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Historical Sites
The town was built on two small peninsulas with a harbour, in the 15th century. From ancient times this position has had an important strategical character, as well as a role in communications with the mainland. Therefore, the continuity of cultures dating from Illyrian times is easily understood. The Hvar Statute of 1331 mentions the church of Sv. Juraj (St. George) in Sucuraj, which is where Sucuraj gets its name from. However, this does not mean that there was already a bigger settlement there, apart from some shepherds' or fisherman's dwellings. The settlement of the place was conditioned by the arrival of the Augustinians from Zaostrog who formed their monastery in the 16th century and took over the parish duties. The monastery was reconstructed in the 17th century, and now only parts are preserved, mainly the perimeter walls and a large number of architectural fragments.
The residential architecture of the town, even today, has a certain influence from the Neretva style of building, more then any other place on the island. The houses are rustic, closed to the street but open out in the rear and are connected on the courtyard side by a series of arches. This type of building shows the defensive character of the town. During Venetian rule Sucuraj was at the point where three borders met; the Venetian, the Turkish and that of the state of Dubrovnik. In the 17th century the Venetians built a fortress which was unfortuntely bombed in the war as were a large number of houses. The town council building and the archive were bombed on the day the German troops withdrew from the island.
The parish church of Sv. Juraj (St. George) is of later date and does not have the characteristics of a monument. It was built where the old one, which is mentioned by the Statute, stood.
The baroque church of Sv. Ante (St. Anthony) was built by Franciscans from Zaostrog. It has a distaff-styled baroque bell tower. The church has an archaeological collection of Sucuraj.
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Departures from Drvenik every day at 5:45, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 15:45, 17:15, 19:00, 20:30 and 22:30. Departures from Sucuraj every day at 5:00, 6:30, 8:15, 9:45, 11:15, 12:45, 15:00, 16:30, 18:00, 19:45 and 21:30. Price per person 13.00kn, price per car up to 2m in height 95.00kn. Camper, minibus, boat trailer up to 5m in length 0.00kn. 5m to 7m in length 198.00kn. 264.00kn for cars longer than 7m. Bikes 26.00kn.
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Did you know?
A game which is a sort of a predecessor of tennis, "igra na balun" (ball game) is traditionally played in the village of Grablje. Ball is made of leather, filled with goat's hair and hit with the palm instead of a racquet.
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