EMPTY STREETS & WINE TASTING IN HVAR ISLAND | Stari Grad | Sail Croatia Day 5 & 6 of 8

Hvar is one of the most popular islands in Croatia - in this vlog we travel to Stari Grad Old Town & taste wine at a winery... ⬇ Click 'Show More'
Hvar island in Croatia has a lot more to it than just the bars, winery spots, clubs and restaurants found in the main cruise port. In this vlog we explore Stari Grad, one of/if not the oldest town in Croatia. It's full of tiny streets, but not full of people!
Wine in Croatia is amazing. Trust us. While in Stari Grad we got the chance to taste a lot more Croatian wines at a local winery - an excursion as part of our Sail Croatia trip.
If you're considering visiting Hvar we highly recommend you also consider seeing Stari Grad, it may be small, but it definitely feels a lot more local and Croatian than it's older party brother.
Sail Croatia is known for it's Navigator cruise, it's more tailored towards the party vibe and younger crowds. We were so pleased to hear they also offer multiple other cruises and the Explorer cruise was right up our alley! See here for more details: bit.ly/ExplorerCruiseDandS
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[@DanegerAndStacey]

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[@monlifes]

The funny guy with orange t-shirt stole the video! :D

[@DanegerAndStacey]

He totally did!

[@whoopigoldberg3047]

Sailing Croatia saved my life, I was suicidal, had lost all hope. Travelling around showed me life is about sunsets, nice wine, good food, sex, love and travel. Never stress the small stuff, there is a huge world and different ways of life to discover ❤️

[@carolinelane9599]

I love the Aussie guys interpretation of the wine. Such a Aussie lol. Because of all your post of this cruise we are booking for August. Just waiting for Feb to see if we can go. We are West Aussies so international trips still not allowed. The boat you were on has been renamed and now part of their elegance cruises. Although in our 50's we are young and like to be around people like yourselves. Thanks heaps for posting.

[@jamesebola1250]

It's amazing to see these old towns built with chiseled local stones and rocks. There are no forests and no clay soil to make bricks. So things were done the hard way...no matter how long it took. By the way I too would have chosen wine tasting over more strenuous exercise... Actually, every time I feel like exercising I take a quick nap until the feeling passes... "Plavac" is my favorite wine.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Hahaha you and us both then!! Crazy fascinating how a town like this is pulled/carved together!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Wow, those streets are so empty! We'd heard that Hvar was really touristy, so we weren't expecting that. We're planning to go to Hvar in a couple of weeks, so looking forward to seeing it for ourselves :D

[@kristinacigic4082]

You two are beautiful souls. I randomly found your videos and now can't stop watching. Love your energy and how calm and loving your relationship is. I am from Croatia and i send you big hugs

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thats so nice of you, thanks so much!

[@RexWaldron]

Judging by the comments section, you timed your visit to perfection by missing the August peak season. How amazing to have such a beautiful place seemingly to yourselves.Those palm trees in the square were pretty amazing. But the visit to the winery looked a blast! I love vineyards and wineries and have done ever since visiting one with a friends family in the Loire valley in France back in 1972. Loved the way you guys just about contained the effects of the wine in your closing shots - just about ha ha!!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Ahhh you know our behaviour too well hahah. Yeah we were a little happy at the end there

[@stephaniegruenberg7044]

I love the narrow, quiet, cobbled alleyways! So scenic and pretty

[@mikeyjara6024]

Going on a similar Croatia cruise next month through these same islands and your videos have doubled my excitement. Enjoyed every one of them so far.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

You're gonna love it!

[@Hope-sf3dk]

Hvar is quiet because its already low season on the coast...

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Its crazy just how quiet it is!

[@PureDanceEnergy]

@@DanegerAndStacey all of the islands go quiet after the season, and october is definitely ending the season, if you came in august you would wish the crowds to get a bit smaller :D

[@Posey12345]

Such a pretty town and it was fun watching you guys at the wine tasting place

[@TravellersRelish]

You guys were lucky in your timing you visited at the right time. Great weather and not many people. You guys were jolly at the table while tasting the wine

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Haha we deeeefinitely got pretty jolly at the end there

[@ShaunandVictoria]

We aredefinitely fod and wine lovers, especially of the mediterranean culture, so this food and wine dinner seemed fantastic! Love the quiet streets too. Even better to go when its not peak season.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Totally agree! Greek food is our fav, plus the Rose is awesome

[@marusaserazin1455]

The most beautiful destination in Europe.. Beautiful Hvar❤️❤️

[@landoevora6153]

So beautiful, clean but eerie quiet looking like abandoned. Always great seeing you enjoy.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

It definitely could swing either way huh!

