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to the Palace of Diocletian in Split, you can’t miss it: the road
to Pomena slips right between its high walls. Archaeologists
have also discovered two 5th Century basilicas west of
the palace, baths, an arsenal and shipyards. The palace’s
economy included salt production, olive oil, wine, honey,
meat, cheese and fish. A paved route from the palace will
take you up the hill. When you reach the road, bear right
and continue straight to Mali Gradac, site of an Illyrian fort.
A posted turnoff on the way will take you to Montokuc, the
highest peak in the park, which grants breathtaking views
over the lakes and the Adriatic.
Pomena Located on the western coast of Mljet in the
National Park, about 200 m from Malo Jezero. This village,
built after World War II, has only about 50 inhabitants living
among charming thick alpine woodlands and working in
agriculture, fishing and tourism. The bay of Pomena is perfect
for small yachts, which can pull up to the pier while you enjoy
the hotel’s amenities.
Goveđari Settlement began here in the late 18th Century
when two families of land workers and fishermen from Babino
Polje were given permission to settle by the Benedictines to
work as cattle-breeders (goveda means cattle in Croatian).
Located in the national park, 5km inland, this ethnologically
interesting site is a great place to be surrounded by peace,
serenity and lush vegetation.
Babine Kuće This picturesque little fishing village is located
on the shores of the Veliko jezero just beneath Goveđari. It
offers a splendid view of the islet of St Mary.
Babino Polje The central and largest inhabited area with
around 350 people, Babino Polje is the administrative centre
of the island. Stretched along a ridge above a bypass road and
a field (the name means “Grandma’s Field”), Babino Polje is
surrounded with pine woods, groves of old, twisted olive trees
and vineyards, and 514m Veliki Grad, the highest hill on the
island. There are also a high per-capita number of churches:
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B a b i n o P o l j e
Sv. Spasitelj
Zakršće
Lokve
Sršenovići Zadublje
Sv. Andrija
Hajdići
Andričević
Odisejeva spilja Sv. Vlaho Sv. Ivan Karaula
Brak Duboka
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St Pancratius, St Andrew, St Michael, St George, St Blaise, St
Salvation, St Paul, St Joseph and Our Lady of Mercy. The three
oldest are the pre-Romanesque churches of St Andrew, St
Michael and St Pancratius, which was built in the 11th Century.
You can reach the church, and neighbouring St Blaise, by way
of an unmarked turnoff below the town. When you turn in, the
road immediately forks; take the sharp right, which bends
again to head straight into the valley. On the left among the
olive trees you’ll pass the single-storey Renaissance manor
of the Ragusan governor of the island. Clustered around the
village cemetery are St Pancratius, the 15th Century Gothic
parish church of St Blaise, and the sotnica, a Renaissanceera
government building in whose courtyard the governor
sometimes issued judgments.
Odysseus’s Cave (Odisejeva Špilja) Technically that
would be Calypso’s cave; Odysseus, shipwrecked on his way
home from the Trojan War, only stayed with the nymph seven
years, and most of the time he was pining for his wife and his
home. After walking along a path lined with rock walls and
wildflowers, which takes you out above a deep grotto and the
crashing waves, you may wonder why he was in such a hurry
to leave. You can pick your way down into the cave, come back
Prožurski
Porat Okuklje
Sv. Trojstvo Prapatni
Sv. Nikola Djedovac
Prapatna
Sv. Roko
Sv. Ilija Sv. Vid
Goveđak
Zaplatačje Gospa
Glogovac
Grubanje
Maranovići
Polje
Struje
Sv. Antun Vinogradi
Prožura
Na Izvan
Kosmač
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Seka od Lukovca Lukovac Prečki školj
Korita
Za brijeg
M. Golić Spilja
U. Benova
Hr. Mrkjente
Profundica
Podstrane
Žara
Pod Kućice
M. Školj
V. Školj
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