Croatia island of Ciovo is one of the most popular property buying areas in whole Croatia. If you want to buy some real estate or nice property (house, apartment, land or business space), first you need to be familiar with island of Ciovo.
Island of Ciovo is a small island located on the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of 28.8 km2. This island is located in central Dalmatian region, near towns of Trogir and Split. This small island is connected to the mainland with a small bascule bridge in the old centre of Trogir, town under UNESCO protection. Island is situated halfway from Sibenik and Split, and very close to Split airport, which is just around 10 km. Length of this island is 15.3 km with width up to 3.5 km. The highest peak on the island, hill Rudine, is 218 meters high. Besides the part of Trogir, on the island there are several villages: Arbanija, Zedno, Okrug Gornji, Okrug Donji, Slatine and Prizidnica. Island Ciovo has population of 6 071 inhabitants according to the population census from 2001. The vegetation is typically Mediterranean, consisting mainly in understory (holm oak, myrtle, wormwood, juniper etc.). On the northern side (exposed to the wind “bura” are forests of pine and cypress. Major crops include olives, figs, almonds, vines and citrus fruit.
In the Middle Ages, island Ciovo had many villages and it was a place for lepers. Remainings of the pre-Romanesque church of St. Peter have been found near Slatine, in the Supetar cove. The medieval church of St. Maurice (Sv. Mavro) has been preserved in Zedno and the pre-Romanesque church of Our Lady near the Sea (Gospa pokraj mora). The population of Ciovo increased in the 15th century through the settlement of refugees who fled from the Turks. Simultaneously, the suburban areas of Trogir also extended to Ciovo.
The church and the Dominican monastery of the Holy Cross (Sv. Kriz) (5 km from Trogir) were built in the 15th century by the masters Ivan Drakanovic and Nikola Mladinov. In the Franciscan monastery of St. Anthony (Sv. Antun), there are a painting of Palma the Younger and a sculpture of St. Magdalene by Ivan Duknovic. Along the coast is the church of St. Jerome. On the eastern coast, up the cliff is the nicely located hermitage church of Our Lady of Prizidnica. Along the south-western side of Ciovo is a small island called Fumija, with the remains of the late antique or early mediaeval church of St. Fumija and farm buildings of the Benedictine monks from Trogir. The church in Prizidnice was built in 1546 by priest J. Strojdrazic, the hermit of Prizidnice who had settled there years before. On the facade of the church there is an inscription in old Italian (italiano volgare) carved into the stone board. The sanctuary is situated in beautiful natural surroundings on the southern part of the island, on the stone cliffs beside the sea. The steep cliffs, blue sea, blossoming agaves and a lot of autochthonous plant species, beside the old convent and small church enriched with votive ships, make this place incredible. It is 460 years old and many stories and legends are connected with the place itself, which elder people from Slatine will gladly share when you visit it. The religious tourism has been developed: pilgrims go on pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Prizidnice four times during the year: On Easter Monday and Whit Monday, on Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary and Holy Name of Mary ‘s. Believers in large number go on a pilgrimage on Holy Name of Mary’s when sanctuary is full of pilgrims not only from Slatine but from other surrounding places as well.
This beautiful island has nice pebble beaches, with a lot of beach bars and night clubs for great vacation and nightlife. Island has fine restaurants, where you can enjoy local specialties (meat, fish, sea food, vine, olive oil, cheese), listening old Dalmatian music on nice verandas covered with leaves of grapevine, protecting you from strong sun light, in the middle of summer.
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