Zavala

Zavala is a collective name for a small region on the tame and gentle southern side of the island Hvar. The most days over year are sunny which make this village very pleasent for living. In past times, people used to live in the small stone cottages built high up in the mountain.

People lived of hard work on the lend, olives, wine, greap and fishing in the rich waters along the coast of the island of Šcedro. The only way to reach the nearest town on the north side was the narrow stony path, which leads across the mountain; on foot or on the back of a donkey. And then, just around 40 years ago, almost by coincidence, a tunnel was built and then widened (more exactly a hole through the mountain) which connects the villages of Pitve and Zavala, the north and the south of the island.

That was also the beginning of this side. More and more people started discovering Zavala and kept returning to the village year after year. Some fishermen cottages were converted into guesthouses, gradually people started building, cosy restaurants and apartment houses and Zavala shyly started appearing in guidebooks as an ideal holiday resort for families.

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