The town of Hvar is a unique fusion of luxurious Mediterranean nature, rich cultural and historical heritage, and mundane, tourist present. Located in the picturesque nature, facing south, side of the world that has given all Mediterranean attraction and cheerfulness, facing sea, that he was splendid and repeatable history, Hvar is an inexhaustible treasury of the scenery, atmosphere and adventure.
The name comes from the word PHAROS - Greek name for island and town, that stood where today Stari Grad (Hvar which is in the 13th century assumed the title of the island's center). Glory and power of Hvar gained during the Middle Ages as an important port within the Venetian maritime empire. Today, the island's tourism hub and one of the favorite tourist destinations in Dalmatian riviera - a town of smiling and courteous people, almost entirely dedicated to tourism.
Most important industry is tourism the island, and wine, animal husbandry, cultivation of olive trees and fig trees, fishing is a widely known and Hvar lavender. Hvar Island has a Mediterranean climate with very dry western part of the island (the western part of the island belongs to the driest areas of Croatian.
