I first heard the word "Hvar" at a hostel breakfast table in Dublin. I had struck up a conversation with a group of fellow travelers and they were a hearty group, who all happened to be sporting a ...

Well-bred citizens of the Austro-Hungarian empire used to vacation here, and then came 46 years of socialism (think pink polyester hotel sheets and Slovenian soft drinks). That’s all history now, and ...

Housed in a former Duke’s palace just steps from the waterfront of Hvar, Palace Elisabeth is a charming respite from the energetic town surrounding it. That’s perhaps no wonder, considering after ...