Hvar - island with mostly sunny days per year - part 1

Time of visit- August, 2008

Hvar is an island in Croatia with a mostly sunny and very few rainy days which can ensure a successful holiday. Hvar is often visited off season because of warm and pleasant climate throughout the year. This island is famous for its fields of lavender. Hvar is the fashionable place often visited by famous names, which is the reason for higher prices for food and accommodation.

If traveling by car you can reach Hvar by taking a ferry from Drvenik to Sucuraj or from Split to Stari Grad. Our route was Drvenik - Sucuraj. After 25 min ferry ride we arrived in Sucuraj.

The distance From Sucuraj to the central part of Hvar town Jelsa is 49 km, but the road is very narrow and with curves.

The road Sucuraj - Jelsa.

From Jelsa town which is located in the central part of the island to the town of Hvar, the road is a great, new and expanded.

Our choice of accommodation was a little place Milna that is located 4 km from the town of Hvar so you can easily go to town for a walk or for evening entertainment, and still have a peaceful holiday surrounded by beautiful bays and beaches on which you can enjoy through the day.

Milna has several beaches. Here is a view from our room towards the bays of Milna.

The first beach is in Milna, and the second beach Milna 2 can be reached by walking by the sea through the auto camp. The Milna 2 has a restaurant that is crowded during the day. The restaurant offers sun umbrellas.

The last one Milna 3 can be reached by walking for about 10 minutes on foot. This beach is a nudist beach, but with beautiful green color and crystalline water and sailboats often stop here.

Hvar beaches are mostly with white stone and many rocks, so you must be prepared with suitable footwear for water. The only beaches with sand are in the vicinity of Jelsa and auto camp Mlaska.

Auto camp Mlaska is located near Sucuraj by the road towards the town Jelsa. The Auto camp has two beach and one of them is a nudist beach. Both beaches are connected with cement coast. The Hvar has many nudist beaches which are marked as FKK. The beach sand is minimal, and the coast is cemented, but the water is clean and a beautiful turquoise.

The second sandy beach is in front of Jelsa town, which is also mostly cemented coast and in the water is fine sand and shallow.

In the central part of the island on the south side you can find places with purest water on the island, but mostly rocky and with small beaches. To get to these places-Zavala, Ivan Dolac and Sveta Nedelja before the town Jelsa you take the way to the place Plitve. In Plitve there is a tunnel that is one-way and direction in both ways is controlled by traffic lights with motion sensor. The tunnel is narrow, low and increases adrenaline.

One of the most beautiful and cleanest waters of Hvar is the water in place Zavala. The road to this place is full of serpentine and narrow roads, but after you make it through here you will meet the purest water on the island. The beaches are small and there are many rocky sections.Ivan Dolac with the rocky coast.

The auto camp Jagodna is situated after Ivan Dolac and can be reached through a steep narrow road. The beach is small, and with early shadow in the afternoon.

In Sv. Nedelja we didn't find the beach, but we found this lonеly tree.