Serafin Topić, member of the People’s Party, long-time mayor of Vis (between 1895 and 1918), and the owner of the first steamship company on Vis (founded in 1891), purchased an estate on the peninsula of St George and built a villa on the site of the former barracks.
The villa was built at the turn of the century as a holiday home (according to the fashion of the day), with a wide-open ground floor with a sea view and featured Neo-style elements (stone columns and lintels). It was surrounded by an enclosed garden and vegetation.
After World War One, the Topić family sold the villa, and the new owners sold it to Czech Railways soon after that.
Villa Topić became a resort and has been referred to as the Czech Villa ever since.
