Stari Grad Travel Guide

The oldest town on Hvar island and one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in Croatia, founded as a Greek colony called Pharos around 385 BC. Stari Grad's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the Stari Grad Plain — an ancient agricultural landscape of stone walls and field divisions unchanged since Greek times. The town has a gentle, cultured atmosphere with a Renaissance fortress, the Tvrdalj castle of the poet Petar Hektorović, narrow lanes, and a beautiful inner harbour.

The oldest town on Hvar island and one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in Croatia, founded as a Greek colony called Pharos around 385 BC. Stari Grad's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the Stari Grad Plain — an ancient agricultural landscape of stone walls and field divisions unchanged since Greek times. The town has a gentle, cultured atmosphere with a Renaissance fortress, the Tvrdalj castle of the poet Petar Hektorović, narrow lanes, and a beautiful inner harbour. Stari Grad is located in Dalmatia, Croatia at coordinates 43.1847, 16.5967. Type: City. Best months to visit: plan ahead for peak season July–August when accommodation books up fast. Find real-time weather forecasts, crowd level predictions, and visitor tips for Stari Grad on this page.