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Hvar
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Hvar, in a few days
A 68 km island off Split, Hvar has lavender fields, terraced vineyards and a bay guarded by a Venetian fortress. Its main town of 4,000 people fits between a yacht harbour and stone lanes, facing the Pakleni islands.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 3 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
3 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Španjola Fortress · about 1 hA 16th-century Venetian citadel above town, where the whole population sheltered while the Ottoman fleet burned Hvar in 1571.
- Afternoon · St Stephen's Square free · about 30 minThe largest square in Dalmatia, 4,500 m² of worn white stone between harbour and cathedral, whose bell tower gains a window per floor.
- Late afternoon · The Arsenal and Hvar Theatre · about 30 minA Venetian galley repair yard with a theatre added upstairs in 1612, open to all ranks, one of Europe's oldest surviving community theatres.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Hvar ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€110 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Pakleni Islands · half a dayAround twenty wooded islets fifteen minutes by boat from the harbour, named after the pine resin once used to seal hulls, not after hell.
- Late afternoon · Velo Grablje and the lavender free · about 2 hA stone village at around 350 metres that emptied when lavender farming collapsed; Hvar once produced a large share of the world's lavender oil.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Hvar ↗€110 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Dubovica beach free · half a dayA pale pebble cove eight kilometres east of Hvar town, below the coast road, with a single 18th-century stone house and a few olive trees.
- Late afternoon · Sveta Nedjelja vineyards · about 1 h 30Hand-worked terraces on the south coast, some at 45 degrees, where plavac mali, a relative of zinfandel, makes powerful reds.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Hvar ↗€110 a night
D4
Day 4
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Stari Grad Plain free · about 2 hA grid of dry-stone-walled fields laid out by Greek settlers around 384 BC and farmed ever since, its ancient plots still visible.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Grilled fish and shellfish, straight off the Adriatic.
- Peka: meat or octopus cooked slowly under a bell covered in embers.
- Cevapi: small grilled sausages, the Balkan staple.
- Istrian truffles, shaved over pasta and eggs.
- Local wine: plavac mali in red, malvazija in white.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Book early for July and August: the coast fills up and the prices climb with it.
- Fish is sold by weight, so ask the price per kilo before you order.
- Check the bill in Dubrovnik for padded extras, bread and cover charges included.
- Do not drive into the old towns: they are pedestrian, and the fines are real.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Croatian
| English | Croatian |
|---|---|
| Hello | Dobar dan |
| Thank you | Hvala |
| Please | Molim |
| Yes | Da |
| No | Ne |
| Excuse me | Oprostite |
| Goodbye | Doviđenja |
| Do you speak English? | Govorite li engleski? |
| I don't understand | Ne razumijem |
| How much is it? | Koliko košta? |
| Where are the toilets? | Gdje je WC? |
| The bill, please | Račun, molim |
| Help! | Upomoć! |
| Cheers! | Živjeli! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €115 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to June, and September to October
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingRound up, or 10%
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo vaccination required. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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