Grohote is the oldest and largest village on Šolta. It’s situated smack in the middle of the island.   Gornje Selo (upper village) sits at the foot of the island’s highest peak (130-170m).  This is where I will be spending my next 2 nights before I vacate the island. The lower village is Donje Selo and the middle village is Srednje Selo. 

A little about Šolta’s history… 

• first inhabited around 6000BC
• evidence of Neolithic & Bronze Age discovered in Grohote
• Greeks came in 4th BC & named it Olyntha
• Romans then took control until the 6thC AD who changed its name to Solenta
• the name Šolta became permanent in the 14th C

As you can see on these photos this part of the island still holds those architectural features. 

Tomorrow I’ll show you a completely different side of Šolta.