This palace was intended to be the summer home of the family of Croatian Renaissance poet Petar Hektorović. (Remember that heavy fortress we saw earlier in the old town of Stari Grad)? His roofless residence has a much lighter feel with perhaps the finest Venetian Gothic windows in Hvar. Work stopped at Hektorović's death four centuries ago-- and never started back up! Like many noble palaces here, it's built right into the defensive walls of Hvar.Perhaps it was unfinished because another noble built the building we see at left between Hektorović's house and the harbor, ruining his view. The family was the Paladinićs and the resulting case lingered in the courts. This was their summer home, kitty-corner from their winter home. Apparently the wealthy had two homes close to each other with better ventilation needed for the hot summers. Without a roof, the Hektorović summer home is superbly ventilated.It is somewhat amazing that its walls have held up so long without a roof.
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