HVAR ISLAND
 Hvar is the Dalmatian island located between Korcula Island and Island of Brac. It is well kown in Croatia for it's pleasant climate. Hvar is famous for its very specific climate with a lot of sunshine, very few rainy days and almost no snow at all. The island enjoys lot of sunshine hours during the year, so Hvar is visited during the summer as well as in winter from visitors from all around Croatia and abroad, due to these speciafic climate characteristics.
Town Hvar is is located on the south-western coast of the island of Hvar. It has its unique cultural and historical heritage - cathedral, Franciscan monastery as well as Hvar's theatre and fortresses on the hill that offer a view on the Pakleni Islands and the island of Vis.
Pakleni Islands is a small archipelago in front of the Hvar port where, on the Island Sveti Klement, Palmizana Marina is located. Regular connections with Hvar is provided by taxi boats.
Hvar is also famous for it's lavender and rosemary and it has a cenuries long tradition in producing lavander and rosemary oils.
Hvar is one of the most visited tourist centres of Dalmatia. The town of Hvar is located on the regional road running along the entire island.
Bus lines connect all major towns and villages (Stari Grad, Vrbanj, Jelsa, etc.). Ferry lines connect Hvar with Split, Rijeka, Zadar and Dubrovnik as well as some major islands of the Croatian Adriatic.
- arrival and departures timetables for ferries to Hvar: Ferries from Italy to Hvar: Ferry Ancona - Hvar, Ferry Pescara - Hvar, Ferries from Croatian mainland and surrounding islands: Ferry from Rijeka to Hvar (proceeding further to Korcula, Dubrovnik and Bari-Italy); Ferry Split - Bol (Brac) - Jelsa (Hvar); Ferry Drvenik - Hvar (Sucuraj); Ferry Lastovo – Vela Luka – Hvar,
Ferry from Korcula to Hvar proceeding to Split ;
Ferry from Dubrovnik via Mljet and Korcula to Hvar (Stari Grad) proceeding further to Split and Rijeka; Ferry Vis – Hvar (proceeding further to Split)... all Hvar ferries
Click on bellow image to browse our small photo gallery of Island of Hvar
Photos of Hvar include : Bay in Sunset at Hvar, Birds View of Pakleni Islands, Bloom of Lavender at Hvar, Celebration Crowd at Hvar, Dry Stone Walls at Hvar , Fisherman and His net Hvar , Gothic Window on Hvar , Hills of Hvar , Hvar - Lavender , Hvar - Stari Grad - Boat Repair , Hvar bay Vrboska, Pakleni Otoci , Hvar Town Main Square, Jelsa Harbour, Lavender Field Hvar, Lines of Lavender at Hvar, Old Olive Tree at Island of Hvar, Old Schooners at Vrboska - Hvar, Olive Grove at Hvar, Olive Tree at Island of Hvar, Palmizana Bay and Marina, Pine Tree Shadow on Hvar, Rive Harbour at Hvar, Sailing boats at Pakleni Islands, Shadows of the palms at Hvar, Small Church at Jelsa Hvar, Starigrad Door Knob, Sunset at Pakleni Islands near Hvar, Sunset at Pakleni Otoci, Vrboska - Island of Hvar, Vrboska at Island of Hvar, Croatia, Vrboska Sunset
Accommodation on Hvar Island:
Hvar in 100 summer holidays for 2008 of Sunday TimesIn today's eddition of Sunday Times travel supplement, under the title '100 summer holidays for 2008', Island of Hvar is featured among listed 100 of the best trips for summer 2008.
The article begins with paragraph: 'We've trawled the brochures and websites to find this summer’s best holidays with every angle, taste and budget catered for'. [...]
Hvar among 53 Places to Go in 2008 of New York TimesUnder the title ' The 53 Places to Go in 2008', in its travel supplement , New York Times writes about where to go in 2008 and at 11th place (see above image) recommends Hvar as 'the St. Tropez of Croatia'
' What’s on your travel itinerary in the new year? From a new luxury hotel [...]
Croatian Cruising Statistics January to October 2007According to the Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku – DZS) , Croatia registered during the first ten months of this year 592 cruising trips by foreign cruising ships, which is 8.2% more than in the same period of 2006.
This year, from January till end of October, Croatia was visited by 644.2 [...]
Croatia included in Contiki Camping Tour 2008Contiki Holidays, the worldwide leader in vacations for 18-35 year-olds, is to include Croatia with seven nights Croatian Island Sailing in their new camping tour.
The tour starts in London, Uk and visits 9 countries - France, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia.
Places in Croatia to be visited include: Dubrovnik, Split, as well as [...]
Island of Hvar article in Toronto StarUnder the title 'An island ghost town' , subtitled as 'Hvar has it all - from quiet beaches and quaint fishing villages to seaside cafés', Croatian Island of Hvar has been featured in Toronto Star papers.
The following is an extract from the article:
' Even on Sunday mornings the church bells are eerily silent in the [...]
Cruising along South Dalmatia
Belle de l'Adriatique (Pearl of Adriatic) is a new cruiser ship that is currently being built by CrosiEurope, a French cruising company, well known for its European River cruises.
The new ship is first in series of new cruisers (CroisiEurope plans to build other two sister ships with delivery in 2009 and 2010: La Belle du Bosphore and La [...]
Dalmatian hot spots in today’s GuardianReading this morning travel section of the Guardian, I noticed a small article titled: “Dalmatian hot spots”. This is what the article said:
“If you're giving your credit card a rest for a while, here's a couple of Croatian hot spots for you to bookmark for later in the year.
Riva is a new hotel on Hvar [...]
Croatian Government dismisses accusations about Suncani HvarAccording to HRT - the Croatian State TV, following the publication (by popular but annonimus C.N.N blogger ) of the secret agreement between the Croatian Privatization Fund and the Orco Group from Luxembourg that became co-owner of the «Suncani Hvar» hotel complex after the public-private partnership model, the Croatian government dismissed all accusations about the allegedly [...]
Island of Hvar among World's Sexiest Islands: According to Forbes, the USA business magazine, Hvar is among ten sexiest islands in the world :-) This prestigious title Hvar achieved because of it's clear sea, beautiful beaches and exciting night life... read more + News and Articles from Croatian Islands - collection of news articles about culture, travel and art of Croatian Islands
Hvar - additional info:
- Hvar's neighbouring islands: Brac, Korcula, Vis
- Ferry from Ancona to Stari Grad on Island of Hvar - an article
- Hvar Travel - Travel Agent specialist for Hvar Island. Tourist info, accommodation, excursions, events, news and maps.
- Map of Hvar - multimap - local map of Hvar Island
- Hvar Travel Directory - info, guides, apartments, rooms, hotels - add your link!
- Other related links : about Dalmatia , Photos of Croatia
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