Church of the St. John

In the vicinity of the ferry terminal in the village of Preko, there is a restored Romanesque Church of St. John the Baptist originating from the 11th century. The church faces the south-east, which is a characteristic of buildings of that period. During the summer time, the morning services are still held in the church and according to the tradition, on the day of the Feast of St. John the Baptist, on June 24, the local population of Preko living near the church treat themselves to cakes they made at home after the service.

In terms of the floor plan of the church, the church has a shape of a regular quadrangle extended by an apse, which is narrowed and has a ceiling lowered to the height of the base of the nave. Since the renovation of the church, the church walls are accentuated, made of rough-hewn stones of irregular shape with four external lesenes that end in decorative arches under the roof, which is covered with roof tiles. The windows and openings of the church are very specific; there are two very small square windows on the front near the entrance and one slightly larger on the right side wall and one on the side wall of the apse. The left wall is without any openings, and the back wall of the apse has a narrow arched window positioned centrally. Above the doorframe, there are ventilation openings, and on the top of the façade, there is a new single bell-gable with one bell.