Hvar Places
Vrboska
Vrboska lies in a picturesque cove at the end of a long bay. It is surrounded with pinewood forest and lovely beaches.
Vrboska was developed in the 15th century in a deep wooded bay on the north side of the island and is situated on a narrow channel extending inland from a wide and well-protected bay on the northern coast of the island. It is the "parent" settlement of Vrbanja, and the surrounding inland villages (Svirce, Vrisnik, Pitve).
The village offers an unusual sight on a karst island: old stone houses hvar rising on both shores of a channel spanned by several small bridges. This has led to its nickname of 'little Venice'. In the channel itself, in the centre of the village, stands an islet (342 sq m). A whole network of walking paths lead under the thick shade of pine-trees down to the swimming beaches.
