They call Hvar the “sunny island”, and with good reason. This long thin island in Central Dalmatia officially gets the most hours of sunshine in Croatia – all the better to enjoy its rolling hills of ...

From a distance, the Croatian island of Hvar looks rugged and untamed. Craggy mountains float atop crystalline waters. The coastline is covered in a blanket of pine trees. Far-off islands have a way ...

Jane is a travel writer and hotel expert specialising in Croatia and Montenegro, based in Dalmatia. She worked at Colors (Benetton magazine) in Italy, before co-authoring several guidebooks, including ...