| Page Views: 429 Last Visit to Hvar: November, 2007 I Visit Here Frequently | Hvar - One of World's most beautiful islands by tpk2 - last update: Dec 16, 2007 |
The mild Mediterranean weather, beautiful landscape and rich history make Hvar, along with Dubrovnik, the top Dalmation destination. Sun is shining on this island almost three thousand hours per year. The four town on the island are - Hvar with around 4,000 inhabitans. (This page is about the Town Hvar. For other towns on the island, click the links on this list.) - Stari Grad, on the north part of the island (population 2,800). It was one of the first human settlements on the Adriatic islands. - Jelsa is a town in the central-northern part of the island (population 3,700) - Sucuraj is over 2,300 years old small town on the east cape of the island. Other interesting towns and villages on the island include: - Vrboska |
|  | Town Hvar Hvar is a town and port on the south-western corner of Island Hvar. It is the biggest settlement on the island. |
| The main square of Town Hvar |
| | Town Hvar The present town walls were completed in 1450s and the fortress above the town in 16th century.
Hvar had the first public theatre in Europe, opened in 1612. It's located on the main square. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful landscape, excellent food" | | Cons: | "15,000 tourists per day during the high season" | | In A Nutshell: | "En par with Kauai (Hawaii, USA) and Capri (Italy), but much cheaper." |
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blint Wed Apr 16, 2008 01:15 UTC
Great page. I'm kicking myself that i never made it there! | karenincalifornia Sat May 12, 2007 23:03 UTC
Enjoyed going back to Hvar by looking through your pages. It is a wonderful little island, isn't it? It has become more popular than it was when I was there in 1986. 15,000 tourists a day! Oh my! |
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