For a second straight year, a commendable underwater cleaning action took place in Jelsa, Vrboska and Zavala village on Hvar Island. This one was the largest of its kind in 2020. We are witnessing an increase in pollution damaging our rich ecosystem. The biggest problem is the plastic and bulky waste which end up in […]
This year, it has been decided that the regular festival in Jelsa on Hvar island, Wine Fest won’t be held due to epidemiological reasons. As an alternative, Jelsa Tourist Board promptly designed an event to promote local wines in accordance with current measures – Wine Week Jelsa with the slogan: While on the island of […]
The Jelsa Tourist Board revealed the most numerous guests staying on Hvar Island are from Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Croatia. In the first seven months of 2020, Jelsa had a total of 155 thousand overnight stays. Meanwhile, July accounted for 74% of the last year’s overnight stays when compared to the same month […]
Countdown has started – by 2035 Hvar Island will become energy self-sufficient. Plans include installation of three solar power plants with a total power of 42 MW.Citizens of Hvar are in agreement in which direction the island’s energy transition should go. Last week a strategy of energy efficiency was presented, and as Hvar Town mayor […]
For the third year in a row, ‘Katamaran Art 2020’ travels on one of the busiest catamaran lines on the Adriatic, Split – Jelsa (Hvar) operated by Jadrolinija. The name itself refers to this line which transports thousands of passengers every year, especially in summer when all lines to Croatian islands are more frequent. The […]