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Jelsa

Jelsa is a small seaside town, port and resort 27km east of Hvar town surrounded by thick pine forests and high poplars. A popular alternative to Hvar town, Jelsa's intimate streets and squares give it it's laid back atmosphere. The town is also within easy reach of swimming coves and hvar sand beaches.

Jelsa emerged in the 14th century as a port for the inland village of Pitve and spread around the churches of St Fabian and Sebastian and St John in the Field. In the 16th century a fort was erected over the town to protect it from the Turks and by the 19th century it had grown into a prosperous fishing village.

In the middle of the 19th century the marshes around the coast were drained and the town gradually spread out. In 1868 the public library became the first public reading room in the Dalmatian Islands, and in 1881 it became the centre of Matica Hrvatska, a celebrated Croatian literary circle.

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