Hvar, The island of Hvar will attract you with lavender scent, pleasant Mediterranean climate and more of sunny days in year than any other place in Croatia. In the town of Hvar you can experience exceptional cultural-historical heritage together with health programs and beautiful nature. 700 hundred-year-old town walls surround the town. It's center, the largest in Dalmatia, is surrounded with Renaissance and Baroque palaces. Hvar is a trendy destination where you can have a good time in the evening and night, while party starts already in the afternoon in some of the bars with apres-beach programme. You can dance in your bikinis! Guided by the love of history head to the town of Stari Grad. Smaller places such as Vrboska or Jelsa are beautiful peaceful and quiet places with narrow streets and romantic town squares.
Jelsa, Jelsa is a small town on the north side of the island of Hvar, the sunniest island of the Adriatic Sea, known for its dense vegetation and fragrant fields of lavender. Jelsa has become an important centre on the island of Hvar and part of its 130 year-old tourist tradition. Surrounded with olive groves, vineyards and Mediterranean plants, Jelsa descends to the quiet of a blue cove luring visitors with its beaches.
Stari Grad , is a small town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. Its municipality has a population of 2,817 (2001), of which 1,906 are in the town itself.
Stari Grad, literally Old Town, is the place of the oldest human settlement on the island, and one of the first of all the Adriatic islands. It was settled during antiquity, first by an indigenous Hvar culture (who spoke an Indo-European language[citation needed]) and later by the ancient Greeks. It is very beautiful and warm during the summer months.
The summer months offer numerous cultural and sports events: the Summer of Stari Grad, concerts, recitals, shows. Stari Grad hosts the International Summer Music School in July and August. The first Sunday in September attracts many swimmers on the Faros Marathon, International Croatia Cup in long distance swimming.
Vrboska, Vrboska is a tourist destination and harbor in the central part of the northern coast of the island of Hvar. It is located in a narrow and deeply indented bay and has 523 inhabitants who live off of olive, fruit and wine growing, as well as off of fishing. Vrboska has everything you need for a quiet family holiday; it is surrounded by pine trees, it has several hotels, numerous private rooms and apartments, and many sports facilities. Apart from a harbor suitable to anchor small yachts, there is also a well-equipped marina for larger yachts in Vrboska. If in Vrboska, make sure to visit the Fishing Museum to find out more about Vrboska's long fishing tradition. We recommend: Jelsa / Vrbanj / Stari Grad / Bol on the island of Brac How to get there: 3 km from Jelsa
SucurajSucuraj is a picturesque small town. People mostly live from fishing and tourism. It has very coasy climate, beautiful beaches and meditarian vegetation that attract tourists The oldest monumental building in Sucuraj is the old Augustan (today Franciscan) monastery. When was it exactly built is unknown, but it was first rebuilt in 1309 and lastly in 1994. Sucuraj got its name from the church St. George that is mentioned in the Statue of Hvar from 1331. That church was destroyed at the end of the 19th century, and a new one was built. Most of the inhabitants of Sucuraj come from the coast in the 15th century, fledging from the Turks. From that time till today preserved church of St. Anthony built in 1663. Partially preserved is the old Venetian fortress (fortica) built in 1613.