We decided to take the Ferry from Dnivick to Sucuraj instead of the more popular Split to Stari Grad ferry. We did this partly because we stayed our first night in Baska Voda and partly because we wanted to experience the drive from one end of the island to the other. The Dnivick ferry was much cheaper than the Split option (120 kuna for a car and two people, about a third of the Split ferry cost) and much shorter, about 30 minutes.
One of the picturesque sights on the road from Sucuraj to Hvar city.
The roof shingles on this small building are stone.
Precarious Drive from Sucuraj to Hvar city
After getting our car off the ferry at Sucuraj, we took the only road to the city of Hvar. It's two lanes all the way with hair pin curves, very few guard rails, and no shoulder. Because my husband was raised in Colorado where he often drove in the mountains, he was up to the drive. But some of the other drivers gave us some tense moments when they came around the corners halfway in our lane. It took us less than 2 hours to make the drive on a Sunday, and we only met 50 drivers going the other way before we reached Stari Grad when the traffic became heavier and the road better. The ride was beautiful because the road was mostly along the coast—actually both coasts, zig-zagging back and forth across the narrow island. Sometimes the view was obscured by dry and rugged foliage, and sometimes the road went through interesting little villages with stone houses. But for the most part it was a drive along the coast with impressive scenery. The final stage of our drive (from Stari Grad to Grand Hvar) took us through a mountain tunnel.
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