There is a great local blog in Croatian about life on Hvar from a local blogger called Geomir. Based in Vrboska, the blog is in Croatian only, but has some great pictures and insights into island life, including some great old photos, of which these are a selection.
The bridge above is the last one over the Vrboska Canal, which was completely rebuilt a few years ago. Note the women on the left by the water - this was the old laundry spot.
There are also some great sketches, including this one, showing Vrboska as a town of wooden bridges.
Above a view of the old town, with the impressive St. Mary's church fortress towering over all.
Hvar takes its Catholicism seriously, and here is a religious procession, presumably part of the 500 year-old Za Krizem Easter Procession, now under UNESCO protection.
The most fashionable transport, as was...
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