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The third Wine, Olive & Heritage Festival is being held in Jelsa on Hvar Island from June 16th to 19th 2022. It was not held last year due to Covid restrictions, but this year the festival is planned over five days with local participants, aiming to promote Hvar Island on different levels as a whole.
The Festival is aimed at local and foreign tourists, and will be promoting Hvar’s local producers in the context of ‘The Mediterranean Diet’, a concept based on ‘knowledge and expert practice using due care towards the natural food sources obtained from land and sea, which is important for food security, quality of life and a stable ecological environment’. The top priority is the presentation of Hvar Island’s local wines and olive products, in conjunction with the Festival guests.
Local people with their products and ideas for communal progress are the foundation of the Festival, and an important part is played by the guests and visitors who can help the locals to develop through learning new ideas. The Festival is a promotion of ‘The Best of Hvar’ through enjoyment and education. The official #hashtag is: #najbojeodHvara #JelsaWOH
We are looking forward to your visit to discover Hvar Island’s special local treasures! #eatlocal
Jelsa’s Third Wine Olive and Heritage Festival | Visit Jelsa.
July – Jelsa od versa – festival of harmony singing. This festival of klapa songs is conceived as a klapa competition in the performance of traditional Hvar songs, songs composed and arranged by Hvar authors, songs whose theme is Hvar or Jelsa. The festival of the klapa song “Jelsa od versa” has been held for the 7th year in a row in the wonderful surroundings of the Jelsa Pjaca.
Jelsa Municipality Day and the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption. – 15.8. Jelsa Municipality Day and the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption are celebrated on the same day. It is our biggest summer holiday and national holiday and it is also the patron saint of Jelsa. This day in Jelsa is rich in various programs from concerts, performances of various klapa’ s, Cultural and Artistic Society of Jelsa, stands with various island products, and at the end magnificent fireworks.
Last weekend in August – Wine Festival. This festival has been held in Jelsa for over 70 years and is always full of various entertainments. Water polo matches are played in the port, rowing competitions, international regattas are held, rope climbing for prosciutto, dance of boat sails in the port, boat torchlight,… Everything is spiced up with a gastronomic offer and magnificent fireworks. In last few years the wine festival has returned to its original purpose of being a manifestation of the promotion of Hvar wines, and it is an opportunity to taste our island’s quality wines.
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The third Wine, Olive & Heritage Festival is being held in Jelsa on Hvar Island from June 16th to 19
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Olive trees grow readily in the Mediterranean. They have been cultivated on Hvar Island from ages pa