Pharos Institute has been awarded €10.000 by the Dalmatian Islands Environment Foundation to address the invasive species in the Adriatic Sea. The project, “Eating our Way out of Crisis”, aims to curb the expansion of five invasive species of ecological concern through human consumption. In partnership with the Boz Life Science Research Institute, we will catalogue, map, […]
On 2 and 3 June the third Islands of Memory conference was held in Stari Grad, focusing on tourism. Ten researchers from Austria, Croatia, Germany, and Montenegro presented their work on the intertwining of tourism and memory, ranging from dark tourism to silences in tourism narratives, as well as from a transnational perspective. In addition
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, 23 firefighters from the Stari Grad Fire Department and 8 police officers from the Hvar Police Station completed the Basic Training program in the Čitovnica area in Stari Grad. Two dentists who practice in Stari Grad and Jelsa, Dr. Marija Matijašević and Dr. Zvonimir Jukić, joined this training. The training
Pharos Institute is proud of our students and the cooperation with Boz Institute and Hvar High School for the SETAC Conference in Vienna May 12-15 2025. Students presented a portion of their 2024 sea ecology research as entitled. ” Ecological Risk Assessment Post Tourist Season at the Croatian UNESCO Heritage Island of Hvar: Student STEM Research
2025 Programe Tourism has shaped the history of the island of Hvar for over 150 years, including Stari Grad for a century. Mass tourism in particular has transformed the economy and social life of the island, as well as much of the eastern Adriatic coast, since the Second World War. On 2 and 3 June,
One Croatian island is a phenomenon that stands out all over the world The famous and beautiful Croatian island has in recent years become a tourist-party place that often forgets and neglects its extremely valuable cultural and historical heritage. Written by Hina, January 4, 2025 @ 08:55 Hvar Photo: Getty Images The island of Hvar
