Petar Hektorović ferry from Split to Vis

Car and passengers ferry `Petar Hektorović´ is probably to one which will take you over from Split to Vis. Weather you have rented an apartment in Split or an accommodation in Vis, you can easily end up on the deck of Petar Hektorović, staring in the deep blue water of Adriatic, searching for the traces of the firm soil over the line of horizont. Why not take this trip? If you are romantic, you can let the wind of the west blow away all your worries on this popular ferry which was built in Denmark in 1989. If you are adventurous, you can meet amazing sea world of the waters of Split in this 2 hours long journey from Split to one of the most distanced inhabited islands in Croatia. Petar Hektorović is 92 metes long and 18 wide with the speed of 15.5 knots. It can take 1080 passengers and 120 cars. Although it sails till Vis, Petar Hektorović, the man the ferry is named of, actually was born and died in Hvar, the island next to Vis. He was Croatian Renaissance poet and constructor. His most famous work is Fishing and Fishermen’s Talk.