DESTINATION FOCUS Meštroviˇ
A 20-minute coast walk west, the c Gallery is housed in a 1930s
villa built by Ivan Meštrović, Croatia’s greatest modern sculptor. On display are some 200 pieces in wood, marble, stone and bronze. Be sure not to miss the Holy Cross Chapel at Kaštelet, just 10 minutes down the road (the entrance ticket to the gallery is also valid here), to see a delightful cycle of New Testament bas- relief wood carvings, also by Meštrovic
´. Hvar
A stop at Hvar, with its hazy purple lavender fields and hillside vineyards, provides a taste of the understated glamour of Dalmatia’s islands. Tom Cruise, Beyonce and Prince Harry have all been spotted here. Aristocratic Hvar Town centres on a vast main square with a Baroque Cathedral,
opening at one end on to a pretty harbour filled with painted wooden fishing boats. Follow a warren of stepped alleys, past stone cottages with green wooden window shutters and potted geraniums, to arrive at the Venetian-era hilltop Castle, for stunning views down onto town.
Korˇ cula South-east of Hvar, Korˇ cula rises on the horizon. Here, on a tiny fortified
peninsular, the town is a labyrinth of medieval stone alleys and golden limestone monuments. You can visit the cottage where 13th century explorer Marco Polo is said to have been born (though Venice would contest this), and, if you’re here in the evening, you might catch a performance of the moreška, a medieval sword dance recounting the story of a beautiful maiden and the White Knight, her lover.
Havar town view from the Castle Church of St. Donat and Cathedral, Zadar
Church of Saint Blaise, Dubrovnik
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