Stari Grad Plain, Agricultural landscape in Hvar, Croatia.
Stari Grad Plain is an agricultural landscape on the island of Hvar stretching between two towns and divided by stone walls into regular field parcels. The geometric pattern created by these walls is visible from above and remains largely intact from its original layout.
Colonists from a Greek city founded this agricultural system about 2400 years ago, dividing the plain according to a strict plan. The system has changed little over millennia and shows remarkable continuity of human settlement and land use.
The plain reflects how people have lived and worked here for centuries, with farmers still cultivating grapes, olives, and herbs in their ancestral plots. The stone walls that section off each parcel shape the visual character and daily rhythm of the landscape.
The plain is easily reached from town via local roads, and bicycle rentals are available to explore the network of farm paths. The best time to visit is during the growing season when fields are planted and the landscape feels most alive.
Scattered across the landscape are small stone structures called trims that once served as tool storage sheds and still stand as reminders of daily farm work. These modest buildings reveal how practical and resourceful farming life was in this place.
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