Ložišća: Hotels and accommodations

Ložišća is described as an outstanding example of traditional architecture and has preserved its authentic appearance as an island settlement.

Culture

Several specific buildings shape the history of the settlement. Kameni most, locally known as the Franz Joseph Bridge, spans the gorge route from Ložišća towards Vičja luka and is described as a protected, rare 19th-century engineering monument. The parish house and the First School in Ložišća were built in 1857 and are a valuable example of residential and public architecture from the mid-19th century. The bell tower in Ložišća is described as a masterpiece by a Croatian master; it was intended for Venice, but reached Brač in 1899.

Landscape

Ložišća is situated on a very steep clearing. Stone houses climb up from a deep gorge along steep lanes. The climbing areas around Ložišće are surrounded by olive groves and pine forest.

Activities

A climbing area in Ložišće has routes of all difficulty levels; climbing there is described as possible year-round. The Tramuntana cycling route passes through Ložišća and includes the settlement among the villages of Brač.

Kameni most can be reached on foot through Ložišća or by car via the Ložišća bypass and then along an unpaved road through olive groves.

History

Donji Pisk, also called Stara voda, was built in the early 19th century as one of the largest water collection points on Brač. The water in Donji Pisk was collected in stone basins and used to water livestock.

Local tradition

The inhabitants of Ložišća have cultivated grapevines and olives from the beginnings of the settlement to the present day.

More pages about local places: Bobovišća, Milna. Those wishing to book a hotel in Ložišća can then continue their accommodation search.

To the overarching travel overview: Općina Milna.