Discover Hvar™ ! the what to see, where to go, what to do newspaper for tourists 2 Shopping on Hvar Hand-made jewelry to ! custom sportswear and great wine FREE COPY 3 What to see and do Renaissance palaces, secluded beaches. nonstop nightlife, lavender and lace 4 Island map 5 Ready,set, adventure Sea kayaking, sky diving, biking, free climbing and more 6-7 Great day trips From wine tours and island-hopping by speedboat to spa retreats Discover Hvar Town Discover Jelsa Discover Stari Grad The island of Hvar is almost as Laid back and lovely, the charming Stari Grad is much more than the 8-9 Wining and dining famous as Croatia itself! It's no seaside village of Jelsa has always island's main ferry port. The old From gregada fish stew and wonder, with travel writers and been popular with families. This town, dating from 384BC (the killer burgers to gourmet lobster tourists from all over the world year it will be even easier to enjoy name Stari Grad literally means calling it “one of the 10 best island with direct seaplane service from “Old Town”), is one of the most 10 Discover Jelsa destinations” on the planet, that Split set to begin in June. Framed ancient villages in all Europe. It's Laid back and lovely, the island of lavender, romance by a picturesque harbor, a warren just a few kilometers from where beaches, nature and more and excitement is so popular. of alleys lead from the waterfront the ferry docks, so don't miss its Whether it's Hvar Town. Jelsa, town square to ancient churches, many gems--Petar Hektorović's 11Discover Stari Grad Stari Grad, Vrboska, Sućuraj or the a collection of stone monuments castle (1487-1572), the Dominican A UNESCO World Heritage site, magical villages all around the from as far back as Roman times Monastery (with an iconic painting great food, art and history island that make Hvar so special, and an endless parade of well by Tintoretto); and the Ager, the rent a scooter or hop on the bus preserved stone houses. A short oldest continuously farmed to experience as much of the walk away reveals some of the agricultural site on the planet, 12 Feeling good island as you can. Poke around, island's best beaches and now a UNESCO World Heritage Chill out or bliss out, chat up the locals, find your fancy! wonderful, scenic walking trails. site for you to enjoy! Hvar has it all DiscoverHvar would like to thank www.hotelnights.com for this photo Taste Croatia! Toast Croatia! Wild game, unique cheeses, pršut The best Croatian wine by the glass! olive oils, fresh fish and more! Wine tasting reservations: +385 98 96 96 193 DELICIAE MEDITERRANEAE PRŠUTA 3 FRUIT Deliciae MARKET PRŠUTA 3 WINE BAR Mediterraneae /deliciae.mediterraneae up the stairs to the Castle/18.75 steps on your right CATHEDRAL in the Fruit Market opp. the Cathedral / Daily 8 to 21 MAINSQUARE From 18 / come for a glass, stay for a bottle! Shopping on Hvar From fabulous hand-made jewelry to vintage bottled wine wine here, grown on the steep sunny south side of the island is plavac, a marvelous red. But don't miss out on Bogdanjuša, a winner of a silver medal at The International Balkan Wine Competition in Sofia. Enjoy a glass or bottle at a restaurant or café and then go to a market or a shop and buy it! You Extraordinary wines from Ivo Duboković can also experience an authentic Foodie heaven tasting in Svirče, the heart of Hvar Hvar is also a great place to buy wine country, at the award-winning Croatian delicacies that make great Caric winery in Svirče (just call Ivana small gifits. The chocolate here is at + 385 98 160 6276. Enjoy! excellent and inexpensive; jams, fruit and herb liquors, local olive oil, dried figs (sometimes with almonds and other nuts)—even salted sardines and anchovies. A funky Hvar's unique blend of sophisticated surprises, including the stunning place to find a great selection of chic and village charm makes Coral Shop, whose island owners island and off-island yumminess to shopping here both a challenge and use local coral to make some go is Deliciae Mediterraneae, next an opportunity. Just up the steps spectacular silver pieces. to Hvar Town's Vegetable Market up that lead up the hill from Hvar the steps before you hit the main Town's main square, the back More than just a scent town square. Wild game, unique streets are full of specialty Lavender is a quintessential part of cheese, more! You can also find boutiques that are well worth a Hvar history and it's more than a intriguing food items for sale in look. Here's where you will find pretty smell: it's