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Situated on a horse-shoe shaped cove, Supetar fascinates with its tame simplicity. Everything here is close at hand and made to measure: restaurants, shops, banks, post offices, market, cinema, library, health care services, various sports facilities... Your stay here will be made even more interesting by the free concerts, theatrical shows, folklore festivals and numerous other events which are organized as part of the Supetar Summer of Culture.
Being very well-connected with Split through a direct ferry line (more than 14 trips daily during summer), Supetar is an ideal destination for all those who are looking to benefit from the rich monumental heritage and natural beauties of Central Dalmatia mainland (Diocletian's Palace, Trogir, Salona, Klis, Vranjaca Cave, Cetina Canyon, Krka Falls, Šibenik Cathedral...), enjoying at the same time the charms of a small island town. Let's not forget to mention the numerous opportunities for walks and excursions on the island: Blaca desert, Vidova Gora, Zlatni Rat, Museum of Brac in Škrip, stonemasonry school in Pucišca... Every place on the island of Brac has its own beauty and appeal! In addition to the high-quality hotels in Supetar, many of the local households offer private accommodation facilities in the form of apartment rentals. Besides its beaches and restaurants, we recommend you visit the parish church of Annunciation (18th c.) along with the surrounding buildings of (Leroj – the clock tower) and the Church Museum. Outside the Museum, there is a stone sculpture representing St. Victor, the work of Petar Jakšic, a contemporary sculptor from Supetar. He is also the author of the sculpture representing the Mother Theresa, which can be seen at the entrance of the church courtyard. Inside the church, the alter-piece Madonna with Saints is the work of local painter Feliks Tironi (1722-1808), whilst the organ that of Petar Nakic in 1737.  Outside the church, do not miss the early Christian mosaics dating back to the 6th century. The church itself was built on the site of an early Christian basilica dedicated to St Peter – hence the town’s name Supetar! The first thing you see as you enter Supetar harbour from Split is the Mausoleum of the family Petrinovic. Set amongst ornate cyprus and pine trees in the cemetery, the Mausoleum is the work of Croatian artist - Toma Rosandic (1878-1957). By the church of St Nicholas, there are two early Christian sarcophagi with crosses and just below the cemetery, the ruins of the Roman Villa Rustica. Everywhere you look on Brac you will see small circular stone buildings set amongst the olive groves, called bunja. With their characteristic domed roofs, the bunja of Brac. |