Wedding Venues Hvar Croatia

FRANCISCAN MONESTRY Hvar

FRANCISCAN MONESTRY HVAR

Rental Fee: €1,500

Additional items needed: sound & chairs

Capacity: 20-80 guests

Primarily used for receptions & ceremonies

Easily recognizable by its high bell tower, this 15th-century monastery is about a 10-minute walk from Hvar Main Square. Set in gardens overlooking the sea, Franciscan Monastery centres on a lovely Renaissance cloister is certainly a venue for a special, privileged wedding in Hvar. One more rarity that makes the monastery famous is the 300-year old cypress that is located in the garden of the monastery. The monastery is suitable for catholic ceremony, while church garden and courtyard is suitable for official or symbolic ceremony.

The monastery is known for its magnificent painting of the Last Supper (2 x 8 m) which leaves everyone breathless. Some critics believe it is the work of a painter from Ravenna Matteo Ingoli, whilst others think that the painting belongs to the school of Palma Junior.