Velo Grablje (island Hvar) Locate On Map

In Velo Grablje accommodation is offered in private houses and apartments.

Velo Grablje is peaceful settlement where you can spend quiet vacation surrounded with scent of lavander, rosemary, olives and sage.

Velo Grablje has taverns and restaurants where you can try local food and wines.

In town Hvar you will find banks, exchange office, post office, ATM, pharmacies, bakeries, market, stores and souvenir shops. You can get to town Hvar with bus or private car transfers. If you would like to have a car at your disposal, you can rent a car in town Hvar.

From town Hvar you can go on group or private boat excursions to island Vis and its natural attractions Blue cave and Green cave.

All settlements on island Hvar are worth seeing, because of their nature and history, and you can do that with group or private car excursions from town Hvar.

Attractions in and near Velo Grablje:
- Church of St. Vid;
- Church of St. Cosmas and Damian;
- Town Hvar;
- Island Scedro;
- Pakleni islands;
- Island Vis;
- Island Korcula;
- City Split...

Church of St. Vid was built between 9th and 12th century.

Church of St. Cosmas and Damian is Parish church built in 1886. on ruins of earlier church from 16th century. St. Cosmas and Damian are celebrated on 26th of September.

You can rent a boat in town Hvar to visit beautiful Pakleni islands located across town Hvar.

Island Scedro is located south of island Hvar and you can get there with private boat transfers.

City Split has everything you could imagine that you need during your stay on island Hvar. Split is famous for Diocletian's palace and many other historical monuments. In Split you can participate in ULTRA Festival kept each year in July.

Velo Grablje (Central Dalmatia, Croatia) is settlement located on west inland of island Hvar. It is located between town Hvar and town Stari Grad.

Velo Grablje is administrative part of town Hvar.

Velo Grablje is surrounded with setlements Malo Grablje, Selca at Stari Grad, Brusje, Milna, Sveta Nedjelja and town Stari Grad.

Distances from other settlements on island Hvar: town Hvar – 12 km, Stari Grad – 11 km, Brusje – 5 km, Milna – 5 km, Malo Grablje – 3 km, Sucuraj – 68 km, Gdinj – 44 km, Vrboska – 16 km, Jelsa – 18 km, Ivan Dolac – 26 km, Vrbanj – 14 km, Humac – 17 km, Gromin Dolac – 27 km...

You can come to island Hvar with ferry from Split wich comes to ferry port in Stari Grad. From there you can use private car transfers or bus to get to Velo Grablje.
You can come to island Hvar with catamaran too and it comes to town Hvar, where you can use car rentals or bus to get to Velo Grablje.
Other options to come to island Hvar from Split or airport Split are private boat transfers and boat rentals.

Climate in Velo Grablje is Mediterranean.

Ferry port Stari Grad +385(0)21 765 048
Bus Terminal Split +385(0)60 327 777
Airport Split +385(0)21 203 555
Tourist Board Hvar +385(0)21 742 977
Jadrolinija Split +385(0)21 338 333
General information 18981
Information on international phone numbers 11802
Croatia Traffic Info 0800 9987
Road assistance 987
Information on phone numbers in Croatia 11888
Police 192
Emergency number 112
Weather Forecast and Road Conditions +385(0)60 520 520
Fire department 193
Sea help 9155
Ambulance 194

Town Hvar is ideal starting point for group or private car excursions as well as group or private boat excursions.

Velo Grablje is part of Parish of St. Cosmas and Damian.

Velo Grablje was founded in 15th century.

In 1892. in Velo Grablje was founded Agricultural Association which was first one on the island.

Known persons from Velo Grablje: historian and poet Niksa Petric, archaeologist Marin Zaninovic, Dominican Sibe Budrovic, composer Sandro Zaninovic, marine engineer Ivo Zaninovic...