The oldest public theatre in Europe reopened on May 1, 2019 on the island of Hvar, Croatia. Take this beautiful video tour.
It opened in 1612, the first public theatre in all Europe, a sign of the level of culture on the island of Hvar during Venetian rule over 400 years ago.
Closed for 20 years for renovation, the Hvar public theatre reopened earlier this week for the first in three initial performances, as previously reported on TCN.
A beautiful new drone video from Jaksa Kuzmicic takes us not only into and around the new theatre, but also places the theatre in its historical, on the main square of Hvar Town, and opposite the site where organised tourism began in Europe in 1868. This site will shortly be reopening with Hotel Palace Elisabeth, the first 5-star heritage hotel on the island.
Check out the video below, and to learn more about why Hvar has the oldest public theatre in Europe, a very interesting TCN interview with art historian professor and author of a book on the first 400 years of the theatre, Mirjana Kolumbic, has the answers and much more.
To learn more about the island of Hvar, check out the Total Croatia Hvar in a Page.
