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Places near Jelsa by type
All 217 places by distance →One day from Jelsa
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:26 pm
57 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Jelsa
- Grapčeva Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Hvarriver spot · 1 hrs
- Golden Hornbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Dragons Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Kapela Gospojicachurch · 30 min
- Back in Jelsa
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Jelsa?
Crkva Svetog Lovrinca (church, about 4 km), Grapčeva Cave (cave, about 7 km), Hvar (river spot, about 9 km), Kapela Gospojica (church, about 9 km), Crkva Svetog Stjepana I. Pape I Mučenika (church, about 10 km), Tvrdalj Petra Hektorovića (heritage site, about 10 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Jelsa?
127 places on Spotwander: 29 forts & heritage, 23 churches, 20 beaches & coast, 13 hill stations & viewpoints, 17 caves.
Which is the nearest fort to Jelsa?
Mirje, about 4 km by road; Stari Grad Plain (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Jelsa?
St. Ivan's (St. John's) Church, about 1 km by road; Sv. Mihovil (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Jelsa?
Start in Jelsa, visit Grapčeva Cave, then Hvar, then Golden Horn, then Dragons Cave, then Kapela Gospojica, and drive back — about 57 km by road in all.