Hvar is a port city in Croatia, Split-Dalmatia county owned, located on the island of Hvar (the fourth island and the second longest stretch of the Dalmatian archipelago) in the Adriatic Sea. The city, located on the west side of the island, it is the administrative center and has a population of about 4,000 inhabitants.

Hvar Town has a long and distinguished history as a center of commerce and culture in the Adriatic Sea. It was an independent commune in the Venetian Empire between the thirteenth century and the eighteenth century and at the same time, an important naval base.