Lavender has been grown for a very long time on the island of Hvar. There are no artificially designed lavender fields but natural areas in different sizes which have been divided by little piles of rocks. Just the lavender blossom, which normally comes out in June/July is worth a trip to the island of Hvar. The lavender products such as lavender oil and dried lavender blossoms can be purchased throughout the year.
Lavender oil can be used as a supplement in the bath and has a calming and refreshing effect. Burning it in an oil lamp over night keeps the mosquitos and other insects away. It also helps against tension headache and migraines when you rub it on your forehead, temples, neck and behind your ear.
Dried lavender blossoms boiled in hot water can be used to inhale and help against asthma. If you put them in little sachets between your laundry it keeps the moths away.
