Croatia 🇭🇷, Hvar Island

Hvar is a long narrow island, in 1997 the Traveller magazine named it one of the ten most beautiful islands in the world. Lavender fields, vineyards and hills offering fabulous views of the mountains of mainland Europe are a wonderful place to relax. There are many charming villages on the island, if you want to relax, head to the southeast, to an almost untouched part of the island.

In the XV and XVI centuries Hvar belonged to Venice and was a prosperous island. Here, in the city of Hvar, the Venetian fleet was located in the Adriatic Sea. In 1571, Turkish troops plundered the city. Many of the buildings that can be admired today were erected at the end of the XVI century or later.

St. Stephen's Square is the largest in Dalmatia. Shops and cafes are located on its sides, one end of the square faces a small harbor, on the other - there is a majestic cathedral of the XVI century.