The land parcel system set up by the Greek colonisers has been respected over later periods, and the cultivation of grapes and olives here has been uninterrupted for 24 centuries up to the present day.

An Ancient Greek Landscape: Stari Grad Plain

A short documentary on the history and continuity of farming on Stari Grad Plain by NHK and UNESCO

Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonised by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The original agricultural activity of this fertile plain, mainly centered around grapes and olives, has been maintained since Greek times to the present. The site is also a nature reserve. The landscape features ancient stone walls, huts, chapels.

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