If there is a paradise, then island Palmizana is the right place!

Palmizana is a small island in the South Adriatic, well-known for the highest number of sunny hours in the Mediterranean. It's part of the Paklina archipelago, positioned south of the island of Hvar. The tourist complex of the Meneghello family comprises 300 hectars of uninhabited virgin territory - a protected nature preserve, known for it's lonely sand beaches and distinctive stone bungalows (60 beds) surrounded by an exotic botanical park and cristal clear sea.

Palmizana is an ideal holiday resort for anyone who desires high class tourism, who wishes for something unique: a different kind of holiday, harmony with nature, quietness...For the more active there is a rich variety of different sport activities: from diving to under-water safari, from sport or classic fishing to pheasant hunting and sailing, from water skiing to windsurfing. Bars and restaurants only a couple of minutes away by a powerboat offer late night entertainment.

Palmizana is the best choice for a vacation welcoming the young and the elderly as well as families with children and, of course, your household pet. It's romantic landscapes and bungalows make Palmizana an ideal place for a honeymoon.

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It's a sanctuary for all who are tired of civilisation, for all who want to renew their strength and rest their bodies and souls in nature. Palmizana offers piece and quiet and lures you into adventures brought by the sea – a self designed vacation: just the way you dream it should be!

The tourist complex of Palmizana can accomodate groups, small conventions and workshops of every kind - art workshops, jewellers workshops, diving schools, undersea photo safaris...

How to get here?

If you are coming to us by car, you can go to Rijeka or Split and then take a ferry to Hvar. From Split you can take a ferry for the island of Hvar. The ferry that transports cars leaves 3 times a day (in the high season even more frequently) and will stop in the port of Starigrad, the second biggest town on the island of Hvar, which is only a 20 minutes ride from Hvar town. The fast ferry (hydrofoil), is for passengers only and goes directly from Split to Hvar town.

From Italy, you can come by ship, specifically by car-ferries from Ancona to Split or from Bari to Split, or Pescara to Split. They are crossing the Adriatic during the whole year. In summer, you can take the Pescara-Vis-H var speedboat.

If you travel by plane, the simplest way is to go to Split. You can get the best rates at Croatia Airlines or the big tourist agencies, particularly for charter-flights. When you are in Split, as we have already said, there are daily ferries, hydrofoils and ships either to the town of Hvar, or to the north port of the island, Starigrad.

Where to stay?

In a hundred years old pinon forrest, surrounded by tropical vegetation a dozen bungalows and four buildings with several suites await you. The bungalows - picturesque stone houses, each of them different, are located just a few steps away from the sea. Each of them has its own terrace surrounded by exotic plants. They are furnished in romantic Mediterranean style, adorned with works by famous artists. The bungalows are either two-room buildings with one bedroom and a sitting room which can easily be turned into an additional bedroom, or a studio floorplan with a bedding galery    instead of the second floor. Both types can accomodate from three to six persons. Every bungalow has a wall ventilator and small fridge.

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There is almost no yachtsman who, sailing the South Adriatic, hasn't visited the Meneghello restaurants on Palmizana and enjoyed the delicacies of the haute sea-food cuisine.

• During the high season the reservations can be taken only from saturday to saturday and the minimum stay is one week
• Guests have two beautiful Meneghello restaurants at their disposal - new "Toto's" on the beach and the well-known "Palmizana" with its wonderful view of the bay. Both restaurants are celebrated for their fresh and high - qualita Mediterranean cuisine. Guests can choose between half-board, full board or a la carte; either way, accommodation requires eating at our restaurants. Cooking in the bungalows is not allowed.
• On the northern side of the island, some 100 m from us, there is a marina, a little shop and a heliport. Numerous taxi boats run day and night to and from Palmizana to one of the most beautiful little towns on the Adriatic coast: Hvar (the ride takes max. 15 min) Hvar is abundant in cultural and historic monuments, shops, cafes, bars and more. You can rent a bicycle or motorbike and tour the whole island, its fields of lavender and famous vineyards.
• There is a rent-boat service at your disposal in case you should wish to reach other more distant beaches or some other tiny islands of the Hvar Archipelago.
• Palmizana guests can live like real Robinson Crusoes and completely in du lge in nature, swimming, scuba diving(there is a scuba school in Hvar), walking, reading or in doing absolutely nothing: dolce far niente! On palmizana there is a museum of "skoj" with a big collection of amphorae. In the gallery new exhibitions of eminent painters and sculptors are constantly changing. On sundays there are morning performances of classical music of well-known musicians from around the world.
• In spring and autumn there are high - quality arrangements for smaller groups of business associates and various other types of bookings.
• Palmizana is a paradise for children: a giant playground without cars; also pets are welcome.

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