Cruises to Hvar, Croatia
Port description
With its lovely mild climate, Hvar has become a busy tourist destination full of historical monuments and archaeological sites. Hvar is a pretty port full of limestone houses amid green hills by an azure blue sea. Each spring the island is covered with lavender from which the islanders make the famous lavender oil.
Typical Excursion
Hvar Island Highlights: The island of Hvar is a well-known tourist destination, thanks to its mild climate and lush subtropical vegetation. The island is rich in cultural and historic monuments and remnants of ancient times can still be seen in most settlements on the island. Romantic Hvar: Year round, the sun pours down on Hvar, making its limestone towns sparkle amid green hills, rocky terrain and a sea of clear cobalt blue. Every spring, the island dons a purple cloak and the air is filled with the heady smell of lavender, from which the islanders make sweet-smelling oil that seems to perfume the air the rest of the year. The island of Hvar is a well-known tourist destination, thanks to its mild climate and lush subtropical vegetation.
