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The harbour from the Riva Lavanda terrace
Riva Lavanda · a film in real time
Hvar Old Town · Croatia

Riva Lavanda

Ancient walls at your back, the harbour at your feet.
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Morning on the Riva Lavanda terrace
First light

The harbour wakes before the town does

Coffee on the terrace as the first fishing boats come in, the water lapping right below you, church bells carrying across the Old Town. The stone is still cool underfoot. Nobody about but you.

The Hvar waterfront at midday
Midday

Step out of the door and you're already in it

No lobby, no corridor. Marble lanes, a swim off the rocks, the Pakleni islands a short boat-taxi across the water. Lunch by the harbour, then back up to the terrace. The whole Old Town is your hallway.

Riva Lavanda in the golden hour
Golden hour

The stone turns gold, and the passeggiata begins

Aperitivo on the terrace as the town fills below you, yachts lighting up along the quay, the fifteenth-century walls glowing warm. The best seat in Hvar, and it's yours for the week.

The Old Town harbour at night
Evening

Dinner is a two-minute walk and a whole world away

The Old Town squares, a long table, the harbour lights on the water. Then home along the riva, the sea still lapping below, the door to your own quiet corner of Hvar. You had to be here.

Riva Lavanda at dusk
Now the easy part

Start your stay

Tell us your dates and who's coming. Riva Lavanda sleeps four, and we'll take care of the rest, the way we would for our own guests.