Hvar: Cycle Tour Stari Grad, Vrboska & Jelsa with Wine Cellar

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Duration3h–5h

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Cycle through Hvar’s vineyards, fishing villages and pine forests

You’ll cycle from Stari Grad through ancient plains, quiet fishing villages like Vrboska, and shady pine forests to Jelsa—all with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. Taste homemade wine in a family cellar, pause for coffee in sunlit squares, and feel Hvar’s rhythms up close.

3h–5h

Step-by-step itinerary

Cycle Hvar island highlights

Start in ancient Stari Grad
Explore Stari Grad streets
Visit UNESCO Stari Grad Plain
Cycle to Vrboska fishing village
Ride through pine forest to Jelsa
Stop for coffee in Jelsa square
Cycle through vineyards and olive groves
Return to Stari Grad

The Experience

Hands gripping the handlebars, I followed our guide out of Stari Grad’s stone alleys—someone’s cat darted across the road and for a second I almost forgot we were about to ride 27 kilometers across Hvar. The air was already thick with that herbal Mediterranean smell—rosemary? sage?—and the sun kept flickering through olive branches as we pedaled along the UNESCO-listed Stari Grad Plain. Our guide, Ivan, pointed out the old stone walls tracing lines set by Greeks ages ago. He said something about “Hora,” but honestly I was too busy trying not to wobble over the cobbles.

I didn’t expect Vrboska to feel so quiet—just fishermen fixing nets and a couple of kids skipping stones under tiny bridges. We leaned our bikes against a wall and just watched boats bobbing in the inlet for a while. There was this faint salty smell mixed with pine sap drifting from somewhere behind us. Ivan told us how locals call it “Little Venice,” but it felt more like a place you’d stumble into by accident and want to keep secret. Someone handed me a fig straight off a tree (sticky fingers for the next few kilometers).

The stretch through pine forest towards Jelsa was all dappled light and sudden coolness—one of those moments where you realize you’re grinning for no reason. Coffee on Jelsa’s main square tasted extra strong after that ride; I tried ordering in Croatian and got corrected gently by the barista (she laughed, so did I). Heading back inland, vineyards rolled out on both sides—somehow greener than I expected—and we stopped at an old konoba wine cellar where the owner poured us something homemade. It tasted like summer afternoons and dust. I still think about that view over the vines as we coasted back toward Stari Grad, legs tired but head kind of clear in that way only being outside all day gives you.

What’s included

Your day includes use of a bicycle and helmet, bottled water along the route, guidance from a knowledgeable local guide throughout Hvar’s scenic villages and countryside, plus a stop at an old Dalmatian konoba family wine cellar for tasting before returning to your starting point.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Natural Hvar Tours