Drive to Hvar Town, the island's hub, presided over by a 16th-century hilltop fortress.
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Hvar Adventure ( hvar-adventure.com) offers sailing jaunts to the coves of the Paklinski archipelago.
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Sometimes he goes to Hvar to see his wife, but after a day he is back on the island.
Aloe lace is made in Croatia only by Benedictine nuns in the town of Hvar.
Wrap up with cocktails and DJ-spun tunes at Carpe Diem ( carpe-diem-hvar.com), the pioneer of Croatia's beachfront lounge bars.
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Hvar is also famed for the lavender fields that dot its interior, which is largely unexplored by those who visit.
Return to Hvar for Dalmatian tapas at Konoba Menego ( menego.hr), a place so old-fashioned, the staff wears traditional outfits.
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Come dinner time, grab a table at Gariful ( hvar-gariful.hr) for just-caught fish grilled with olive oil, herbs and garlic.
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Have Secret Hvar take you to one of the secluded beaches on the island's south coast before heading back to town.
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Also popular are the islands, from Rab in the north to Hvar, Brac, Korcula, even Vis, although it is more remote.
To explore Hvar's unsung highlights, take the car ferry from Split, Dalmatia's capital, to the ancient town of Stari Grad on Hvar's western coast.
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The next day, book a tour with Secret Hvar ( secrethvar.com), a local outfitter that takes visitors into the island's interior and to see hidden chunks of coastline.
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At least three distinct traditions of Lace making in Croatia persist today, centred on the towns of Pag on the Adriatic, Lepoglava in northern Croatia and Hvar on the Dalmatian island of the same name.
"Prosek is an established brand that has been produced in these areas for more than two thousand years, " Croatian winemaker Andro Tomic said at his Romanesque winery in Jelsa, a picturesque town on the Adriatic island of Hvar.
After mass on Maundy Thursday before the Christian holiday of Easter, each of six villages on the Dalmatian island of Hvar in southern Croatia sends out a group that will proceed through the other villages in a circle, covering twenty-five kilometres in eight hours before returning home.
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