view of Hvar harbor from the Fortress

Croatian Honeymoon - Hvar Town

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September 22nd 2013
We woke up today with renewed energy! After a breakfast at the hotel (not nearly as good as our other hotel), we decided to hike up to the Fortress Espanjola. It was built at the beginning of the 16th century (during the Venetian rule) and was reconstructed in 1579. Today the fort holds a collection of amphora and other exhibits from antiquity and the Middle Ages. Besides experiencing its exquisit ... read more

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more