Welcome to our full-blooded island program. By participating in this program, you have chosen to experience true “islandness”, while also asserting that no man is an island. Our host – the island of Hvar – is the longest, the sunniest and also the best-known Croatian island. Its hills captivate with their stone-laced landscapes overgrown with fragrant lavender and olive groves, much as the coastline intoxicates with its sunlit beaches and crystal-clear Adriatic Sea. In addition to boasting its natural beauty, Hvar can rightly be called a world heritage island, given that as many as six UNESCO’s cultural heritages, both tangible and intangible, have been established here. From the religious Procession Za Križen (“following the cross”) and the traditional agave lace, to the art of dry stone walling and the Hora – the most preserved monument of the ancient Greek land division in the Mediterranean, dating back to the 4th century BC. We will have the opportunity to participate in the preservation of the latter two, by restoring the collapsed dry stone walls and fields within the only remaining ancient Greek landscape. As the tangible is intertwined with the intangible cultural heritage on this island, so shall we have the opportunity to develop our “islandness” by participating in the cultivation of vines, grape picking (jametva) or olive picking with locals, depending on the part of the season in which the program takes place. When it’s less crowded, we will enjoy learning about Hvar’s sights accompanied by local connoisseurs, exploring the island on foot and by bicycle, going off the beaten path and above all, experiencing fjaka – a time for relaxation and leisure, a state of physical and mental vacation. All these threads make our program unique, completely different from all the others.
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