Sightseeing spots

The fortress of St. Michael in Sibenik was built on a 60m high limestone hill situated at the mouth of the river Krka. This is the place where the life of Sibenik began. The town of Sibenik was mentioned for the first time in 1066, in the documents signed by the Croatian King Petar Kresimir IV. The building of the present-day fortress lasted from the 13th to the 18th century but its biggest part belongs to the 15th and 16th century. Its ground plan has the shape of an irregular quadrangle. In the eastern part of the fortress there are two well preserved square mural towers and there are two polygonal towers in its northern part. The Gothic style main entrance is situated on the eastern side. During the archeological excavations inside the fortress territory, numerous objects, dating from the prehistoric period to the Middle Ages, were uncovered. According to the historical sources from the 12th century, inside the fortress walls there was the church of St. Michael.
Along the course of its history, the fortress was damaged and rebuild several times. It was demolished twice, in 1663 and in 1752 by the explosion of the powder-magazines situated within its walls. There is a double defensive wall descending from the fortress to the coast and ending with the big Gothic gate. It was built at the beginning of the 15th century and, in danger, the soldiers used it to retreat towards the sea.

There are lot of things that you must visit when you come to Brac. And it is definitely Vidova Gora, the highest mountain of all Adriatic islands (778 m above the sea level). It is named after the small church of St. Vid, which stand at the top of the hill, now in ruins, located some eighty feet west of the terrace catering establishment "Vidova Gora''. The church was built in the 13th or 14 St. Brac regiment has always connected the mountain, around which are knitted a number of fantastic stories, mostly of Slavonic origin. Long before the arrival of the Slavs to the Adriatic, at Vidova Gora the Illyrian people have had forts. The remains of these walls may still be seen at some places. At the top of Vidova Gora, today there is an transmitter and is home to a pub and stone tables and benches, offering a unique view to the south. Deep beneath there are visible wine-growing and green valleys with a characteristic Bol's Golden Cape (Zlatni Rat) gravel beach. Visitors to Vidova Gora can enjoy in one of the most spectacular views on Adriatic. Right in front, in direction south lay Hvar island and Vis island. On the east Peljesac, Korcula, Lastovo and even Mljet (close to Dubrovnik) are visible. When the time is particularly clear you can sometimes see the tops of mountains Apenini (Italy). During winter Vidova gora is often under a thin snow layer, and if roads are passable and if there is not a strong wind, it becomes a winter resort of islanders and visitors.