Villa Wardlaw Stari Grad, Hvar Island, Croatia Hvar Island, Stari Grad
Hvar is a town of a unique cultural and historical heritage with a centuries-old tradition in tourism. Main attractions are wonderful climate, year round sunshine, wide gastronomic offer, sports and many wildlife adventures.
Hvar is frequented both in the summer and winter months. It has an outstanding historical heritage having been a Greek and then subsquently Roman settlement. You can see the cathedral, the Franciscan monastery, the Hvar theatre and the fortresses which offer a beautiful view on the Pakleni Islands and the island of Vis.
Traditional cultural events play an important role in the visitor opportunities of Hvar. These are the Hvar Summer (July-August-September), folk music and entertainment programs and fishermen's fiestas. Among religious feast days the most important are the Day of St. Stephen the Pope (2nd of August), with a large procession, also the Municipal Day, then St. Prosper (10th of May), the Holy Cross (14th of September), the procession on Good Friday and other. Excursions are regularly organized. Palmizana ACI Marina is located on the island of Sveti Klement (St. Clement), within the Infernal Islands, in front of the port of Hvar. It has 190 berths; regular connections with Hvar are provided by taxi boats. In the vicinity of the Marina are nice beaches.
Hvar lies in the cove protected by the Pakleni Islands in the south and a low crest in the north. Climate is typically Mediterranean, 2,715 hours of sunshine a year. An average temperature in January is 8.4 °C and in July 24.8 °C; the annual rainfall is 789 mm (the winter months accounting for 66 %). The vegetation is subtropical and very luxuriant (palm trees, myrtle, agaves, laurel, rosemary, pine trees, stone pines, etc.).
Hvar is frequented both in the summer and winter months. It has an outstanding historical heritage having been a Greek and then subsquently Roman settlement. You can see the cathedral, the Franciscan monastery, the Hvar theatre and the fortresses which offer a beautiful view on the Pakleni Islands and the island of Vis.
Traditional cultural events play an important role in the visitor opportunities of Hvar. These are the Hvar Summer (July-August-September), folk music and entertainment programs and fishermen's fiestas. Among religious feast days the most important are the Day of St. Stephen the Pope (2nd of August), with a large procession, also the Municipal Day, then St. Prosper (10th of May), the Holy Cross (14th of September), the procession on Good Friday and other. Excursions are regularly organized. Palmizana ACI Marina is located on the island of Sveti Klement (St. Clement), within the Infernal Islands, in front of the port of Hvar. It has 190 berths; regular connections with Hvar are provided by taxi boats. In the vicinity of the Marina are nice beaches.
Hvar lies in the cove protected by the Pakleni Islands in the south and a low crest in the north. Climate is typically Mediterranean, 2,715 hours of sunshine a year. An average temperature in January is 8.4 °C and in July 24.8 °C; the annual rainfall is 789 mm (the winter months accounting for 66 %). The vegetation is subtropical and very luxuriant (palm trees, myrtle, agaves, laurel, rosemary, pine trees, stone pines, etc.).
