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SKRIP
(Island of Brac)
Three
new off-plan luxury villas
Plot 3
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on picture for larger view
Details of designs and prices
will be released later this year.
Register
your interest now so we can provide details in due course.
LOCATION
The development site is located in the town of
Skrip on the island of Brac. Brac is one of  the
larger and most accessible of the Croatian islands lying off the Dalmatian
coast near Split. The site itself is on high ground with panoramic views
across the sea to the mainland with the Dinaric mountains rising to the
1762 metre peak of Sveti Jure providing a spectacular backdrop.
BRAC
Brac is the largest of the central Dalmatian group of islands and
the third largest among Croatia’s Adriatic islands. The islands landscape
is dominated by woodland, which covers 26.5% of the land area, and karst
limestone. The land rises steeply to the interior and the highest peak,
Vodova Gora (778m), is the highest peak of all the islands.
SKRIP
Skrip is located 3 kilometres inland from Splitska and 12 kilometres
from the ferry port of Supertar. On high ground, 251 metres above
sea level, the village provides spectacular panoramic views to the
north and east. Skrip is the oldest settlement on Brac having been
founded by the Illyrians. During the Roman era the quarries at Skrip
provided the stone for building Diocletian’s Palace in Split
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remains from the Illyrian and Roman periods can be seen and the town
has a museum displaying artefacts from its history. The dominant buildings
in the town are the 17th century fortification, Cerenic’s Castle
and the 18th century church of Sveti Jelena. The more modern facilities
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THE DEVELOPMENT |
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on the edge of the built up area of Skrip with views over countryside
and the channel between Brac and the mainland. The site will be divided
into three plots with each plot providing a single villa, swimming
pool and covered terraces. |
The villas will be built using local materials
and designed to blend with the traditional architecture of the
area and the surrounding natural environment. External walls will
be built of local stone. Brac building stone is renowned throughout
Croatia and beyond. The White House in Washington DC was built
with stone shipped from Brac. Internally stone will also be used
for certain walls and for features such as fireplaces.
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Kitchens will be fully fitted with all appliances. Downstairs, floors
will be of stone or tiles and upstairs the bedroom floors will be
wood and the bathrooms tiled. A feature of the villas will be the
outside covered terraces providing shade and an area for barbecuing.
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Swimming pools will be provided with solar heating and the whole
of the garden area will be planted and landscaped. Boundary walls
will be constructed from stone in the local style.
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DETAILS OF DESIGN
AND PRICE WILL BE RELEASED LATER THIS YEAR.
REGISTER
YOUR INTEREST NOW SO WE CAN PROVIDE DETAILS IN DUE COURSE
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GETTING THERE
Croatia
Airlines flies daily to Split via Zagreb and British
Airways commenced a summer service of direct flights from Gatwick
to Split three times a week from April 2005. Check details with:
Croatia
Airlines Tel: 0208 563 0022 or
British
Airways Tel: 0870 850 9850
Split Airport is 20 minutes drive to the ferry port
in Split from where there are regular ferry crossings to Supertar on Brac.
The ferry (car or foot passenger) takes 45 minutes and there are crossings
every 90 minutes during the summer.
From Supertar it is a 15 minute drive to Skrip along
a beautiful coast road via the attractive harbour town of Splitska.
Cars can be hired at Split Airport or on arrival on
Brac at Supertar.
Access by road will improve substantially with the completion
of the motorway from Zagreb to Split opening up motorway links with central
and western Europe
THE SURROUNDING AREA
Places to visit on Brac
SPLITSKA
Situated around a delightful harbour, the town of Splitska, which lies
on the coast below Skrip, is one of the most attractive communities on
the island.
 
PUCISCA
Situated around a sheltered harbour, has a character defined by its fine
stone buildings set in terraces on the steep hillside. Here young stone
masons are trained and can be seen practising their skills at The School
of Stone Masons on the harbour front.
MILNA
Situated in a deep bay at the western end of the island is a favourite
destination for yachtsmen. In the summer months the harbour is filled
with yachts moored in the marina and along the town quay providing plenty
of custom for the quayside cafes and restaurants
BOL
On the southern side of the island has examples of 15th and 17th century
architecture but is best known for its famous beach, Zlatni Rat, a shingle
spit stretching out over 600 metres into the sea.
Places to visit on the mainland
SPLIT
Croatia’s second city. A bustling port from which to take ferries
to the Croatian islands, Split is famous for its football club, “Hajduc”
and for the wonderful Diocletian’s Palace, now a UNESCO World Heritage
site. 
The Palace, built by the Roman Emperor Diocletian at
the end of the third century AD, forms the core of the old town and has
been adapted and remodelled throughout the ages so that it displays a
breathtaking mix of architecture from the Roman through to the later Venetian
period.
A few kilometres up the coast is the smaller but perfectly
formed medieval town of Trogir which was designated a UNESCO World Cultural
Heritage site in 1997 with the following justification:
“Trogir is an excellent example
of a medieval town built on and conforming with the layout of a Hellenistic
and Roman city that has conserved its urban fabric to an exceptional degree
and with the minimum of modern interventions, in which the trajectory
of social and cultural development is clearly visible in every aspect
of the townscape."
Trogir is also a thriving tourist centre with
numerous restaurants, bars and cafes and a lively night life. It sheltered
harbour and marina provides a haven for yachts and fishing boats whose
presence adds to the atmosphere of the town.
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