Hvar Fortress

This morning, we woke up to discover the storm we saw on the first night had caught up with us. We were disappointed to hear that our trip to the Blue Caves in Vis had been cancelled due to the weather. Instead, we set sail early for Hvar, the captain confident that the weather was going to improve - he claims he can feel the weather changing in …

... the town. Construction began on the current incarnation in the 13th century with funding from the town's salt wealth. The fortress was called Španjola, probably because a team of Spanish engineers assisted with the project in the 14th century. It ...

... 't decide to post back my warm jumper as well. The town is really pretty, with old medieval streets, topped by a Venetian fortress which gives great views over the harbour. THe seafood here is excellent, and there are many secluded little coves. Tonight ...

... we reached the edge of the town and crossed a road, still climbing upwards as we saw a sign with a picture of the fortress and a red arrow pointing through an archway. Clearly we were on the right track. Always a comforting thought. Through the arch ...

... 't take too long to view the sites, especially as most of them were closed. So we walked up the hill to the town fortress for views of the neighbouring islands. Back at the royal residence, Marija had said that 3 minutes in the opposite direction would ...

... we ran into the people we met from Brazil also staying at our hotel and increased our group to 6. The fortress gives some pretty awesome views of Hvar and the surrounding islands. We then went down to the dungeon and saw where they kept the prisoners. ...

... next couple of nights.  We dumped the bags and headed back to the square for a spot of breakfast. Hvar  is apparently the sunniest place in Croatia and is also famed for it's Lavender fields. One of the other things it should be famous for is ...

... (cathedral, church, town hall, theatre). This is going to sound like everywhere else we have been in Croatia, but topping the hill is a Venetian fortress with great views down to the red roofs of the old town. After Dubrovnik, Hvar apparently gets the ...

... the island around some ocean cliffs and through some vineyards and olive groves. Once we'd arrived we hiked up to the old fortress on top of a hill overlooking the town. We were able to wander round an explore some dungeon prisons and old canons on the ...

... us more of, Italy or Morocco. It is a labyrinth of winding alleys curving around  medieval stone walls topped by a Venetian fortress, which by the way is well worth the walk up too. It has 13th century palaces and marble paved streets that are ...

... and steps on my way up to the castle. Not complaining though, not a bad place to be lost! The castle was a walled fortress complete with canyons and a pirates-of-the-Caribbean looking prison. Ran into a few others there and stopped to have a pint ...