Golf Park Dubrovnik - DalCasa

14s p o m e n i c im o n u m e n t sUntil the 16th century the flame that was usedto direct attention to the dangerous cliffs in ancienttime was fed with the wood, when it was substitutedfor coal. Two centuries later, coal was replaced withthe gas, than electricity, and finally nowadays withthe solar energy.prižnjakdođu morske vile i sirene da ih izliječe ili pak dokraja izlude...eng The ties between a man and the sea are unbreakable.Spun out of fine fibres representingtime and the past, working their way throughdestinies and legends, as if they were creating lacehemmed in with the foam and crowned with algae.It is hard to interlace the threads of history brokenlong time ago, still one shouldn’t doubt the continuityof human presence and development throughout, inour day, Croatian sea coast and islands.Namely, Adriatic is an authentic cradle of civilisationfor more than five thousand years, in other wordssince 4 000 B.C., when in Grapceva cave located onthe island Hvar a Neolithic man left behind the oldestpicture of a ship engraved into the stone along withceramics de corated with ornaments and paintings.Was this just a game to him or did he try to leave usa symbol of primeval connection of the Adriatic manwith the sea? The connection that is as strong todayas it was in his time.In the 4th century B.C. during the times of Helleniccolonisation today’s Hvar used to be called Pharos. Itwas given its name by the homonymous islet in frontof the entrance gate to the modern Alexandria, wherein the 3rd century B.C. Sosrat of Knid, a friend of Alexanderthe Great, built very first lighthouse in theworld. Slowly with the rise of the maritime traffic andutilisation of larger and faster ships the importanceand demand toward lighthouses gained its worldwideproportion. It was necessary to obtain increased levelsof navigation safety, especially at night under badweather conditions.old man at the cape savurdijaA foremost person deserving the most credit forbuilding lighthouses throughout the Adriatic is aconservative, and yet inventive Austrian Minister ofForeign Affairs, count Metternich.First lighthouse that was erected by the ImperialAustria was built in 1818 in the far northwestern portionof the Croatian seacoast - at the Cape Savurdija.During following eighty years additional 65 lighthouseswere build throughout Croatian islands and capes.In hard to reach solitude of the Adriatic, lighthouseshad to be supplied by many. Consequently thesebuildings were building very spacious, even with severalhundred square meters of interior surface area.Built out of the white stone and several metersthick, it seems as if the walls of these plebeian castlesdemonstrate the teeth of eternity. Infused into thelandscapes beyond imaginable beauty they can beequally placed side-by-side most eminent Croatiancultural monuments. For that reason, and more sodue to their permanent day-by-day deterioration, thelighthouses, out of which some were archaeologicalruins, need to be preserved. Consequently, six yearsago the object “Pharos - a New Light in Croatian Tourism”,rehabilitated for a long time, came to life.Nevertheless, twelve lighthouses can be found intourist brochures; those who enjoy spending holidaysin peace and solitude with the taste of theadventure a la Robinson Crusoe’s, can settle down incomfortable apartments of Sv. Andrija, Host, Greben,Palagruža, Porer, Strug, Sušac, Sv. Ivan, Sv. Petar, Velirat, Prišnjak and Pločica. Scattered around the Adriaticarchipelago, and yet quaintly connected to thesea through specific spectrum of colours, they aresleepy during the day and awake at night. Being onthe watch and restlessly twinkling with that single,Cyclopean, Polyphemean, eye they passionately welcomeaffectionate gusts of wind. Each one has a story,either sad or happy, which is best to listen to in thewinter, next to the fireplace, while the storms roar onthe outside.The abovementioned Cape Savurdija hides a greatlove secret of count Metternich. The reason why famousAustrian politician ordered construction of thevery first lighthouse precisely there was a mysteriousand charming Croatian lady whom he fell in love withat one of the balls in Vienna. Unfortunately, the ladydid not experience tender moments under fleshes ofa new lighthouse. She died on the completion day ofthe lighthouse’s tower....Much happier is the story of the Cape Zub’s lighthouse,where allegedly once upon a time a toothless