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Central Dalmatia · Splitsko-dalmatinska

Hvar

Hvar is the longest Adriatic island and the sunniest part of the coast: Hvar town and the Pakleni islands in the west, Stari Grad, Jelsa and Vrboska in the north.

Area (km²)
297
Population
10,678
Highest peak (m)
628

Hvar stretches almost seventy kilometres from east to west. Hvar town is one of the most visited places on the Adriatic, and Stari Grad is among the oldest towns in Europe: the plain that Greek colonists divided up is still farmed within the same boundaries today and is protected by UNESCO.

Hvar harbour is overcrowded in summer and open to the south, so most crews leave the boat in the Palmižana marina on the Pakleni islands and come into town by water taxi. Stari Grad lies at the head of a long, protected bay with a town quay and buoys. Vrboska has a marina and Jelsa a town harbour. The Hvar Channel strengthens the maestral in the afternoon, which suits sailors.

For boaters

ACI marina Palmižana (Sveti Klement), ACI marina Vrboska, the town harbours of Hvar, Stari Grad, Jelsa and Sućuraj, Tiha bay in Stari Grad Bay.

Marinas and harbours

Fuel

  • INA Hvar

    Mon-Sat 07:00-19:00 · Sun 07:00-13:00

  • INA Vrboska-marina

    Mon-Sat 07:00-21:00 · Sun 07:00-14:00

    +385 91 497 1472

Anchorages

  • Uvala Tiha (Luka Tiha)

    Sheltered from Bura

    Open to Oštro, Lebić

    An undeveloped five-armed bay on the north side of Stari Grad Bay: excellent in bura, with swell in southerly winds, so choose the arm to suit the wind. The buoy field is laid only in some seasons, while the concrete blocks and lines stay on the seabed: watch out for them when anchoring.

  • Uvala Mala Milna

    Sheltered from Bura, Maestral

    Open to Jugo, Oštro

    The buoys lie in front of the beach and in the small western inlet Polkonji Dol; they are managed by the Milna restaurants, so book ahead in season. Avoid the bay when jugo is forecast.

  • Uvala Pribinja

    Sheltered from Levant, Jugo, Oštro, Lebić, Pulenat

    Open to Tramontana

    The buoys belong to the konobas (one at the head of the eastern arm, one in the southern part of the bay) and are meant for their guests: call ahead and pick up a buoy of the restaurant you are going to. The buoys leave little room to anchor, so boats anchor further out in 8 to 15 m with a line ashore, especially in bura; the anchor holds well only on the sandy patches. The north-eastern part of the bay is fenced off as a bathing area.

  • Uvala Stupišće (Tiha)

    Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Pulenat, Maestral

    Open to Jugo, Oštro

    An arm of Tiha bay with buoys of the same concession holder as the other arms; an older source (2017) lists only anchoring on your own anchor here. On entering Tiha keep clear of the rock off the western point (Mali Rati). In season the buoys fill up early.

  • Uvala Zavala (Stari Grad)

    Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Levant

    Open to Oštro, Lebić, Pulenat

    A buoy field on the north shore of Stari Grad bay; some buoys lie very close to the shore. The small restaurant in the bay is open in season only and, by older reports, has a few buoys of its own separate from the paid field.

Bays on the island

  • Badnjena uvala
  • Balun
  • Bočina
  • Bonj
  • Borova uvala
  • Carevića vala
  • Crni bok
  • Doboška pazuha
  • Dobrišova uvala
  • Dragojevac
  • Duboka
  • Duboka uvala
  • Duga uvala
  • Glavna uvala
  • Gnjila uvala
  • Gromin dolac
  • Ivančev bok
  • Jagodna uvala
  • Južnja
  • Ključna uvala
  • Kobil - dolac
  • Kozja uvala
  • Krivi dolac
  • Krivodolac
  • Križna lučica
  • Lozna uvala
  • Lučica
  • Lučica Tisno
  • Lučina vala
  • Lučišće
  • Luka Gračišće
  • Luka Hvar
  • Luka Mrtinovik
  • Luka Sućuraj
  • Luka Tiha
  • Luka Vira
  • Luka Vrboska
  • Mala Burina pazuha
  • Mala Garška uvala
  • Mala Kopačna uvala
  • Mala Lučica
  • Mala Travna uvala
  • Mala zečja uvala
  • Mali bok
  • Mudri dolac
  • Paklena
  • Pelegrinska uvala
  • Petrov bok
  • Priluka
  • Radočin dol
  • Rapa
  • Ravni Doci
  • Široka uvala
  • Smokova uvala
  • Sridnja
  • Stara uvala
  • Starigradski zaljev
  • Stiniški Dolac
  • Stipanska uvala
  • Tiha uvala
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Routes that call at the island

Croatian islands

Neighbouring islands

Safety

Emergency at sea

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Before you call, have ready the boat's position (coordinates or the nearest headland, island or bay), the number of people on board and a description of the problem. A call to 112 is put through to the maritime rescue centre.

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