A pirate capture, a castaway island...In 1722, a young fisherman named Philip Ashton became the central figure in what became ...

In 1627, a group of barbary pirates hailing from modern ... Henry III built a castle in the southeast point of the island around 1250, paid for by the sale of rabbits. This fortress would replace ...

"There are no televisions, radios or telephones and the electric supply is usually turned off between midnight and 6am" ...

Built in the 1600’s to defend Croatia against pirates, Castle Gligo in Bobovišća is ... This 250-year-old tower on the island of Hvar was built by Franciscan monks in 1761.