[@BrendaBenoit]

What a pretty place!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

So peaceful and beautiful!

[@monlifes]

Love it!

[@Kivas_Fajo]

The water thingy you saw was the former place to wash clothes. You don't see the current, but it's there. Always fresh water, because it flows slowly. This also exists in my parents town of Ston. There it's called velika voda, which translates to big water and it pretty much looks exactly the same.

[@AleksandarGospic]

Yeah, it's not easy to end the video after all that wine and rakija 😅 Hvar town is fancy and beautiful, but somehow I prefer the vibe of Stari Grad, those stone houses and streets are amazing, and I could photograph those doors and windows all day. Great, looking forward to day on a boat video 👍

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Cool place huh, it was a photographers heaven in those little lane ways!

[@BoStark]

Good to know you can do this kind of stuff in September.

[@tomroncevic4404]

Great film!

[@buytheticketstaketheride]

Hi Guys, really enjoyed the Croatia series, so much in fact you've inspired us to have a look ourselves next year perhaps before it goes crazy. Just was reflecting on how far you two have come since the "Anything Edit" days...what an amazing journey. Keep up the quality content, it does you proud.

[@matanfelsenshtein2121]

🍷🍷🍷🍷🍇🍇🍇🍇great video thanks for sharing.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

🍷🍇 cheers!

[@AP-vw1ct]

Empty streets are normal in Dalmatia from November to mid April. Like ghost towns :)

[@couchsurfer2856]

Its nice to see a beautiful couple, may God bless your travels. A + videography

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thank you so much!

[@couchsurfer2856]

@@DanegerAndStacey you are so very welcome.I enjoy your channel. Happy trails 🌞

[@TigersTimelessTreasures]

Weeeeeeeee No 6!!!! Good morningggggggggggg!!!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Hope we made it the best Friday yet :)

[@Skorrigan]

Oh man, I gotta go there. There is no people there. A dream destination for me.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Late Sep, early Oct and you'll avoid everyone!

[@gregpaull9768]

Love the video guys. My wife and I were on Hvar a few months ago and we absolutely love the place! We enjoyed a traditional clay bell cooked lunch and local wines (and Rakija). Can't wait to go back : )

[@DanegerAndStacey]

How were the crowds for you visit? Thinking we got very lucky with our timings

[@gregpaull9768]

@@DanegerAndStacey it was pretty busy but we were there in the shoulder season so it wasn't too bad crowd wise. By the way, I bought your book and I'm currently reading through it. My wife and I have decided that we want to travel on a more permanent basis. I'll admit that the online business world is completely foreign to me but I'm committed to learning about it so thankyou for putting in the effort to write the book. : )

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Sounds like you got a quieter experience as well then, thats our scene also! Glad you've got the book and getting into it, we're sure there's some gold in there for you to plan things out and at the very least, travel a loooot more!

[@gregpaull9768]

@@DanegerAndStacey Well I'm getting ready to resign from my current job to start at another that will give me a lot more free time to start developing online sources of income. The goal is to see what we can achieve over the next 12 months and hopefully that will get us much closer to our goal of traveling full time. : ) Wish us luck! PS I may annoy you from time to time to ask questions or seek clarification ; )

[@gregpaull9768]

Very early days but I'm excited by the idea

[@MystqStar]

Okay guys, you've got to adopt me or something....like seriously..so I can tag along with ya'll across the world! Hehehe :D And how BEAUTIFUL is this place!? Gosh, I'm in awe. Now I'm going to go backwards and watch the other two videos I missed... As always, love, alllll the way from India! :) P.S - Dane wearing a shirt was....new....hehehe... :D

[@DanegerAndStacey]

It’s rare we get dressed up haha! We’ll work on some adoption papers lol

[@MystqStar]

It would be a nice treat to see ya'll all decked up :) and yesss, please do. Hehe! :D

[@Jem-di9tq]

cool vlog! does stacey find those birkenstock sandals comfy for walking all day in or would her feet hurt? im thinking of getting a pair!

[@danbet7710]

October not best time for sail Croatia trip. Best time and vibe is June to August at the latest 20 September. You guys did get lucky with the weather though given it’s already Autumn and given you do like less crowds it seemed ideal.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

This was late September so the timing seems like it was perfect! The following week was all rain and overcast, we got lucky there huh!

