Summary
Podsmrčevik is one of the historic hamlets of Selca in the interior of eastern Brač. Stone houses, utility spaces and gardens preserve traces of rural life in the past.
Podsmrčevik is one of the historic hamlets of Selca in the interior of eastern Brač. Stone houses, utility spaces and gardens preserve traces of rural life in the past.
Rural landscape
A conservation survey and tourism descriptions count Podsmrčevik among the hamlets of Selca. The oldest parts are described through small stone houses, stone-slab roofs, dry-stone walls, and the way living spaces were connected with gardens, stables and other utility spaces.
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The settlement and its people
The rural architecture tells of everyday work and residents’ relationship with the land and livestock. Podsmrčevik is also the birthplace of Hvar Bishop Celestin Bezmalinović, commemorated by a commemorative plaque installed in 2012. Older accounts mention people moving to neighbouring settlements; this does not mean that every part of the hamlet is uninhabited today.
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Work, families and the coast
According to the municipal historical account, Novo Selo is the place of origin of the local Bezmalinović family. Residents worked in vineyards and timber felling; Spilice Cove was one of the points from which the timber was exported. This connection reveals the hamlet’s economic relationship with the sea.
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Access and visiting
A visit is a walk through a residential and working landscape, not entry to an open-air museum with unrestricted access. Stay on permitted paths, and distinguish an abandoned house from private property that is still used from time to time.
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