Vrbanj (island Hvar) Locate On Map

Vrbanj offers accommodation in many private apartments and rooms. You can also rent entire houses for family vacations.

Vrbanj offers many natural beauties and options for group or private boat excursions and it is located on ideal position to visit all places on island Hvar.

There are many activities that you can enjoy in while staying on island Hvar. There are many beaches and bays nearby with crystal clear sea and beautiful nature: Soline, Island Zecevo, Basina, Mudri Dolac...

On the night of Moundy Thursday starts the moving procession of the Cross towards Vrboska, Jelsa, Pitve and Vrisnik Svirce. After 22 km procession is moving back to the home church. This is a 500 years old tradition and it is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

If you like night life and wish to go to night clubs, cocktail bars and discos, you can visit Stari Grad, Jelsa or town Hvar. Night life is very rich there.

You can also go on different trips from Vrbanj. You can visit some towns on island Hvar, like Stari Grad, Jelsa, town Hvar, Sucuraj or you can visit many beautiful places on nearby islands Vis and Brac, or mainland towns like Trogir, Omis or city of Split with private boat transfers.

You can go on organized excursions or individual one-day visits. You can use boat rentals and visit other islands and their beauties. There you can enjoy in water activities like diving, swimming, sailing or cruises.

Attractions in Vrbanj:

- Fort Gracisce,
- Locality Hum-Sveti Vid,
- Chapel of St. Michael,
- Chapel of St. Cosmas and Damian,
- Parish Church of the Holy Spirit,
- Royal Palace from 12th century...

Locality Hum-Sveti Vid has Prehistorial burial mounds and Preromanesque church of St. Vid. It is located north-west of Vrbanj.

Fort Gracisce is located south of Vrbanj, on a hill Molo Bardo (154 m). It was discovered in 1984.

Vrbanj is a settlement located in Croatian region of Central Dalmatia, on island Hvar. It is situated in the center of island Hvar, between Stari Grad (5 km) and Jelsa. Vrbanj is the largest village on island Hvar.

You can get to Vrbanj by air, bus, train, car, water transfers. If you are coming by air, you will get to Airport Split and take a bus or taxi to get to ferry port in Split. Then you will take a ferry Split-Stari Grad and then go with a bus or a car to Vrbanj. If You are coming with your car you can take a highway A1 Zagreb-Split and exit in Dugopolje and take a road for ferry port.

In Split, you can also rent a boat or a car or you can use private boat transfers to get to island Hvar. Vrbanj is located inland of island Hvar, so you will have to take a bus or a taxi to get there from the coast. Anywhere on the coast you can enjoy in water activities, cruising or you can go on group or private boat excursions.

Vrbanj has around 480 inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants are Croats. Most known Croats from Vrbanj are: singer Zlatan Stipisic Gibonni, Split's mayor from 1929.-1933. Jaksa Racic, poet and politician Ante Tresic-Pavicic, composer Ljubo Stipisic and many more.

During the 14th and 15th century, inhabitants were mostly directed to shipbuilding. Vrbanj as a settlement belongs to town Stari Grad.

Settlement Vrbanj has been inhabited since Prehistory. It was a center for nobles and pastors, together with Stari Grad and Pitve. Name Vrbanj comes from Slavic word „vrba“ which means willow.

It was first time mentioned in 1331. Vrbanj had been developing during the 14th and 15th century, mostly in shipbuilding. In 1475. Vrbanj had first local pastor on island Hvar. Vrbanj is a birth place of folk leader Matija Ivanic. In 15th century, inhabitants started to populate settlement Vrboska at the coast.