Category: Hvar Story

Agave lace The Benedictine nuns make lace fibres using various tecniques: tenerife, tenerife with netting, filet embroidery and a particular technique called antika. The particular characteristic of the lace motifs is the fact that they are made without a template, inspired by the spur of the moment and created according to the imagination of the Benedictine nuns. The lace is never washed or...

Hvar, the cradle of Croatian tourism, is celebrating this year 150th anniversary of tourism. Hvar geographic position, its favourable climate, clear sea and rich culture heritage favoured the development of the organized tourism in the distant 1868, when the «Health Society»was founded. The society was stimulating and going in step with tourism development. It was opening the gate to make it...

Hvar Heritage and Culture Hvar is one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean, its hillsides are covered in pine forests, with vineyards, olive groves, fruit orchards and lavender fields in the agricultural areas and its climate is characterized by mild winters, and warm summers with many hours of sunshine so it is no wonder that the island was the center of attention for many who have...

Places to visit in Hvar • Hvar Town Beside Dubrovnik, Hvar is the epicenter of the Dalmatian travel industry. Holidaymakers come to be around the yachts lined along the harbor and among the revelers forking out more than top dollars to party into the night. In high season this pretty petite Venetian capital of 3000 locals on the island’s south-west tip overflows with 30.000 visitors every...