 PHAROS - THE ANCIENT CITY OF STARI GRAD
Stari Grad on the island Hvar is situated near a large fertile field.
It is a typical example of cultural continuity, from an Illyrian settlement, a Greek polis, a Roman municipality, a Croatian Medieval and Renaissance town, to a modern centre of the island.
Therefore, the workshop in Stari Grad on the island of Hvar were conceived as summer camps which would offer young people additional education ih these fields and skills necessary for a better preseravation of heritage and for a deeper understanding of history.
www.st.carnet.hr /events/pharos96/pharos.html   (481 words)

  
 Stari Grad (Municipality, Serbia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The municipality of Stari Grad ("Old Town"), part of the town of Belgrade has adopted a coat of arms and flag designed by Serbian Heraldry Society "White Eagle".
The flag is based on the first known coat of arms of Belgrade, dating from the XIII-XIVth century.
Stari Grad is the the oldest part of Belgrade city.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cs-bg-sg.html   (116 words)

  
 Stari Grad history
Roman inscriptions and reliefs on the Baroque bell-tower in front of the parish church and at the town square next to it, as well as the more recent secular and sacral inscriptions built on to the walls of various houses, confirm the importance of Stari Grad throughout history.
The bust of Milo of Croton (the best known Greek athlete) with a club in his hands and the bull on his shoulders once stood in the square.
Stari Grad experienced its second high point in the l8th century with the development of maritime trade and wine-growing.
www.hvar.hr /Default.aspx?tabid=422   (297 words)

  
 Stari Grad (Split-Dalmatia, Croatia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The city of Stari Grad is on the Hvar island, about 40 km south of Split in the Split-Dalmatia County.
It should not be confuzed with Starigrad (Paklenica) in the Zadar county and an other Starigrad near Koprivnica, and therefore it is often referd to as "Stari Grad na Hvaru".
The coat of arms pictures the city within walls and with three towers in blue shield on a green hill.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr-st-sg.html   (224 words)

  
 Stari Grad History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Stari Grad has very rich history which is visible today becuse of many monuments which survived till present time.
The remains from the Roman and Early Christian period (large mosaic in Srednja ulica, that is covered with pavement; Early Christian baptisery beside the medieval church of St. Ivan from the 12th century; the remains of villa rustica on the site "Pod Dolom").
In the eastern part of the town is picturesque square Skor, shaped in the time of Baroque, with few family houses.
www.dalmacija.net /starigrad/starig_4.htm   (260 words)

  
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www.adria-island.org /en/town/croatia/island_hvar/stari_grad/stari_grad   (353 words)

  
 Apartmani Ljubić::Stari Grad
• Apartmani Ljubić • Stari Grad • Hvar •
An apartment with 4 beds, a kitchen, dining room, bathroom and a terrace.
Only one of the examples of harmony between man and nature is Tvrdalj, a 16th century villa in Stari Grad, belonging to Petar Hektorovic, one of the most important Croatian renaissance poets.
free-st.htnet.hr /Starigrad_island_Hvar_tourizam/apartman3eng.htm   (54 words)

  
 Amazon.com: STARI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Stari momentalni snimki bez retush by Dragan Tenev (Unknown Binding - 1999)
Stari i novi Zagreb by Emilij Laszowski (Unknown Binding - 1994)
Stari drzavni dugovi: Prilog ekonomskoj i politickoj istoriji Srbije i Jugoslavije : 1862-1941 by Dragana Gnjatovic (Unknown Binding - 1991)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&keywords=STARI&page=1   (311 words)

  
 Stari Grad Faros - Culture
n Stari Grad there are famous cultural institutions and associations, some of wich have a century long tradition.
In Stari Grad s elementary school "Petar Hektorović" is a folk-dance group (under guidance of Perica Mileta).
Cultural summer in Stari Grad, known as "HIC Faros HIC Ars" is also organized during the summer season.
www.stari-grad-faros.hr /kultura_en.htm   (250 words)

