Hi everyone,
We will be in Croatia Oct 11-24. We've heard that, due to recent flooding, many island restaurants, bars, and grocery stores have shut down a little earlier than normal. We were planning to stay on Hvar and day trip to other islands near there for about 4 days during the third week in October. Here are my questions: 1) Are businesses shutting down in Sept? 2) Just how 'shut down' are the islands in mid-Oct normally? For example, are there just 1-2 restaurants open in, say, Stari Grad--or are we talking more like 5-6? Grocery stores? Bars? 3) What do the islands generally feel like in mid-October--deserted or just a little less crowded? Thank you!
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I would normally encourage an early-mid October visit to Hvar or Stari Grad, but given the weather issues, I would contact your hotel or accommodations to see what the current conditions are.
I would certainly expect more than half a dozen restaurants to be open, but whether they expect to recover the tail end of the season is a tough question.
Day trips from Hvar can be a bit tricky though, so be sure to check schedules.
I would venture a guess that things should be fine in a couple weeks, and would just employ caution if driving in any areas near rivers.