This is the Hvar’s main ferry port, and after disembarking you could easily spend a few hours delving into some vital pieces of Croatian heritage.

Petar Hektorovic was a 16th-century writer who, during the Ottoman invasion, took it upon himself to fortify his own summer residence and protect some of Stari Grad’s citizens.

Tvrdalj Castle is still much as it was then and has a number of surprising little flourishes.