Pitve (island Hvar) Locate On Map

Pitve is located in inland of island Hvar so you can visit nearby bays and Jelsa to get to beautiful beaches where you can swim, sunbathe, dive... You can get there with private car transfers, taxi, car rentals or bus.

Protector of Pitve is St. Jakov. It is celebrated on Holy Thursday with procession the Cross.

Upper Pitve has beautiful view on surrounding settlements, island Brac, mountain Biokovo and Hvar Canal. You can also visit all those places with group or private boat excursions or group or private car excursions.

On island Hvar you can rent a boat or use private boat transfers to get to nearby Pakleni islands where you can enjoy in sun, clean and clear sea, pebble and sand beaches... You can also visit restaurants on Pakleni islands.

Attractions in and near Pitve:
- Church of St. Jakov built in 1877.;
- Upper Pitve with beautiful view;
- Town Hvar;
- Town Stari Grad;
- Pakleni islands;
- Island Vis;
- Island Brac;
- Island Korcula...

Pitve (Central Dalmatia, Croatia) is small settlement in inland of island Hvar, located in region of Central Dalmatia. Pitve is part of Municipality Jelsa.

Pitve is situated on 168 m altitude. It is connected with Vrisnik and Jelsa with road and with Zavala with a tunnel which is 1500 m long.

Settlement Pitve is consisted of Upper and Lower Pitve.

Distances from other towns: town Hvar – 41 km, Stari Grad – 21 km, Split – 65 km, Zadar – 223 km, Zagreb – 475 km, Osijek – 752 km, Vienna – 829 km, Budapest – 815 km, Milano – 973 km, Ljubljana – 531 km, Sarajevo – 270 km, Belgrade – 864 km...

You can get to Pitve with different kinds of transportation. If you are coming with plane, you will land in airport Split where from you can come to island Hvar with private boat transfers or you can rent a car to get to city Split and then take a ferry for island Hvar. If you are not coming with a car you can come with catamaran driving from Split to town Hvar. Then you can use private car transfers, bus or taxi to get to Pitve.

Pitve has around 80 inhabitants.

Climate in settlement Pitve is Mediterranean.

Ferry port Stari Grad +385(0)21 765 048
Tourist Board Jelsa +385(0)21 761 017
Bus Terminal Split +385(0)60 327 777
Airport Split +385(0)21 203 555
Jadrolinija Split +385(0)21 338 333
General information 18981
Information on phone numbers in Croatia 11888
Information on international phone numbers 11802
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions +385(0)60 520 520
Croatia Traffic Info 0800 9987
Road assistance 987
Police 192
Emergency number 112
Fire department 193
Road help 987
Ambulance 194
Sea help 9155

Pitve has church, school, graveyard.

Pitve is one of the oldest settlements on island Hvar.

Upper Pitve was inhabited in Illyrian times and Lower Pitve was founded in 15th and 16th century.

Jelsa was founded as port of Pitve.

Known persons from Pitve are Hvar's bishop Juraj II. Dubokovic and priest Bozidar Medvid.