Church of St. Ivan over Gradina Traditional Cache
Church of St. Ivan over Gradina
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The cache is situated near the Church of St. Ivan built in the 6th century which is located on the east from the town of Vela Luka over the Gradina bay. The Church gained its today´s appearance in the 15th century.
Famous tourist town VELA LUKA with ferry port (Split, Hvar, Uble) located at coast of bay Vela Luka at west part of island. It is the biggest village at island. The chief occupations are agriculture; grow vineyard, olive trees and fruits, processing of fishes, food industry, buildings of ships and tourism. Harbor has international border. Town offer different kind of accommodation and the equipment for sport activations and recreations. Modern spa centre Kalos for rehabilitation is located by bay Kale (with healthy mud). Palace Franulovic – Repak include town museum.Coast is very broken. Famous place for daily trip is island Osjak with protective wooden park.In surrounding is cave Vela Spilja, archeological place from neolith epoch, but Vela Luka is young town. Coast part of town was damaged by tsunami in year 1978.
Small note on cache maintenance: I am here six to nine times a year on business, also vacation nearby. In an emergency there is a local "cache guardian" I can contact.
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