Sveti Klement

Pakleni Islands


The largest of the Pakleni Islands by far, Sveti Klement supports three villages in its 5 sq km. Palmižana is set on a beautiful horseshoe bay, with a busy marina, accommodation, restaurants and a tiny sandy beach.


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Nearby Pakleni Islands attractions

1. Marinkovac

2.36 MILES

Marinkovac is best known for the raucous beach club on Stipanska bay. At the island's opposite end are pretty Ždrilca and lagoon-like Mlini. Both have…

2. Jerolim

3.01 MILES

The closest of the Pakleni Islands to Hvar, the island of Jerolim is entirely clothing optional.

3. Arsenal

3.44 MILES

Mentioned in Venetian documents as ‘the most beautiful and the most useful building in the whole of Dalmatia’, the Arsenal once served as a repair and…

4. Franciscan Monastery

3.47 MILES

Overlooking a pretty cove, this 15th-century monastery has an elegant bell tower, built in the 16th century by a well-known family of stonemasons from…

5. Benedictine Convent

3.48 MILES

Playwright and poet Hanibal Lucić was born here in 1485, but this town house has been home to a community of Benedictine nuns since 1664. Over the…

6. Trg Sv Stjepana

3.48 MILES

Stretching from the harbour to the cathedral, this impressive rectangular square was formed by filling in an inlet that once reached out from the bay. At…

7. Fortica

3.49 MILES

Looming high above the town and lit with a golden glow at night, this medieval castle occupies the site of an ancient Illyrian settlement dating from…

8. St Stephen's Cathedral

3.53 MILES

Providing a grand backdrop to the main square, this baroque cathedral was built in the 16th and 17th centuries at the height of the Dalmatian Renaissance…

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