At night, Hvar Town transforms into a hip bar destination. Carpe Diem, a beachside bar and nightclub, stands out as the most famous Hvarian watering hole; it's also the place to rendezvous with ...

Carpe Diem bar, smack bang in the middle of the harbour, is where the pretty party people of Hvar can be found sipping on something bubbly from around midnight every night.

Ivan Curkovic is the owner of Carpe Diem, a beach club that organises nightly parties on the Pakleni Islands just off the coast of Hvar.

Carpe Diem’s new venue in Stipanska Bay on Marinkovac, Carpe Diem Beach, is a ten-minute boat ride from town. Amid pine forest and beach are bars, terraces, restaurants and a spa area.

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A DJ stage and outdoor dance floor under a tented canopy attracts the legions vacating Carpe Diem around 2 a.m. The pool and clubby lounge are perfect for watching a Hvar sunrise.

But by the 1999 opening of Carpe Diem, Hvar's first upscale night spot with its own private beach, tourism was already beginning to assume a dominant role in the country's economy.

But by the 1999 opening of Carpe Diem, Hvar’s first upscale night spot with its own private beach, tourism was already beginning to assume a dominant role in the country’s economy.

Hvar has been described as the ‘town that never sleeps’ (Picture: Getty Images) Ivan Curkovic is the owner of Carpe Diem, a beach club that organises nightly parties on the Pakleni Islands ...