The main settlement of the island with the same name. The pier of Lastovo is in the small and shallow bay Sv. Mihovil.
The ruinous little Romanesque church of Saint Ivan is the oldest architectural monument in the settlement. The church of Saint Kuzma and Damjan is situated in the oldest part of the square dates from the 14th century. On the main altar is the painting of Saint Kuzma and Damjan. Out of the rest of the paintings "Pieta", the work of an anonymous Venetian painter from 1545 can be distinguished. The church of Saint Vlaho from the 12th century is on the entrance of the settlement. Beside it the chapel of Saint Ivan was built in 1607, and around the church a defence wall and a tower. On the graveyard is the little church of Gospa od polja from the 14th century, and above the settlement are the remains of the castle demolished after the riot on Lastovo. The traditional clothes are preserved and worn for the festivities.
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