{"id":11812,"date":"2018-05-26T12:38:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T10:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/?p=11812"},"modified":"2018-05-28T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T10:10:37","slug":"brac-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/en\/brac-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><strong>For people on Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel. They take it out as the most precious treasure. From this treasure some of the most colossal monuments have been created.<\/strong><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><strong>Diocletian\u2019s palace<\/strong>\u00a0in Split and many churches and palaces throughout Dalmatia. Bra\u010d\u2019s stone is famous worldwide as well. It was used in decorating\u00a0<strong>vestibule of United Nations building in New York<\/strong>, which makes Bra\u010d\u2019s people together with all other Croats very proud. It was said that parts of the\u00a0<strong>White House<\/strong>\u00a0in Washington were built also of Bra\u010d\u2019s stone, but there is no credible evidence for this.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11819 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel\" width=\"777\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-1.jpg 777w, https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-1-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-1-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><b><\/b><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><b>Bra\u010d<\/b>\u00a0is an island in the\u00a0Adriatic Sea within\u00a0Croatia, with an area of 396 square kilometres making it the largest island in\u00a0Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the\u00a0Bra\u010d Channel.<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">Ever since ancient times stones have been dug out at the stone excavation sites on the island Bra\u010d. At present, the most important stone excavation place is situated near town of Pu\u010di\u0161\u0107a.<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><strong>The stones from island Bra\u010d have been used for building some of the well-known world structures.<\/strong>In <strong>Stonemason School in Pu\u010di\u0161\u0107a<\/strong> great future artisans are trained. Gornji Humac in Pu\u010di\u0161\u0107a, about 10 km from Supetar, is the cradle of stone-masonry and world-renowned sculptors.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">After three-year education, young students, among which there are also girls, leave the school, and after another three years of practical training they can take master exam. Then they can open their own stone-masonry workshops where they can freely let their imagination create worthy sculptures and souvenirs for tourist sale. Stone products and souvenirs are made by turning, chiselling, grinding, polishing and engraving. Stonemason School is open for visitors during summer, so everyone interested can see student\u2019s work.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11821 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-stone-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-stone-4.jpg 580w, https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-stone-4-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-stone-4-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-stone-4-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">If you are fed up with dull presents, set out to Bra\u010d, visit Stonemason School or order a souvenir according to your own wishes, like candle holders, ashtrays, vases, clocks or different figurines, and hard-working Bra\u010d\u2019s stone-masons will make everything in their power.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11820 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bra\u010d-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><strong>Decorate your home with autochthonous Croatian stone which will, through the chosen souvenir, tell its story of ancient labourer\u2019s days in the island of Bra\u010d.<\/strong><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/en\/\">Travel Advisor<\/a>\u00a0<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCha4eD6x7Ax_FTtiw7D_prg\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">Photo: TB Split Dalmatia County<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">source<a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/\"> hotspots.net.hr<\/a><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\"><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">https:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/en\/the-island-of-vis-is-a-pearl\/https:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/en\/diocletians-palace-heart-of-split\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BUbuPOayY7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/en\/5414\/\">The Yacht Week Croatia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Yacht Week Croatia&#8221; &#8212; Travel Advisor\" src=\"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/en\/5414\/embed\/#?secret=sOaBIoiO4h#?secret=BUbuPOayY7\" data-secret=\"BUbuPOayY7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For people on Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel. They take it out as the most precious treasure. From this treasure some of the most colossal monuments have been created. Diocletian\u2019s palace\u00a0in Split and many churches and palaces throughout Dalmatia. Bra\u010d\u2019s stone is famous worldwide as well. It was used in decorating\u00a0vestibule of United Nations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[652,1682,820],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For people on Bra\u010d stone is a true jewel. They take it out as the most precious treasure. 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