  
 Ancona - Stari Grad - Hvar - CROATIA FERRy
Ancona - Stari Grad - Hvar - CROATIA FERRy
An overnight ferry from Ancona takes you to Stari Grad on Hvar, one of the prettiest islands off the Croatian coast.
Stari Grad (literally “old town”), founded by the Greeks in 385BC, is a treasure trove for archaeology buffs: remnants of the old Greek city walls, Roman mosaic floors and a bathhouse.
www.find-croatia.com /ferries-croatia/ferry-ancona-starigrad.html   (335 words)

  
 Enciklopedija :: encyclopedia : Vinkovci   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Grad i njegovo šire područje smješteno je na 78-125 m nadmorske visine, s površinom od 102.805 ha, od čega 60.623 ha oranica i 29.149 ha pretežito hrastovih i jasenovih šuma, s blagom kontinentalnom klimom,te s dovoljnim i povoljnim rasporedom padalina.
Grad se spominje i u darovnici cara Justinijana iz godine 529 kad je to područje kao kulturno žarište dodijeljeno Benediktu iz Nursije.
Grad je bio sjedište Brodske i Gradiške regimente koje su činile brigadu.
www.enciklopedija.net /Vinkovci   (812 words)

  
 Stari Grad Ferry - Timetables, prices and Stari Grad ferry tickets
All you need to do is select your preferred Stari Grad Ferry route from the menus, number of passengers and hit search.
If you are looking for a Ferry to Stari Grad, please visit our Ferry to Stari Grad page.
Stari Grad, literally Old Town, is the place of the oldest human settlement on the island, and one of the first of all the Adriatic islands.
www.directferries.co.uk /stari_grad_ferry.htm   (199 words)

  
 Stari Grad, Belgrade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stari Grad (Old Town, Serbian Cyrillic: Стари град) is the most historical urban municipality of Belgrade.
Stari Grad presentation at the official Belgrade site
This page was last modified 08:15, 10 July 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stari_Grad,_Belgrade   (89 words)

  
 Stari Grad Guide
Stari Grad is a small town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia.
Stari Grad (The Old Town) is located at the end of a four nautical mile-long bay on the northern side of the island of Hvar.
By Ferry: Stari Grad ferry port operates a service to Pescara SNAV.
www.directferries.co.uk /stari_grad_guide.htm   (373 words)

  
 Eljuga Family Guesthouse - Home Page
The ancient city of Stari Grad, located on the northwestern coast of the Island of Hvar, is steeped in the rich culture of past civilizations.
Much of Stari Grad's rich history remains intact.
Stress is left behind as you travel the short distance between the main port at Split to Stari Grad.
www.angelfire.com /sc3/sg_30   (193 words)

  
 Odisej Travel Agency - Kako nas naci
Trajekt iz Ankone za Stari Grad je dostupan tijekjom sezone.
From Split harbor you can take a ferryboat to Stari Grad and then 16 km to Jelsa.
A ferryboat from Rijeka to Stari Grad and from Ancona to Stari Grad
www.odisej-travel.com /kako.shtml   (163 words)

  
 Apartments Stari Grad Hvar Kroatien Apartments Stari Grad insel Hvar Kroatien
Apartments Stari Grad Hvar Kroatien Apartments Stari Grad insel Hvar Kroatien
The apartman is with big balcony, equiped with: kitchen, bathroom, tv-satelite, air-condition, 50 m from the centre of town and from the sea, separated entrance.
Apartments Stari Grad Kroatien Apartments Stari Grad Insel Hvar Apartments Stari Grad Kroatien Apartments Stari Grad Apartments
apartments-croatia.info /265/de.htm   (88 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Stari Grad
Your next stop, and the main point of interest for most visitors to Dubrovnik, is Stari Grad, the city's Old Town.
Enter Stari Grad by crossing the western stone bridge (which used to cover a moat) and pass through the Pile Gate, which is worth a picture or two.
You'll find that they all branch out from Stari Grad's main street, the Stradun.
www.askmen.com /fashion/travel_100/110b_travel_tips.html   (627 words)

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