About Hvar

The island of Hvar is situated in the Adriatic Sea, in front of the city of Split and between the islands Brac, Vis and Korcula. It is the fourth island in Croatia, according to the extent, and it comprises the surface of 300 km2 and its coast is 250 km long. The island Hvar has Mediterranean nature and climate features. Summers are long and warm, and winters are mild and short. Hvar is considered to be the sunniest island in the Mediterranean Sea with 2715 sunny hours per year and due to these specific climate characteristics tourists from all over the world travel to Hvar island during the summer as well as during the winter. The magazine Conde Nast Traveller, the prominent tourist magazine, has classified the island Hvar among 10 most beautiful islands in the world. If you visit Hvar island you will be sure to taste: one of the most beautiful Mediterranean landscapes nature has ever created, an agreeable and healthy climate, a clean and unpolluted environment, the strong fragrance of lavender, rosemary and heather, age-old and glorious history, an attractive urban visage, a rich variety of cultural and historic monuments, the longest tradition of organized tourism in Croatia. Travelling to Hvar island is an experience you mustn’t miss!

The town of Hvar is the biggest and most important center of the island: it is a unique blend of luxuriant Mediterranean nature, rich and multi-faceted cultural and historical heritage and fashionable tourism present. Facing the sunny side of the world, with all its Mediterranean lure and exuberance, facing the sea which has favored it with an illustrious and unrepeatable history, Hvar is a treasure chest of sights, experience and adventures. In the Middle Ages, Hvar achieved renown and power as an important port and part of the Venetian marine empire. Today, it is the tourism centre of the island and one of the best-loved tourist resorts on the Croatian Riviera.