Vis News
Agroturizam restaurants on Vis, suit us best!
I was interested to see Lisa Palm's recommendation to eat at Maxo's at Podšpilje - see here. This is classified as an Agroturizam restaurant, meaning that they are supposed to serve only food and drink they have grown, reared or caught themselves (so it's no good...
“Vis for food” – so says Mick Webb of The Independent.
Mick Webb has done a nice concise simple beginners guide to the Dalmatian coast (see the link here). He recommends island hopping thus:- "There's an island to suit every taste: green Mljet (reached via Dubrovnik) is best for nature, Vis (via Split) for...
Vis “… gastronomic capital of the Adriatic”, writes Henry Wismayer in Irish Times
Henry Wismayer (Irish Times - 21st July 2012) enjoyed his visit to Vis. He was amused to observe past Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic soaking up the "pomalo" atmosphere (Dalmatian version of manjana, manjana!) without any hassle from autograph hunters. Goran's...
Telegraph guide Hvar town
The Torygraph has published a short guide to Hvar town. This is a fun day-trip on the catamaran from Vis, on Tuesdays only. Only 35 mins it gets you to Hvar in time for a pleasant alfresco breakfast at about 8 am, returning to Vis at 4 pm. The guide recommends some...
Condé Nast Traveller – Chic Croatia
The April edition of CN Traveller magazine includes an eleven page article entitled "Sea and be seen" by Lisa Grainger following her eight day trip taking in Dubrovinik, Pelješac peninsular and the Dalmatian islands of Korčula, Hvar and...
Ryanair now flies into Zadar
If you can spare some extra time why not hire a car in Split and fly back (or vice versa) on Ryanair's new service into Zadar. It is criss-crossed with ancient narrow streets and traffic free. It is a small version of Split heaving with history, culture, art,...
Diving on WWII B17 off Vis island
Those that like wreck diving will enjoy Vis. With its maritime history going back more than 2,000 years there is plenty of evidence of voyages gone wrong on the seabed for divers to explore. During WWII Vis was an important Allied base and a small airfield was...
Underwater caves of Vis archipelago
In advance of the approaching summer Guide2Croatia.net has published a nice piece on the four underwater caves on or around Vis island, Croatia. The best known of these is the Blue Cave on the small island of Bisevo which has been compared to Amalfi's famous...
Vis, food capital of lobsters
"The island of Vis is the food capital of the Adriatic when it comes to lobsters, and the best time to enjoy the sweet tastes of this 'marine sage in a suit of armour' is in the lobster hunting season, lasting from 15 May to 10...
Split – Telegraph “cultural” guide
Nick Harrison of the Torygraph enjoyed his trip to Split last year and his September article provides a very small taster of what Split has to offer. But Split is much more than a walk around the bloodthirsty Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace and a cappuccino on...