Hvar (Greek: Pharos; Latin: Pharia; Italian: Lesina) is an 68km long island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula, with a large fertile coastal plain, and fresh water springs. On the northern side of the island is located one of the oldest towns in Europe, Stari Grad (literally Old Town), originally named Pharos by the Greek settlers from the island of Paros, who arrived in 384 BC. The cultural landscape of Stari Grad Plain has remained practically intact, and the original agricultural activity of this fertile plain, mainly centring on grapes and olives, has been maintained since Greek times to the present.
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