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Town  Lastovo
Lastovo preserves beautiful family house from the 15th and 16 century. They are decorated with cylindrical chimneys that the locals call "fumari" and with high broad terraces "Lastovski sulari" which have become a trademark of Lastovo.


Kaštel (castle)
Government of Dubrovnik built its forecastle (Kaštel) on the hill (Glavica) above the town,  which was destroyed after the first rebellion. In the same place France built a new one in 1808. Today the forecastle is used as a meteorological station and offers a breathtaking view of the island.

Palac
Rector's Palace (Palac) was built under the forecastle on the hill Glavica. It was under reconstruction many times, but remains one of the most beautiful houses on Lastovo.

Struga Lighthouse
Struga lighthouse is situated in the largest bay, Skrivena Luka. It was built in 1839 and is one of the oldest lighthouse on the Adriatic.


Church St Kuzma and Damian  
Church of St  Kuzma and Damian, at least seven centuries old, the main church of Lastovo  and dominates the center of the island. It holds many valuable pictures and relics, and preserves a rich treasury.
The bell tower was built in the middle of last century.

Basilica of St Peter
The single nave Christian basilica built between the  V-VI century, was dedicated to St Peter.  Amongst many findings in the basilica, most notable is an early Christian relief portraying, the cross and two lambs. Original is stored in the Archaeological Museum in Zadar.
After the archaeological research, the basilica was conserved and classified as a monument of highest category.

Church of St Luka
The oldest church on the island from the early Middle Ages. St Luka chapel was built in the style typical for the Croatian religious architecture 11th century.

Other churches:

church Sv. Jurja na Prežbi iz XI ST.
Church Sv. Petra u Ublima srušena 1933.g.
church Sv. Ciprijana nad Skrivenom Lukom
church Sv. Vida južno od polja Duboke prije XIV ST.
church Sv. Antuna opata na istočnom dijelu Lastova, pod Sveti Antoni, prije XIV st.
church Sv. Barbare u Ždrelu iz XIV ST.
church Sv. Marije u polju iz XIV ST.
church Sv. Vlaha na Gornjem Pjevor iz XIV ST.
church Sv. Mihaela u uvali Mihajla iz XIV ST.
church Sv. Martina na uzvisini (komunalac) iz XIV st.
church Sv. Ivana Krstitelja, da li kneževe kuće pod Glavicom u Lastovu iz XIV st.
church Sv Jurja na Humu prije XV ST.
church Sv. Nikole, između polja i uvale Kal Zace, iz XV ST.
church Sv. Marije na Grži iz XV ST.
church Sv. Nikole na Sušcu iz XV ST.
church Sv. Marije na Sušcu iz XV ST.
church Sv. Lucije u Lastovu iz XV ST.
church Sv. Tome u Vinopolje iz XV ST.
church Sv. Marije na Stomorini
church Sv. Kuzme južno od Ždrela
church Sv. Ivan na Glavici
church Sv. Trojstva na Plehanu polju prema Zegovu iz XV st.
church Sv. Spasa u polju Pržina iz XVI. ST.
church Sv. Rafaela na Makarcu iz XVI. st.
church Sv. Roka na Pjevoru iz XVI st..
church Sv. Ilije iznad Lokavja iz XVI. st.
church Sv. Marka u Prgovo Polje
church Sv. Josipa, u blizini župne crkve sv. Kuzme i Damjana, iz XVII ST.
church Sv. Augustina, kraj vrtića, iz XVII st.
church Sv. Vicenza Fererija (Vinko Fererski) u Lastovu iz XVIII ST.
church Sv. Jurja u Jurjevoj luci
church Sv. Jerolima u Skrivenoj luci
Crkva Sv. Petra u Ublima iz 1935-1936
church Sv. Mihovila na Palagruži
church nepoznatog imena u Njivicama (Vinopolje)
church nepoznatog imena u Bižonjoj luci (Vinopolje)

Last Updated on Saturday, 25 July 2009 09:32
 

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