KORCULA - CROATIA -Island Of Korcula it's one of the greenest islands in the Adriatic sea. It is also one of the most popular travel destinations in this part of Croatia.
Like most of the Croatian islands, the Greeks, who gave it the name Korkyra Melaina or “Black Corfu” for its dark and densely ... Read review
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Advantages: Korcula Croatia is great place for holiday, full of history, art and culture as well as nice beaches and clear water Disadvantages: Parking Problems in the town centre is a particular problem, so don't use car to come to the town centre
KORCULA - CROATIA -Island Of Korcula it's one of the greenest islands in the Adriatic sea. It is also one of the most popular travel destinations in this part of Croatia.
Like most of the Croatian islands, the Greeks, who gave it the name Korkyra Melaina or “Black Corfu” for its dark and densely wooded appearance, first settled Korcula. The island itself is rich in art and culture, as well as beautiful nature such as numerous tiny and secluded ... ...on the island itself is Korcula a typical medieval walled Dalmatian city, with its round defensive towers and cluster of red-roofed houses.
Marco Polo (1254 - 1324) the famous world-traveller and writer, as well as a Venetian merchant, is reputed to have been born in Korcula.In the old town of Korcula there is his apparent house of birth, which is shortly to be turned into a Museum of Marco Polo
Beside Marco Polo, Korcula has long ... more
KORCULA - CROATIA -Island Of Korcula it's one of the greenest islands in the Adriatic sea. It is also one of the most popular travel destinations in this part of Croatia. Like most of the Croatian islands, the Greeks, who gave it the name Korkyra Melaina or “Black Corfu” for its dark and densely wooded appearance, first settled Korcula. The island itself is rich in art and culture, as well as beautiful nature such as numerous tiny and secluded beaches and bays, small and uninhabited islands and breathtaking views. The main town on the island itself is Korcula a typical medieval walled Dalmatian city, with its round defensive towers and cluster of red-roofed houses. Marco Polo (1254 - 1324) the famous world-traveller and writer, as well as a Venetian merchant, is reputed to have been born in Korcula.In the old town of Korcula there is his apparent house of birth, which is shortly to be turned into a Museum of Marco Polo Beside Marco Polo, Korcula has long art and cultural tradition, its museums, galleries and festivals. The sword dance Moreska, world famous folk drama / dance, which used to be played all over Mediterranean, is currently solely performed in Korcula. Korcula has a lot to offer to visitor to see and learn - it's art and history, its culture, traditional crafts and skills of stone masonry and shipbuilding, sword dances, music, writings as well as it’s most famous inhabitant – Marco Polo and his heritage, beside all natural beauties, views and beaches. Korcula nearest airport is Dubrovnik Airport Korcula is fairly easy accessible from Croatian mainland by various ferries.
Advantages: Idyllic setting, fascinating history, friendly people Disadvantages: Difficult to get to - limited range of facilities
in summer, young men from Mostar organise jumping off competitions. Even when the ruins of the old bridge were under water , jumps were still performed by erecting platforms on the remains of the bridge.
Without going into to much detail about the history ( that's a book in itself) I really want to take you on my tour of Mostar and tell you about the sights.
Both times we have visited Mostar have been by coach from Korcula in Croatia. It is a long journey but well worth it. Arriving in the city we were met by a guide. He was to stay with us for a day to introduce us to Mostar's buildings and history. He was a nice chap, very tall, handsome and very communicative. His English was excellent and he really wanted to talk and tell us about his city. He was 11 years old when the Bosnian war started and he told us that his family had to hide ...
Advantages: A picturesque medieval city with a fjord as its bay and mountains as a backdrop Disadvantages: Claustrophobic and a little crazy
I knew nothing about the bay of Kotor until I received a postcard from my son saying that he had visited this medieval city in Montenegro and he thought it was really strange because the bay was actually a fjord. I was fascinated with the picture on the postcard which was an aerial shot of the closed town and the fjord. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Montenegro was once very fashionable with film stars in the 60's and Sveti Stefan was the place to go.
So the last time my husband and I visited Korcula in Croatia we decided to take a couple of days out and visit this strange place. We caught a bus from Orebic to Dubrovnik and stayed in the old town overnight so we could catch the earliest coach to Kotor from the main coach station in Dubrovnik.
As we said goodbye to the old town of Dubrovnik it started to drizzle. It was ...
Advantages: Croatia Wants Tourists Disadvantages: Tourism Could Spoil Croatia
the Port of Venice. Embarkation time for the M/S Dalmacija' was at 2.00p.m and we set sail at 4.00p.m - after a couple of glasses of wine in a Venetian waterside cafe ? our destination being the medieval town of Korcula situated on a peninsula jutting out into the Adriatic. We were crossing the Adriatic at night and the arrival time at Korcula in Croatia on the South Dalmatian coast was at 10.00a.m and we didn't feel a thing. The overnight crossing was as a calm as a mill pond and we slept like babies.
As we approached the dock in Korcula we were soon to realise that there is a photo opportunity in every inch of the Dalmatian coast as it is all simply beautiful. The sea is as calm and as blue as the brochures illustrate. The islands range from large inhabited ones with smart hotels and marinas to privately owned ones to those the size ...
Beautiful small Venetian-built fishing town, stunning scenery, delicious food, friendly and totally unspoilt. Also incredibly cheap (icecream 20p, lux
Istrian peninsula very Italian influenced, sheltered from the war so perhaps not the "real Croatia." No theme parks, rowdiness, big clubs or burger ba (*)
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