a natural insect- many Hvar villages sold by locals some of the best contemporary repellent as well as an air purifier. who put out a table in front of their sportswear, shoes, crafts and As a lotion, its medicinal soothing house and let you taste a sample. jewelry. The restaurants, cafes and and relaxing qualities are used both Last but not least, you can't leave wine bars up here are also great antiseptically as well as to treat Hvar without some bottles of ine, dry-aged pršut, wine, cheese and more places to come after a day on the everything from hyperactivity and fabulous Hvar wine! The signature at Deliciae Mediteranneae in the market water or at the beach. insomnia. It is one of those rare oils Back down on the main Square, the that can be applied directly onto the row of stalls to your right along the skin without staining. As an Riva sell all sorts of local hand- aphrodisiac, lavender has few rivals made crafts, from lavender sachets (some claim it even helps to some very fine custom jewelry. If impotence!). Among its fabled you walk towards where the luxury users—Cleopatra, the Biblical yachts and the Jadrolinija catamaran seductress Judith (whom the father dock, there's another row of stalls of Croatian literature Marko Marulić with similar wares. Up the steps, used as his inspiration for his epic parallel to this part of the the Riva, poem Judita) and even the hand-made lace from the delicate but strong The Coral Shop features original jewelry is a quiet street full of more legendary Queen of Sheba! fibers of the aloe plant by Lukrecija and Aron Swartz Where Hvar begins! CORAL SHOP treasure of dalmatia Coral Shop Hvar Lukrecija and Aron Schwartz have been hand-crafting ? original silver and natural coral jewelry since 2001. Whether it's a beautiful ring or a one-of-a-kind art piece designed just for you, a visit to the Coral Shop is an experience in beauty! Make sure you visit the Coral Shop - we are right in the center (behind the Post office) Coral Shop, Burak bb, Hvar, Croatia Trg sv. Stjepana 42 / Daily Mon.–Sun. 8–14 and 15–21 Tel: ++385 21 742 442 / GSM ++385 91 897 2151 Hvar Tourist Board +385(0)21742977 / [email protected] / www.tzhvar.hr e-mail: [email protected] / www.corals.com 2 Discover Hvar / Shopping on Hvar What to see and do From ancient Greek explorers, pilgrims, travelers to modern day tourists Hvar has been a beacon for Hvar town entrepreneurs realized call it Španjola) that looms over Back down at the main square, to explorers, pilgrims, travelers and the commercial benefits of the town, dating from the early the east is the16thC Cathedral of tourists for thousands of years. “health tourism” and formed the 16thC. As you walk up this St. Stephen, with magnificent Although the island was well “Hygenic Society of Hvar” to staircase you will pass through doors created by one of Croatia's known to the Greeks in the 2nd C promote the island's climate, air the Porta de date (named after leading contemporary artists, BC (just to the south of the and pristine sea as a “curative the tall date palms that were Kuzma Kovačić. Built on the Arsenal and in the port itself, destination” for patients suffering originally planted here), the main foundations of a 6thC church, it's there are unfinished walls from from lung and other diseases--the city gate. On the way up you will dedicated to the town's patron the 6thC BC); the oldest evidence first such enterprise in Europe. see some palaces from the 15th saint, a former pope and martyr. of humans actually living here and 16th centuries (including the The Cathedral's treasury includes was found in a cave just 3km The Venetians famous Renaissance-era paintings away to the east dating back to All over the island remains of and one of the oldest Madonna's the beginning of the Early Stone Greek and later Roman in Croatia, dating to 1220. The Age epoch. occupation can still be seen and building next to the Cathedral is visited, but it's the legacy of the Episcopal Palace, now a The history of European tourism, Venice that Hvar celebrates museum whose collection however, began with religious most—a magnificent ensemble of includes art, archival documents, books and vestments. On the south side of the square is Just offshore, the Pakleni islands! Hvar's famous Arsenal theatre, founded in 1612, one of the first municipal theatres in Europe. Its original purpose was to repair Venetian ships, so while the exterior still reflects its origins, the interior was converted to become a performance space in the 19thC.