Best Anchorages in Hvar Island

Stari Grad (literally 'Old Town') sits at the head of a 7km-long deep inlet — one of the finest natural harbours in the entire Mediterranean.

Hvar town is the most glamorous sailing destination in Croatia — a baroque Renaissance town with a magnificent arsenal, Franciscan monastery, and the lively Španjola fortress above the harbour.

Palmižana is the most famous anchorage in the Paklinski Islands and one of the most celebrated sailing destinations in the Adriatic — a beautiful pine-fringed bay on the island of Sv.

Vinogradišće ('the vineyard place') is Palmižana's quieter neighbour — a beautiful, pine-shaded cove on the SW coast of Sv.

Vlaka is the most remote and pristine anchorage in the Paklinski Islands — an outer island cove facing the open Adriatic with extraordinarily clear water and zero tourist infrastructure.

Jelsa is a pleasant mid-island town on the N coast of Hvar with a well-equipped harbour, regular ferry connections to Split, and significantly less tourist intensity than Hvar town.

Vrboska is nicknamed 'Little Venice' for the canal that runs through the village centre — stone bridges arch over the water, houses line the channel, and boats tie stern-to outside their owners' front doors.

Sućuraj occupies the extreme eastern tip of Hvar island, connected by ferry to Drvenik Veli on the mainland.

Zavala is one of the most dramatic and distinctive anchorages on Hvar — a small S-coast settlement tucked below towering white limestone cliffs, accessible from the sea or via a remarkable single-lane tunnel through the island from Pitve.

Milna Cove on the NW Hvar coast is a quiet, off-the-beaten-track anchorage on one of the most overlooked stretches of the island.