You can't resist the call of rich taste? Start from California, France or Hungary and follow the track of Hvar winemakers to the island with wine-growing slopes once occupied by Ionian Greeks. You are fascinated by subtle scent? Brazil, Germany and England still remember rosemary oil once exported from the sunniest pearl of the Adriatic Sea. Your passion is sweet? Honey collected from purple lavender fields was preferred by Roman owners of villa rustica scattered among bays and hidden with pine trees. All your wishes will lead you to Hvar – the island of violent past, irresistible warm sea and even warmer hospitability. Visit one of the largest island bays to discover Hvar – "the city of marble", earthly pleasures and Mediterranean relaxed atmosphere, protected by the fortress Fortica from the land and by Hvar rocks – Pakleni islands from the sea…
Pakleni Islands
Centuries ago rocky coasts of Pakleni islands witnessed galleys, their sides smeared with paklina (pine resin), resting and waiting to sail againg. The resin was washed out years ago but the hospitable islands of Vodnjak (the large and the small one) Klement, Jerolim and Pločice rocks still attract those who love clean sea and nature to their sand and pebble beaches. Embark on a boat in Hvar steered by barkarioli who sail between these heavenly islands several times a day or turn the bow of your ship towards ACI marina Palmižana – one of the peaceful harbours of the Pakleni islands. And if you choose to sneak between Planinkovac and Marinkovac island, in the Ždrilca bay, protected from the strong southern wind, you will find the most beautiful surprise…
