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Zavala & Šćedro
Zavala is the largest village of the three villages situated on the south side of the island, 80m above the sea and two hours by motorboat from Hvar. It is a picturesque village, on a slope by the sea with several beautiful pebble beaches. The village has a harbour with a jetty and a road link with Jelsa through road tunnel.
Zavala is famous for its excellent white wine (bogdanjuša). Below the village, a string of beautiful beaches lapped by a crystal clear sea. The most attractive is at Petraščica (with a cave). The beaches gave the village its original name Zaca (from Žalca which means beaches) by which the village harbour is still called.
Šćedro is an islet 2,700 m off the coast, has a total area of 900 hectares and two well sheltered harbours which played an important role in Adriatic shipping history due to their protective qualities (Štedri in old Slavonic means charitable; hence the name Šćedro). The islet offers pleasant walks, good swimming and beautiful views, especially on its western side (lovely view of Hvar's high mountain ridge especially at sunset). Šćedro's highest point is 110m above sea level. The climate is milder than in Hvar and, due to night dew, grain crops used to be grown here in old times (see a plough from Šćedro in the Ethnographical Museum in Stari Grad).
