... We flew into Split and Hvar was our first stop. We planned to stay for one night, but ended up there for three!
It is very easy to get to Hvar, there are regular ferries from Split, and people at the booths speak good English and explain where to get the ferry from.
You arrive on the port, ... Read review
NH Hotels, the hotel chain leader in Europe, with more than 300 hotels in 20 countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa. Enter into our web site and find the best available tariff at all times
Advantages: Small and friendly Disadvantages: Not much nightlife outside summer
...We flew into Split and Hvar was our first stop. We planned to stay for one night, but ended up there for three!
It is very easy to get to Hvar, there are regular ferries from Split, and people at the booths speak good English and explain where to get the ferry from.
You arrive on the port, which is a two minute walk from the main town square. Hvar is a small town, with gorgeous cobbled streets, old stone houses and friendly cafes and ... ...is on the harbour in Hvar town, there was a very swanky cocktail bar, and the guides say there is a lot of nightlife during the summer but we didn't see much in April.
There is a castle worth visiting for the views, and apart from that it is easy to hire bikes to cycle around the island. There are also regular boats to nearby small islands where you can go to the beach for a day. This is necessary if you want a sand beach, as most of the beaches ... more
My friend and I planned to go island hopping off the coast of Croatia. We flew into Split and Hvar was our first stop. We planned to stay for one night, but ended up there for three! It is very easy to get to Hvar, there are regular ferries from Split, and people at the booths speak good English and explain where to get the ferry from. You arrive on the port, which is a two minute walk from the main town square. Hvar is a small town, with gorgeous cobbled streets, old stone houses and friendly cafes and restaurants looking out onto the square. You can eat for £15, with local or Italian dishes on offer. For accommodation, you are met off the ferry by local people offering photos of rooms or apartments, and they will take you to these. We booked ours in advance, and were very pleased, the apartment was spacious and clean, and only 15 minutes walk from the town square. Be warned that most accommodation is at the top of a steep hill though! We went to some nice small bars, and most of the 'nightlife' is on the harbour in Hvar town, there was a very swanky cocktail bar, and the guides say there is a lot of nightlife during the summer but we didn't see much in April. There is a castle worth visiting for the views, and apart from that it is easy to hire bikes to cycle around the island. There are also regular boats to nearby small islands where you can go to the beach for a day. This is necessary if you want a sand beach, as most of the beaches on Hvar are rocky. We spent a lovely three days on Hvar, wandering the shops, drinking coffee and eating out and recommend it for a relaxing visit.
Advantages: Lovely place...can go visit the islands easily from here, cheap Disadvantages: There is a limit to how much you can do in Split itself
do.
Split is a reasonably large town (for Croatia anyways), and here it is that you will find the markets and better nightlife. I would seriously recommend that you go to the Diocesian Palace, and walk through the tunnel which is filled with stalls selling jewellery and other bric-a-brac and cool stuff. By the harbour there are many nice cafes, bars and ice cream parlours where you can sit and admire the view of the very calm and clear waters of the Adriatic Sea.
As mentioned earlier Split is situated in a great place for visiting the islands. It was a friend's 18th birthday when we were in Croatia, so to celebrate we went to the island called Brac, (although there is also the HvarIsland, which is slightly further away and apparently also worht a visit). We took a short ferry ride (about an hour), from Split port to Supetar ...
Beautiful small Venetian-built fishing town, stunning scenery, delicious food, friendly and totally unspoilt. Also incredibly cheap (icecream 20p, lux
Istrian peninsula very Italian influenced, sheltered from the war so perhaps not the "real Croatia." No theme parks, rowdiness, big clubs or burger ba (*)
