Day 10  Hvar Island

After an early start today, we left Split on the ferry for 2 1/2 hours to Stari Grad on Hvar Island, this town is known for fields of lavender, heather and rosemary, which we saw already made into smellies in the many stalls on the roadsides.  After some free time to wander we stopped at a wayside to eat lunch of fresh bread and left-over lamb from the night before, very nice too. 
We called into the village of Jelsa (which is surrounded by pine forrest and wonderful beaches) to try local grape variety Plavac Mali at a wine tasting cellar modelled on ancient Roman dining rooms.  Located underground and carved out of stone, its the same method of construction as was used to create Diocletians cellars.  We tasted a Rose, white and a red, all very nice, also had nibbles to go with each wine.
Just when we thought we had seen the best seaside towns, we arrived in the town of Hvar, what a wonderful place that was, we stayed in a resort which had everything and a short stroll along the sea front took us to the town, humming with people, boats, shops and restaurants.   We had dinner and strolled home.  Quite a day...