[@marzenalidia8277]

Funny story - I remember in Hvar, when we got to the fortress on the top and looked at our yacht, we realized it was drifting through the middle of the bay. Luckily some of the crew was in the harbour and they got to the yacht just before it hit another yacht - they guys from the other were already standing on the deck with fenders & boat hooks to keep our yacht hitting theirs. Apparently the mooring line we used was damaged & it snapped with the bigger boat passing by and our anchor was just sliding on the rocky bottom, not keeping the yacht in place...

[@DanegerAndStacey]

No waaaaay? Thats insane haha. Especially that you spotted it from up at the fortess haha

[@AleksandarGospic]

That's crazy 😂😂😂

[@marzenalidia8277]

yeah...we were looking for it in the bay to say "hey, look how small our yacht is from up here!" just to spot it's not where we left it...

[@SerafEnd]

It's quiet because season is pretty much over... I prefer it this way

[@DanegerAndStacey]

So do we! So chill

[@vanessa-lj6vg]

The most beautiful country with amazing history and people 💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yes!!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yes!!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yes!!

[@matice3024]

Late season ...in August whole island is full of tourists.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We prefer it this way!

[@chrisdickinson3168]

Looks like a great off the beaten track part of Croatia. How much is the average cost of the cruise with sail Croatia for this time of year?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Definitely an awesome time to visit with less crowds! You can see the explorer cruise options we did here: bit.ly/ExplorerCruiseDandS

[@Kamadev888]

it's not off the beaten track. it's packed full of tourists in August, and there are still people until the end of september. it's a very popular destination

[@susanolsen9352]

Can you please tell me what month you were in Hvar and is the name of that vineyard Hora?

[@barrycrichley2935]

Dane, I was looking at the Sail Croatia site and noticed that they list payment only in pounds stirling. Is that what you found?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Hey Barry - that's right, all prices are in Pounds!

[@nethvidal8892]

So Beautiful! What is the name of the vineyard / wineries? Do they have a website? Do I need to make reservation? Thank you

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We're not sure on the vineyard sorry, but its the most popular in the area. We were there on a tour so just went along and cant recall now sorry

[@nethvidal8892]

@@DanegerAndStacey It's called Hora Hvar. Thank you! Can't wait to visit Croatia!

[@lenkakomarkova7787]

10:35 At first I thought it's Jack Black :D

[@dajimejebote]

Same here. Still not sure he isn't!

[@carkralj1626]

It is oktober tourisam and tourist seson is over in croatia the turist seson ist in july and august only

[@anomalija6469]

Season is finished. If you were a month ago it would be hell. And try to go on Hvar in a month, then you will see what is really empty :) The entire coast is completely dead during winter, there is no life happening at all, except maybe in Dubrovnik, but again that is just because of tourist. And in Hvar there is one of the oldest if not the oldest public / communal theatre of Europe.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We definitely came at the right time then!

[@Azia222]

What was the month youbtraveled to Hvar? Did water was ok to swim? :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

It was September, this was just a week or so ago - weather and water was great!

[@Azia222]

Nice :) maybe I should think abuot traveling as well in autumn/spring

[@rockngritapparel179]

First ❤️

[@waytruthlifedisciple]

first in my heart

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Back on top! 🏆

[@rockngritapparel179]

❤️❤️❤️

[@temperateortropical161]

Dubrovnik flooded on October 2nd?

[@suzana6768]

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[@stefanwow5964]

Little ADVICE for visiting Balkan countries (Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Slovenia..) - if you don’t leave 10% tip in restaurants - people there will feel very insult.

[@andrewb4556]

Hi Enjoying vlog of Croatia ❤💏😎

[@Y_Not1]

Hello everyone I so love this channel you guys are so cool. Love the "action packed" episode lol,,this video is really great and inspiring, and I hope that you guys check out my videos as I will be delivering content/ videos like this soon too! Thanks and have a great day! Love Ya!!!

[@ic4coldmilk516]

In old days woman washed laundry in that fountain. Now stupid turists thinks its a wishing well. :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Is that what it's used for? Or what is use was in the past???

[@ic4coldmilk516]

Its true. U will found them in all old towns. There was no running water, no creeks and rivers on that islands, so they build fountains.

[@michaeldeslex9834]

Ah yes, this is my homeland. Completely empty and ghostly with no living culture and people, just empty houses waiting for tourists. What was once a thriving hard working culture of local fishermen and farmers is now just random tourist workers pretending to represent something that they only heard of in local folk tales. I grew up on a smaller island in central Dalmatia region and watched it being consumed by tourism to the point that I don't even recognize it anymore. Have fun!