Several months earlier than usual, the Jelsa Tourist Board announced the programme for Holy Week 2018 on October 31, 2017, one of the most important times of the year for local people and a unique time to visit Croatia's premier island.

October 31, 2017 - The island of Hvar is home to a UNESCO Holy Week tradition dating back more than 500 years. Vatican TV channel TV 2000 reports on the unique Za Krizen procession which has taken place every year through the night of Maundy Thursday in six towns and villages on the island since the 16th century. 

There are many annual events in the Hvar tourism calendar, but few of them are as popular as this one in Jelsa on hte last weekend of August - Festa Vina, which this year begins on August 24, 2017. 

Celebrating one of Hvar's five UNESCO heritages from August 19, 2017 - the Festival of the Mediterranean Diet.