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The trip between Split and Vis takes about two hours and twenty minutes and is between 31–35 nautical miles (57–65 km; 36–40 mi). [10] Daily operation of the ferry varies between three times a day during the height of tourist season in Croatia and twice a day during the low season. [ 11 ]
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It has mild winters and hot summers. The yearly average air temperature is 16 °C (61 °F), 703 mm (27.7 in) of precipitation fall on Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7 sunshine hours per day while Dubrovnik has 7.2.
Sveti Niko (Island of Hvar) Sveti Nikola 627 Požeška Gora: Kapavac 618 Zrinska gora: Piramida 616 Osoršćica (Island of Lošinj) Osoršćica 589 Klupca (Island of Korčula) Klupca 569 Obzovo (Island of Krk) Obzovo 568 Vodenica: Vodenica 537 Petrova Gora: Veliki Petrovac 512
Hvar (Chakavian: For, Italian: Lesina) is a town and port on the island of the same name, part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The municipality has a population of 4,251 (2011) while the town itself is inhabited by 3,771 people, making it the largest settlement on the island of Hvar. [ 3 ]
It is played in very shallow water (just ankle-deep) with a small ball. Picigin is played by five players. The ball is the peeled tennis ball. There is a tradition of playing picigin in Split on New Year's Day, regardless of the weather conditions, in spite of the sea temperature rarely exceeding 15 °C (59 °F). [78]
Agricultural activity in the chora has been uninterrupted for 24 centuries up to the present day. What we see today is a continuation of the cultural landscape of the original Greek colonists. In addition to the chora , the Greeks built small store huts made of dry stone called trims , where tools were kept and people could take refuge from bad ...
Rudina is a small village on the island of Hvar, in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is located near Stari Grad. The village has a population of 70 people. [3] Most of the population are fishermen. There is a lagoon, Žukova, located there. Rudina has become an escape for the art community during the summer months.