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Hvar

Hvar, Croatia · July 2023

Stayed: An Airbnb, four nights
Getting around: A boat trip to the Blue Cave
Where: 43.17° N · 16.44° E

It was very hot, but these islands and cities in Croatia are all about jumping in the water, and they have stairs and changing booths all over the place. It’s my favorite water in the world. The Airbnb was fine, but nothing special.

Coming first: the ferry over from Split.

Part one · The water

The first evening

Rocks and still water at sunset

Waves breaking on the rocks at sunset

Swimming spots

Clear shallow water off a beach

A pebble beach and a cove full of boats

The sea over the rooftops

A stone jetty and clear water

Part two · The Blue Cave

A boat trip to the Blue Cave.

Into the cave

The cliffs at the cave entrance

Blue light inside the cave

The water glowing blue

Blue water under the rock

The cave wall over the glowing water

Rock lit blue from below

A boat at the bright opening

After the cave

Green water in a bay

A swimming area in the bay

Part three · Hvar town

From the camera.

The harbor and the square

The harbor and the old town

Boats along the harbor

The main square

Palms and a bell tower

A narrow stairway

Up the hill

The old wall above town and the islands

The islands off Hvar

The harbor from above

A gate in the old wall with bougainvillea

Rooftops and purple flowers

A bell tower over the harbor

Lavender on the hillside

Part four · The last day

Back in the water

A boat on clear water by a pier

Turquoise water over the rocks

The sea and an island in the afternoon

Stairs down toward the water

The last sunset

Rocks in the evening light

A ladder into the sea at dusk

The harbor from a path

The sun going down behind the hills

A sailboat and the rocks at sunset

A channel in the rocks at dusk

Boats in the bay at dusk

Next: the ferry to Dubrovnik.