The Last Supper
Eight metres, and the most important painting in the Dalmatian islands.
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A fifteenth-century monastery on the water''s edge south-east of the town, its position on a small headland making it one of the quietest places in Hvar — ten minutes'' walk from the noise of the harbour. The Franciscans founded it in 1461 with money from a sailor who survived a storm, having vowed to build a monastery if he lived. The cloister is the first thing to see: **Renaissance arcades** around a garden, with a **cypress** at its centre said to be over three hundred years old. In the former refectory hangs the piece the monastery is known for: a **Last Supper** about **eight metres** long, painted by an unknown sixteenth-century artist, probably of the Venetian school. Its scale and condition make it one of the most important paintings in the Dalmatian islands. The attached museum holds manuscripts, including a **Ptolemy** printed in 1524 with coloured maps, along with maritime finds and coins. Note: the monastery includes a small cemetery still in use, so quiet is expected.
Eight metres, and the most important painting in the Dalmatian islands.
Renaissance arcades and a tree said to be three hundred years old.
A quiet headland, ten minutes from the harbour noise.
Kriz 3, Hvar Town
Hvar Town is loud in July and August, but quiet is close by. The **Franciscan Monastery** itself is ten minutes'' walk from the square and another world. **Fortica** before nine in the morning is all but empty. And the **outer Pakleni Islands** — not crowded Palmižana but beyond it — are genuinely still. The broader answer is **not to stay in Hvar Town at all**: **Stari Grad**, **Jelsa** and **Vrboska** are attractive towns on the same island, much cheaper and quieter, with a half-hour bus to Hvar Town. ⚠ Many visitors work this out too late and pay peak prices for sleepless nights.
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