Hvar - 150 godina organiziranog turizma
Hvar is an island in Croatia, off the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It belongs to the group of Central Dalmatian islands. Due to the large number of sunny days, it is often called Sunny Hvar.
Hvar belongs to the group of central Dalmatian islands. It is located in the Split-Dalmatia County, in the middle of a group of islands that are part of this county. Looking at the immediate neighborhood, to the north of it is the island of Brač, and to the south of it are Šćedro (from which it is separated by the Šćedor Channel), Vis (more towards the southwest), the Paklin Islands, Korčula and the Pelješac peninsula.
It is 72 km long and 10.5 km wide at its widest part. The total length of its coastline is 254.2 km. Its surface area is 299.7 km2, which makes it the fourth Croatian island by area. The highest peak is St. Nikola, on which there is a chapel, 628 m high.
The road connecting the town of Hvar on the west side and Sućuraj on the east side of the island is 84 km long. The island of Hvar is mostly covered with pine forest, which makes for an extremely pleasant climate and vineyards that produce up to 50,000 hectoliters of wine per year.
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