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Jelsa harbour

An unofficial parent-to-parent guide, Hvar 2026

Welcome to Jelsa, and to Field School

The friendly hand-off from parents who have done it: what to pack, how to actually get here, and where the good beaches, bakeries and gelato are.

Where families actually go

A few of the good ones

Every spot is numbered by category, like a map key, so a pin on the map matches its card in the list.

Map key 1 Beaches 2 Food & drink 3 Field School & Fontana
Mina Beach

Beaches

1

Mina Beach

The family winner, gorgeously shaded by pine. A sandy shallow section for the little ones, and a big inflatable aqua park out on the water for bigger kids. Easily a four to six hour outing.

L'Amore gelato

Food & drink

2

L'Amore Per Il Gelato

The favourite gelateria, tucked at the back of the main square. Parents head in for a leisurely evening gelato, a casual meetup around 9:30pm.

Fontana

Field School & Fontana

3

Life at Fontana

Home base: the pool, the gym, the cafeteria worth trying once for the nostalgia, and the top-floor Learning Center where camp drop-off and pickup happen.

What changed here: a serif (Fraunces) carries the headlines and the little italic labels, a faint film grain sits over everything to tie the illustrations together, and the cards go editorial with an oversized numeral. The palette and the numbered-pin system are untouched.