DAY 14:  THE ISLAND OF VIS

There are many offshore islands along the central Dalmatian Coast and we chose to spend a few days on the Island of Vis, which is a little more remote than the better known islands of Brac, Hvar and Solta.

The islands explain the large number of ferries and car ferries that populate Split Harbour.  Vis is served by the main ferry company, Jadrolinija and there are three trips each day, two by a car ferry and one by a faster catamaran.  Since we were in no great hurry we took the car ferry, which left at a better time.

Our host kindly collected us from the apartment and delivered us to the ferry.  


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The Petar Hektorovic

Split Harbour


Leaving Split Harbour

Holland America Konigsdam in Split from Venice

The Town of Vis

We had arranged for a taxi to take us the the apartment in Kut, across the bay from the ferry terminal

The apartment is the tall building on the back row to the left

The apartment was on the ground floor of this building

Our patio

The Town of Vis from the patio

Panoramic view of the Town

 Our apartment was on ground level and there was more on the upper floors.  We understand that it was occupied by Pierre Brosnan when he was in Vis for the filming of Mamma Mia 2.

We had time to walk back from the apartment to Vis to buy some supplies.  Across  the bay and close by the ferry terminal was St. Jerome's Church and Monastery

St. Jerome's Church and Monastery

Franciscan monks built their church and monastery close by the Port of Vis and dedicated it to the Dalmatian patron, St. Jerome at the beginning of 16th century.
 
A quiet square

The Port of Vis awaiting the ferry

Looking back to Kut

The Church of Our Lady of Spilice built at the very beginning of the 16th century.  It is also known as the small church of the Lady of our Caves after the natural holes resembling caves that were found on the terrain where it was constructed


While in Vis we set up a guided tour of the island with a helpful local travel agency.  They arranged for the boy friend of one of the staff to drive us around the next day.


The Valun, the other car ferry used on the Split - Vis route

We retraced our steps back to Kut and continued around the Bay.




During World War II, when Vis was the only island in the Dalmatians unoccupied by Axis powers, it became a military fortress. 11,000 partisans and 2,000 allied soldiers were buried in the the graveyard close by the Church of St George.
The Church of St. George

Entrance to the small graveyard

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Commemorative plaque

Grandovac Beach

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