About island Hvar

Hvar is one of Croatia's most popular islands. It is particulary famous for two things. The first is sunshine record – around 3,000 hours a year – and the second is its lavander. The people of Hvar are so cinfident of their sunshine that they offer guests a discount if it rains solidly for more than four hours. Strangely, considering Hvar's sunshine record, the island gets enough rain to keep it lusciously green. As for the lavender, it is a potent lure. The scents of lavender, rosemary, sage and thyme can lull the visitor into such a state of calm that they want to do nothing but relax. That would be a pity because there is a lot with which to exercise your intellect in island of Hvar.

The island has the oldest theatre in Europe and is porud of itns cultural links with the arts. Roman and Byzantine influences blend with Venetian style and the result is mesmerising. Hvar is sophisticated. It was first developed as a tourisst destination more than 150 years ago and European jetsetters have been visiting it for years. Hvar Town is a draw for any visitor – it has a great atmosphere, numerous bars and restaurants and a terrific night life.

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Restaurant Menego
Tavern Menego is suited at ancient part of City of Hvar (called Groda) by the main stairway connecting square and medieval fortress.

We started working in summer of 1999, and tavern lives every year from April 1st till November 1st. House in which the tavern is placed has belonged to my mother's family Karkovic-Trentin. Ruined and abandoned it demanded a great effort to be reconstructed and brought back to life. During reconstruction we found a coin from 14th century in a wall and it speaks enough about antiquity of the house.

Part of the house was used in my family for generations as a wine - cellar, especially to my grandfather Dinko who was known as an excellent wine maker, so people from all over the island were coming to buy his wine. Developing the new way of life, we adapted the wine - cellar for tourist purposes. We named it Menego (from Domenico), in honor of grandfather Dinko (after whom I was named too), because cellar and vineyard meant everything to him. The interior was decorated to keep authenticity and to save traditions and customs of old age. We work dressed in old national garb of Hvar, playing Dalmatian folk music and serving authentic products of Hvar and Dalmatia.

We serve, exclusively, cold Dalmatian specialties, produced at small households by the ancient recipes. Some of them are:

- Goat cheese (aged in olive oil or fresh), sheep cheese in olive oil from sheepskin, other hard cheeses

- Different marinades, smoked ham, pork neck, bacon dried on wind and smoke, many kinds of domestic bread.

- Drunk figs (ancient recipe for aphrodisiac), many kinds of domestic cakes and , of course, everything You can get from wine grapes

Restaurant "Menego"

Some Pictures from tavern Menego

Restaurant Jurin Podrum
The tavern Jurin podrum is placed on Stari Grad on the island of Hvar.
Tavern is placed directly by the sea, at a port. A carefully chosen menu accompanied with constant music of sea waves, view on the bay and anchored boats. From spaghetti and risotto, across sea bass, gilthead and meat specialties to shrimps and grouper here all your senses will be pleased. Surrounded with tranquillity, from its terrace you can look at a magnificent view on the bay of Starigrad.