Dominikanski samostan, Dominican monastery in Stari Grad, Croatia.

Dominikanski samostan is a Gothic monastery built during the 16th century, enclosed by a double wall with two round corner towers completed in 1586. Its Church of St. Peter the Martyr, finished in 1488, was rebuilt in the 19th century to a design by N. Nikolić of Split, with interior paintings by Ivan Zamala of Zadar.

Founded by papal bull of Sixtus IV on 7 August 1481, the monastery was built during the 16th century. After Ottoman fleet attacks on Hvar in 1539 and 1571, it was fortified with a double wall and two round corner towers, completed in 1586. The church of St Peter the Martyr was finished in 1488, rebuilt in the 19th century, and its bell tower uses stone blocks from ancient Pharos donated by Petar Hektorović in 1559.

The monastery museum holds Greek coins and pottery from the 4th–3rd centuries BC and stone fragments with votive and funerary inscriptions. A room is dedicated to Petar Hektorović, buried in the family mausoleum here; his books and belongings are displayed. The 1606 altarpiece by Andrea Michieli Vicentino shows the pope, Spanish king and Venetian doge giving thanks to the Virgin of the Rosary for the 1571 Battle of Lepanto.

The site is open from May through October with guided tours available to help visitors understand the spaces and artworks. Expect stairs and uneven stone surfaces throughout, especially if you plan to climb the towers for views over the town.

The wooden crucifix on the main altar dates from 1786, not the Renaissance. The monastery's art collection also holds a 1703 baroque crucifix by Venetian carver Giacomo Piazzetta, described as the finest baroque crucifix in Dalmatia. Tintoretto's Lamentation of Christ, once in Petar Hektorović's private chapel, is displayed in a separate room.