Korcula Travel Guide

 solopes Says:  One of the highlights of the island is the house were Marco Polo seems to have lived. For the moment it is only a ruin, with the recuperation works disturbed by the flocks of tourists that constantly invade the place. So far, nothing in particular to see, just a detail in... 

 solopes Says:  Differently from other places in Croatia, here the history seems to have passed without big conflicts. The great influence is from Venice, and we saw no mixed styles, nor the signs of making and remaking that impressed me in Zadar and Split, for instance. The place evokes... 

 solopes Says:  Dominating the old town, this church from the XVI century, combining gothic and renaissance elements, hosts works from Tintoretto and Bonino da Milano. One interesting detail is the Saint-Roch chapel, built one century after the church but very well integrated. 

 dplesko Says:  Badija is the largest island in the Korcula Archipelago located in the near vicinity of Korcula Island. It is easy to go there by taxi boat from Korcula main port. Few reasons to spend day or half day there:The most dominant feature of the island is Franciscan Monastery... 

 RFlynn Says:  My favourite place on the island has to be the quaint fishing village of Racisce. It's a small place but in a picture perfect setting, with a few secluded bays in walking distance. Spend some time wandering around the village, visit the two local churches, chat with the... 

 RFlynn Says:  After a 25 minute walk from Žrnovo, above and beyond the hamlet of Brdo, you will find yourself in a setting quite mystical with tight paths running through huge boulders adorned with moss and trees. This fascinating natural beauty site of Kocje is one of Croatia's Protected... 

 RFlynn Says:  The Dalmatian coast of Croatia is made up of hundreds of islands. Lying just off the coast between Korèula old town and Lumbarda are 20 of these. This groups of small islets is collective known as the Škoji Islands. You can visit many of these islets in the Korèula... 

 JLBG Says:  The human figures that hold the lions are Eve, on the left and Adam on the right. They are naked, which makes sense but on most if not all religious representations of Adam and Eve, their private parts are more or less hidden. Not so here! Not only is it a full frontal... 

 JLBG Says:  The city wall was mostly built in the XIVth and partly put down in 1875. It has eight remaining defense towers. Most are standing, one has only the basement left. To make things more complicated, most of them have several names. Depending on what document you read, you might... 

 JLBG Says:  This amazing statue stands on top a dome covering a towerclock. I wonder if it is an angel as it seems to be half naked and wears wings (the light was not very good) or if it is a saint as it wears an aureola. Unless it is not aureola but some kind of antenna! Who knows... 

 JLBG Says:  Bishop’s palace stands immediately right to the Cathedral. It is a Renaissance building, built in the XVIIth. It has a balcony across its whole front. It is considered to be the longest balcony in the country. It has been the Palace for the bishop of Korcula when there was a... 

 JLBG Says:  This photo was taken in the very close neighborhood of Katedrala Sv Marka but is NOT on the front of Katedrala Sv Marka. That must have seemed so obvious to me that I did not write down anything about it. Help, please!Kokoryko suggests St Roch (pilgrin's bourdon, leaning... 

 JLBG Says:  Photo 1. On top of each of the knotted columns, stands a leaning lion, roaring. Each of them has under its paws a lamb that seems to be alive. A human figure holds the corbel with the lion (see next tip). At first, I felt that they were the usual Venice lions. However,... 

 radoman Says:  This is special becouse it is out of korcula in place caled Zrnovo they work all day from may till end of semptember they have for ewerebody 10% discount in may and semptember ambiance is rustic in stone, music is tipic dalmatian, and the food and wine is great. They have... 

 JLBG Says:  This is not really Off The Beaten Path but off the old town, hence off what is usually visited in Korčula.Borak is the eastern district of Korcula, south to the old town. It is mostly pedestrian only. Photo 1 shows an amazing kind of amphitheater with an entrance framed...