The Best Beaches On The Island Of Hvar, Croatia
One of the most beautiful islands on the world is Hvar, with annual average of approximately 2700 sunny hours per year.
Island has beautiful and unique beaches. Wherever you decide to swim on the island, you will find crystal clear and unpolluted sea.
The island of Hvar is abundant with beaches so visitors can swim on a different beach every day. Some of them are very popular, but there are also plenty hidden bays and beaches. Some hidden beaches are still waiting to be discovered.
The beaches are mostly rocky and pebbly, surrounded by pine trees and low vegetation. The naturally sandy beaches are mostly located on the northern side of the island because of the north wind and waves which are stronger than those on the south side of the island.
Hell Islands (Pakleni otoci) are the prettiest part of Hvar Riviera, if not of whole Croatian Riviera. The name comes from the slime, the type of pine pitch which was used in shipbuilding.
Most of the beaches on the hell islands are for nudists. You can find beautiful pebbly and sandy beaches with several swimming areas and tourist excursions.
The Hell Islands is made of a group of 20 islands and islets. They are natural unique phenomenon that leaves everyone breathless. A chain of woody islands are dipped in the clean and azure blue sea. There are many small hidden beaches, stone terraces which are facing the sun and beautiful deserted bays.
We will highlight the Jerome Beach which is isolated and therefore beautifully preserved. It is located on the unpopulated islet Jerome in the front of Hvar town. The islet was named by the church from the fifteenth century that doesn’t exist anymore. Although the beach is not for partying, it is an excellent place to swim with a dear person and to hide from everyday problems. Jerome beach is one of the most popular nudist beaches on the island.
You can reach Hell islands only by boat. Popular way of getting there is taking a taxi in the town of Hvar. The ride to Hell islands is short – it last about twenty minutes.
If you have your own boat, you don’t have to think about the best way to get there. Yacht owners simply love Hell islands. Everybody enjoys swimming in the hidden bays.
On the Hell Islands, you can see unimaginable natural beauty, fragrant erotic herb, beautiful sandy beaches with shallow bottom and some of the most beautiful underwater locations for diving.
Nika Havel enjoys writing about Hvar. Her texts are always filled with nostalgia about this fabulous island and its surroundings. In any case, she will always recommend visitors to come to the Hvar Island.