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opposite Valun, along the range of plateaus that rise on the central part of the island,
and chained to the top of the hill is where the village Lubenice is situated, bravely
resisting storms and wind gusts. The Romans, therefore, named this place Hibernicia
(meaning Winterly), building an unassailable fortress that rises on top of a 378m high
cliff, sheltered from the east by a protective wall with two doors. Once there, the first
impression yu get is that you are on deck of a firmly anchored ship, carrying you into
another time dimension. Traces of the villyge's glorious past are still clearly visible,
such as the gun slits and the port-holes built in the fortress walls. It's enough just to
climb on the short wall that encircles the city square to feel intoxicated, feeling like a
seagull that freely glides over the tempestuous surface of the navy-blue sea.
Concerts of classical music are being held here during the warm summer evenings in an
atmosphere of magical concentration, and there is a multi-medial art centre in the works.
Standing next to the Church of St. Anthony, on the outskirts of the village, one notices
the motel, which was formerly the bell-tower's atrium. There is another church nearby, the
Parochial Church of the Holy Virgin Mary, which used to be a canonical seat. |
