Vis, Island Vis

The niteenth-century fortress of Gospina batarija (Our Lady's battery) has become a scrapbook of the tumultous history of Vis. The Town museum within its walls and its 634 neatly ordered amphoras vividly transport the visitor back into the hold of some galley in antiquity.
The Martvilo necropolis, turned into an archeological park, will take you on a tour of Ancient Greek Vis, while mosaics in the Roman baths will delight you with their simple yet delicate patterns and their school of dolphins. In the same playful beat, Vis brings you to Prirovo, the peninsula where an ancient Roman theeater was transformed into a Franciscan monastery during the sixteenth century. Your visit will be witnessed by the nostalgic hum of a medieval tower captured by the sea.

Amongst the poetic palaces and aristocratic summer homes, Vis has hidden the birthplace of the Croatian modernist writer Ranko Marinković, after whom the local theater takes its name. In this insular ambience, the Vis cultural summer will present its own, as well as other theatrical companies, together with its traditional music.

The long artistic tradition is certain to inspire you - perhaps with the mere sight of rare silver palm trees in the town's park, or with a bite of hib, a local delicacy made of figs and almonds.