Beautiful island of Hvar is the sunniest Croatian island and one of the most beautiful islands of the world. Located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of BraÄ, Vis and KorÄula.
Hvar island was put among the ten most beautiful islands in 1997 by the Traveler Magazine.
Hvar town enjoys a sunny Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and hot dry summers. It has 2700 hours of sunshine a year. During winter, if it snows, guests get a free accommodation during snowy days.
For the months of June to September, the average temperature is higher than 20 °C, dropping under 10 °C in just two months of the year (January and February).
The average monthly temperature of the sea, from June through October, is 20 °C. It is not unusual for the sea temperature to reach more than 27 °C.
Friendly people, well-indented coast, numerous picturesque and intact beaches and bays, virgin nature, very rich historic and cultural inheritance, the scents of lavender, European olive trees and wine are the reasons that island Hvar welcomes more and more tourists each year. It has been famous since the antique because of its crucial strategic and nautical position, the culture and natural monuments and the literature.
The beaches are in general rocky – pebble, situated in bays, surrounded by pine forest. Wherever you go you can be sure that you will find perfectly transparent, clean unpolluted sea.
Hvar economy is based on tourism, fishing, agriculture, viticulture, olive growing and especially on lavender and rosemary .
Hvar has always been a great tourist destination and nearly everyone including honeymooners, yachters, sea divers, young people and even retired couples love to spend their holidays in the lap of lush surrounding of this Adriatic island.
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