Photos from Hvar, Croatia

Hvar is a Croa­tian island in the Adria­tic Sea, loca­ted off the Dal­ma­tian coast, lying bet­ween the islands of Brac, Vis and Kor­cula. Appro­xi­ma­tely 68 km long, with a high east-west ridge of Meso­zoic limes­tone and dolo­mite, the island of Hvar is unu­sual in the area for having a large fer­tile coas­tal plain, and fresh water springs. Its hill­si­des are cove­red in pine forests, with vine­yards, olive gro­ves, fruit orchards and laven­der fields in the agri­cul­tu­ral areas. The cli­mate is cha­rac­te­ri­zed by mild win­ters, and warm sum­mers with many hours of sunshine. The island has 11,103 resi­dents, making it the 4th most popu­la­ted of the Croa­tian islands.

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Trg Sveti Stjepana, Hvar

Trg Sveti Stje­pana, Hvar

Hvar harbour

Hvar har­bour

Hotel Podstine, Hvar

Hotel Pods­tine, Hvar

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  1. hotel podstine says:
    Monday April 5, 2010 at 9:27

    […] pods­tine Pho­tos from Hvar, Croa­tia | Jimmy’s weblogH­var is a Croa­tian island in the Adria­tic Sea, loca­ted off the Dalmatian […]

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