• Croatia is surprisingly close to Italy. Start your trip by spending a few days in Rome.
  
• Flights leave regularly from Rome to Split. You'll get there in just two hours.
  
• Hvar is 42 miles long and six miles at its widest point.
  
• There are several hotels on the island. Villa Floriana provides the most privacy and the five-bedroom property comes with staff, boat and automobile.
• There are more than 300 wild mouflons on the property — the small, wild European sheep native to Sardinia and Corsica.
  
• The Hvar Cathedral was built in the 15th century.
  
• The fortress was built in the 16th century and admission is only a few dollars per person.
  
• Hvar receives 2,724 hours of sunshine a year, more than any other place in the country.

Resources

Vladi Private Islands (booking for Villa Floriana)
902-423-3202 (Canadian office)
www.vladi-private-islands.de
The villa is on 1,500 wooded acres and rented in its entirety for about $11,000-$18,000 per week, depending on the season.

Croatian National Tourist Board
800-829-4416
www.croatia.hr

Alitalia, Italian airline
800-223-5730
www.alitaliausa.com

Croatia Airlines
www.croatiaairlines.hr

Jadrolinija, ferry rides from Split to Hvar
www.jadrolinija.hr
passdept_e@jadrolinija.hr