All 28 places on the island

Destinations on Hvar

Every town, village and cove · each with its own guide, beaches and villas nearby.

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Hvar Town & the West

The glamour side: Hvar town, lavender villages and the famous south-coast coves.

Hvar Town

Pokonji Dol, Mekicevica and the Pakleni islands

Brusje

Lavender country above the north coast coves

Velo Grablje

Milna beaches below the village

Malo Grablje

Milna, a 25-minute walk down

Milna

Mala and Vela Milna pebble beaches

Zarace

Two coves under the cliffs

Dubovica

The famous Dubovica cove

Sveta Nedjelja

Lucisce bay and wild south-coast coves

Stari Grad, Jelsa & the Centre

UNESCO history, family promenades, wine villages and the sunny south slopes.

Stari Grad

Lanterna and the bays of the Stari Grad plain

Dol

Quiet north-side coves near Stari Grad

Rudina

Hidden northern coves

Selca near Stari Grad

Northern bays a short drive away

Vrbanj

Vrboska pinewood beaches nearby

Vrboska

Pine-shaded pebble beaches and the Glavica peninsula

Jelsa

Mina and the pinewood beaches of Glavica

Pitve

Zavala beaches through the old tunnel

Svirce

South-coast bays via Pitve

Vrisnik

South-coast bays a short drive away

Zavala

Long pebble beaches facing Scedro island

Ivan Dolac

Sunny south-coast beaches under the vineyards

The Wild East

Untouched villages and coves from Poljica to Sucuraj · Hvar as it used to be.

Poljica

Quiet eastern coves

Zastrazisce

Small bays on both coasts

Gdinj

A dozen wild coves below the village

Gromin Dolac

Wild coves below Humac

Humac

Vela Stiniva cove below the hamlet

Bogomolje

Remote coves reached by gravel roads

Selca near Bogomolje

Untouched eastern bays

Sucuraj

Cesminica and Perna beaches by the village

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Every available stay on Hvar on one map. Zoom into a town or bay and tap a marker for live prices.

Know the island

Choosing your place on Hvar

28 towns and villages, three very different corners of one island.

Three faces of one island

The west end lives fast around Hvar Town, the centre around Stari Grad and Jelsa moves at half that speed, and the wild east past Sucuraj barely moves at all. Same island, three different holidays.

Where first timers should go

Hvar Town if you want the riva, restaurants and boats to the Pakleni islands. You can day trip everywhere else from there, and the sunset from the fortress settles most doubts.

Where the quiet is

Sveta Nedjelja under the vineyards, Zavala and Ivan Dolac on the south slope, Milna and Zarace in their coves: places where the loudest thing after dark is the sea.

Getting between places

One main road runs the length of the island: a car or scooter covers it easily, buses link the main towns, and taxi boats reach the coves the road never will.

Beaches by place

Every destination page lists its nearest beaches with honest access notes, or browse all of them on the beach map and pick your base backwards from the water.

Sleep where it suits you

Each place page shows live accommodation nearby, from old town apartments to villas with pools above the coves.

Wine country

The south slope around Sveta Nedjelja and Ivan Dolac grows the island's best Plavac Mali, with family wineries pouring tastings a few steps from the sea.

The UNESCO plain

Between Stari Grad and Vrboska lies the Stari Grad Plain, an agricultural landscape worked since Greek times and protected by UNESCO. Walk or cycle it early in the morning.

Hvar destinations, common questions

Which town is best for a first visit to Hvar?

Hvar Town, without much debate: it has the most restaurants, the easiest boat connections and the Pakleni islands in front of it. Base there once, then explore the rest and pick a quieter favourite for next time.

Hvar Town or Stari Grad, what is the difference?

Hvar Town is livelier, with nightlife and yacht traffic. Stari Grad is one of the oldest towns in Europe, calmer and greener, with the car ferry port and the UNESCO listed Stari Grad Plain beside it. Twenty minutes apart, completely different mood.

Where do I find the quietest places on the island?

Head south and east: Sveta Nedjelja, Ivan Dolac and Zavala under the ridge, Zarace and Milna in their coves, and the wild east around Sucuraj where tourism barely reaches. Perfect with a car and no plans.

Do I need a car to explore the destinations?

For the main towns, no: buses and taxis manage. For the small villages, south coast coves and the east, a car or scooter changes everything and turns the island into one big day trip.

Which places are best for families?

Stari Grad, Jelsa and Vrboska: shallow calm bays, flat promenades and pine shade. Hvar Town works too with the right base away from the late night streets.

Can I visit several places in one day?

Easily. The whole island is about 68 km long: a morning in Stari Grad, lunch in Jelsa and sunset in Hvar Town is a completely normal day with a car.

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