Day 8 Ivan Dolac

After breakfast we went to the beach – the nude beach. After sunning ourselves au naturel we went skinny dipping in the Adriatic. We had lunch with our friends then embarked on a tour of the island. First stop was Stari Grad. It’s one of the oldest towns in Europe established in 384 BC by the Greeks under the name of Faros. Then it came under the Roman rule, and then changed hands many times throughout history. It’s a picturesque towns of stone buildings and narrow streets. It has a protected harbor with tons of boats and yachts. Then we drove up to one of the highest points of Hvar for spectacular views of both sides of the island. Then to a small town of Vrboska, another pretty town with tons of yachts. It is also famous for its nudist camp ground. Janka desperately wanted to drive up to the camping to see if the receptionist was naked, but she was overruled and we continued to an ancient village of Pitva for dinner. Pitva is a a hillside village of stone houses from the 10th century. It has a church and one (“slow food”) restaurant that we decided to try. Konoba Dvur Dubokovic has a great location overlooking the mountains and the sea, good wine and many choices of Croatian dishes. After dinner, we stopped at a wine cellar in Ivan Dolac that the people from Brno recommended. We tasted some wines and rakija and bought both. Wine is cheaper than water here …..