Hvar Travel

Visit island hvar one of the 10 most beautiful island of the world...

Cristal blue sea, marvellous bays and pebble beaches, mild climate, lush vegetation, vineyards, olive groves, endless fields of lavander, historical and cultural sights make the Island Hvar, undoubtedly, the most attractive destination...

Jelsa

Jelsa

  • Jelsa - heart of the island surrounded by pine woods and beautiful beaches. Jelsa is a tourist centre on the northern side of the central part of the island. It used to be one of the most significant maritime, shipbuilding and trade centres of the Adriatic, starting point for ocean-going sailing vessels carrying best wines of Hvar,

,olive oil and salted fish. It was a homeland of many famous captains and seamen, and among them was Niko Dubokovic, the most prominent captain. As a small town and port it was first mentioned in 14th century, but discoveries from the Neolithic, the Roman and the Illyrian times testifiy how old the history of the island actually is... Dense pine woods, beautiful sandy beaches, vineyards and olive groves make Jelsa particularly attractive. Situated in the middle of the island it is almost an ideal starting point for many excursions organized to reveal you the beauty of the islands of Hvar and Brac, and Makarska... Gastronomic offer of traditional dishes, top-quality Hvar wines, beauty of the town, position, variety of accomodation and recreation are all attributes which make Jelsa one of the favorite destinations of many tourists...

Accommodation in Jelsa

Jelsa Sights

The old town of Jelsa (Civitas Vetus Ielsae) -the remnants of the onetime fortress wall situated in auto camp Mina are a living testimony of the existance of this old town... Today’s wall is between 2,5 and 3 m tall and in the lower layer we can still find the holes for the guards.

Not far from the Fortress wall, on the site of today’s cementery the Augustians built monastery which existed until 1787. Only the church with tower bell from 1605 is still preserved.

The first houses were built around the Gothic church of St Michael
Another group of houses developed around the Baroque church of St John in the 15th century. This church is placed at the picturesque town square, and surrounded by the Renessaince and the Baroque houses of the boat owners of Jelsa.

The parish church of Sts Fabian and Sebastian was built in the 16th century. A part of the church was reshaped in the fortress. An interesting stone collection is exhibited in the church courtyard. The church keeps valuable artefacts among which is also the polyptych by Urban de Surgge from Bavaria.

In the 70-ies of the 19th century the Park of Jelsa was completed and within it we can find the statue of the captain Niko Dubokovic. This Park is one of the biggest and pretiest in Dalmatia.

Along with the sights connected to the relatively modern history we can still find, on 3 sites around Jelsa, examples from the Neolithic and the ancient times...
Grapceva cave is the cradle of Hvar's culture and civilization. The cave is one of the prehistoric findings dating back to the New Stone Age (Neolithic Period) 5000 - 4000 years BC and one of the oldest discoveries in the Adriatic and the Mediterranean.

Tor is a square tower built of megalithic (Cyclopean) blocks of more than 2 m long. It was built on the hill south-east of Jelsa and overlooks the whole area of the islands of Hvar and Brac. The archeologists believe it to belong to the 3rd century BC.

The city - Grod was built to the east on the hill in the late ancient times. This fortification was the base of mighty family Slavogost, who rebelled against the Venetians who destroyed this town...

In the nearby bay of St Luka we can see the remnants of buildings and pottery from the Roman period. Supposedly, it was the settlement with a port in the ancient times.

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  • Villa Orange
    Villa Orange (Jelsa) Apartment 4+2
  • Apartments Kalina
    Apartments Kalina (Jelsa) Apartment 6+0
  • Apartments Urban
    Apartments Urban (Jelsa) Apartment 2+2
  • Villa Jelena
    Villa Jelena (Jelsa) Apartment 2+2

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