Humac
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Humac is an uninhabited hamlet on Hvar
, Croatia
. It is connected by the D116 highway
. Located 350 m above sea level, 10 km from Jelsa, is a very old village where man has been living for centuries. There are many simple houses made of stone in its surroundings called trim, built without binder in a way that they become narrower towards the top. Many of them have their original foundations from early Stone Age. Inhabitants of Humac have been occupied with cattle and wine growing for thousands years, and in around 1950 they started growing lavender. In the last few centuries people didn't live in Humac (while living in village Vrsnik
), but spent time in Humac during major agrarian works. These days village is brought to life only once a year, on St. John and Paul's day, patron saints of Humac, which is 26th of June and when inhabitants return to their roots. On other days there is only Tavern "Humac" (Konoba "Humac" in Croatian) working most of days with vegetables from eco-gardens and meal cooked old style.
There is also old church, available for siteseeing.
On some days there are sightseeings of Grapĉeva spilja (Grapcheva cave), which is 40 minute from Humac. This is a typical cave in Dalmatian rocks with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites and represents one of the most important archaeological sites in Croatia.
Hvar
- Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7...
, Croatia
Croatia
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. It is connected by the D116 highway
D116 (Croatia)
D116 is the main state road on island of Hvar in Croatia connecting towns of Hvar, Milna, Stari Grad and Jelsa to Sućuraj and ferry ports, from where Jadrolinija ferries fly to the mainland, docking in Split and the D410 state road and Drvenik and the D412 state road...
. Located 350 m above sea level, 10 km from Jelsa, is a very old village where man has been living for centuries. There are many simple houses made of stone in its surroundings called trim, built without binder in a way that they become narrower towards the top. Many of them have their original foundations from early Stone Age. Inhabitants of Humac have been occupied with cattle and wine growing for thousands years, and in around 1950 they started growing lavender. In the last few centuries people didn't live in Humac (while living in village Vrsnik
Vršnik
Vršnik is a dispersed settlement to the west of Zgornja Kungota in the western Slovenske gorice hills in the Kungota Municipality in northeastern Slovenia.-External links:*...
), but spent time in Humac during major agrarian works. These days village is brought to life only once a year, on St. John and Paul's day, patron saints of Humac, which is 26th of June and when inhabitants return to their roots. On other days there is only Tavern "Humac" (Konoba "Humac" in Croatian) working most of days with vegetables from eco-gardens and meal cooked old style.
There is also old church, available for siteseeing.
On some days there are sightseeings of Grapĉeva spilja (Grapcheva cave), which is 40 minute from Humac. This is a typical cave in Dalmatian rocks with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites and represents one of the most important archaeological sites in Croatia.