The major places (all on the coast of the island) are: the town of Hvar, Stari Grad, Jelsa, Su?uraj and Vrboska.
Island Hvar is separated from the island of Brac (by the Hvar Channel), from the island of Vis (by the Vis Channel), from the island of Kor?ula (by the Kor?ula Channel) and from peninsula Peljesac (by the Neretva Channel), while the east cape of the island (Su?uraj) is located just three nautical miles away from the mainland (Drvenik on Makarska Riviera). In front of the western part of the southern coast of Hvar are Pakleni Islands (Pakleni Otoci), and in front of the middle part the island of Š?edro.
Island of Hvar is famous for its pleasant Mediterranean climate.
The island of Hvar has three fish canneries: Su?uraj, Vrboska and Hvar. Major places on the island are connected by the regional road D-116 Hvar – Su?uraj. Ferry lines: Su?uraj – Drvenik, Stari Grad – Split, Stari Grad – Ancona (Italy). Boat lines: Hvar – Split and Jelsa – Bol (island Brac) – Split. Numerous tumuli on the island are of Illyrian origin. In Roman times Hvar lost its earlier importance.
In the 7th century
Island of Hvar came under the Principality of Croatia (Kingdom of Croatia since 925 till 1102). In the 16th and the 17th centuries Hvar was a prominent centre of the Croatian literature (Petar Hektorovi?, Hanibal Luci?). The town of Hvar and other towns and villages on the
island have numerous architectural and cultural monuments, which bear witness to outstanding artistic traditions of the
island, the economic prosperity of its population and the relations.
Island of Hvar used to maintain with cultural centres of the past centuries.
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