The view is worth the hike

Hiking uphill sometimes is too hard, but St. Nicolas peek (626 m) is bringing some great feelings back to you.

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WALKING THROUGH HISTORY ON HVAR ISLAND

„Get lost travel“/Day Tour

This tour is a fine chance to see country you may never get to see again. Once we get there, the local guide will show you everything related to this secret place full of ancestral stories while enjoying the stunning landscapes.

Old olive mill/great spot to hear story about the olive oil making

With the traditional method, olives are crushed as old times, this means, with stone mills.Olives are introduced in the stone mills to be crushed, after this they are introduced in a press to take out olive oil.

A hidden island gem

For the vacationers who like to travel away from tourist crowds, this tour will be love at first sight.

Exploring the inland hilly and mountainous terrain with great scenic paths.

Along the ancient shepherd trails you can enjoy walking and barely see a soul. Walking may not be the first thing you associate with Croatia's premier party island, but Hvar's Mediterranean magic extends far beyond music and clubbing.

Natural Hvar Green Tour

Myrtle shrubs, thyme, rosemary, lavender and mastic trees, or almost alpine with meadows and bare rocks, this is the scenery you will discover during this „Green hiking tour“.

Velo Grablje, which was once the center of lavender production in Dalmatian County

Today the village has been almost abandoned but still many people in the area come here on a daily basis to work in their fields, celebrate mass and socialize.

Relaxing nature walk through the green and lush island forest

Spending time outside is good for everyone. Taking a long walk to clear your head and smelling flowers in wilderness is a dependable way to feel better. The effect is real, and over the years, scientists have shown that nature can provide stress relief, increase social interaction, encourage physical exercise and even help soothe mental illness.

Hvar/idyllic place to admire the crystal clear water, lush greenery and blue sky

St.Nicolas Peak/edge of paradise,unique photo-worthy spot. With a healthy array of indigenous plants this scenic island boasts a natural environment teeming with some of the country most impressive scenery.

Wild herbs collecting

Hvar’s pastures, ie meadows full of Mediterranean plants, as the primary motive in creating our nature-inspired program, are the most well-kept treasures that lie on our island.

Pityeia/the oldest-known name for the island was mentioned as being one of the Liburnian isles

Smaller towns and villages hidden from crowded waterfronts offering exceptional panoramic views and some of the most beautiful stone architecture with an unusual history, amazing natural sights.

Sunny-honey island

Most of the plant species of the Croatian islands consists of aromatic and medicinal herbs, forests and shrub vegetation. Aromatic, medicinal and some edible plants have been used in the region since antiquity. To produce the honey, the bees collect the nectar from a multitude of flowering plants and from the honeydews from other insects living in trees (e.g. pine trees), concentrate it and store it in their honeycombs.

Peaceful inland hills

Although most visitors spend their holiday season along coastal towns of the island, it’s the heartland that offers genuine peace with a wealth of scents the slopes and hills respire of.

HVAR'S APOTHECARY

Learning about Hvar’s flora with a “walking encyclopedia”, or a man who has been using medicinal herbs for more than half a century to help his neighbors and islanders in preventing various physical discomforts is big honor.

Guards of natural wild herbs recipes

As a rich wealth of information far from the internet, we rely on oral lore of island locals who have inherited their knowledge from their experienced ancestors.

Fragrance island

Fragrant wild plants from Hvar, unique to the Mediterranean region, which have remained unchanged in their native wilderness for centuries.

Our artist ancestors that has left its mark all over the island

Dry stone walls have been traditionally used as arable land and pasture boundaries. It was very hard work for local farmers; they had to move rocks and stones to clear space if they wanted to grow olive trees and grapevines.

Head to these small island towns to discover a country's soul

Through the years this village became depopulated, but nature has been left pretty much undisturbed, so you could say it’s an untouched ecological paradise.

Old lime kiln

Lime kilns were structures in which limestone was heated to a high temperature to produce quicklime. As the pictures show a particularly well preserved example of a lime kiln can be seen on a big slope nearby the Stari Grad.

Traditional island stone village just below the old road from Hvar Town to Stari Grad

Velo Grablje was established in the 15th century. Today it has preserved its cultural and historical monuments and some of which date from prehistoric times.