This is the first discovery of a Roman kiln in Dalmatia
We believe the picture in your mind when you are imagining a Dalmatian town is that of Sepurine.
Looking from the sea, the panorama of Vodice is dominated by the Okit hill and a church of Our Lady of Carmel.
Rakitnica settlement was mentioned in1311 and today are still discerned the remains of the former houses and walls built in a dry-wall.
Archaeological excavations on this site, under the leadership of Zlatko Gunjača, were carried out from 1969 to 1974
It is not known when it was finished, but we know that in 1479 building works were still in progress.
The church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in 1878 on the hill above the village.
The church was built by inhabitants of the Pišća settlement in 1298.
A local church of St. John the Baptist, located close to the village, was built in 1445 when the parish of Rakitnica was founded
In the centre of Šepurina, near the coast, there is The church of St. Rocco or St. Helen built and consecrated in 1620.
The land was mostly owned by noble families from Šibenik that build country houses on the island, among which is the mansion of the famous Vrančić family.
According to the found artefacts and records of the Roman writers, experts identify this settlement as Arausona, a Liburnian-Roman settlement mentioned by Pliny.
Was probably served as safe haven for sailors who waited in the protected coves for better conditions to resume their journeys.
The Gate of the village with the remains of the walls from the 16th century.
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