Korcula

The town of Korcula is stunning. Within its walls is a labyrinth of cobbled streets with incredible restaurants, wine bars, and unique stores.

Korcula, the legendary birthplace of the famous explorer Marco Polo, is often called "Little Dubrovnik" because of the striking resemblance between the two cities' Old Towns. Korcula Town is one of the most stunning coastal Dalmatian settlements. Its fortified towers rose high above the city walls. One of your favourite islands in Croatia, thanks to its cultural wealth and authentic culinary heritage.

The natives of Korcula will tell you that people have lived there since the beginning of time. Nonetheless, there is proof that people lived in this area as far back as a few thousand B.C. With the arrival of the Greeks and, later, the Romans, things improved for the islanders. Due to its strategic trade and military position, Korčula changed hands frequently over the centuries. Located on the mouth of the Neretva River, it was a good jumping-off point for exploring the interior of the mainland. It was also about equidistant from the Republic of Greece and the Republic of Venice and close to the Republic of Ragusa. More people are living on this island than on any other Croatian island.

Highlights:

• Vela Spila Cave is a vast open domed cave continuously inhabited since the last ice age and is situated above the town of Vela Luka. This cave is noteworthy because of its significance as a prehistoric European settlement.
• Try some of the regional wines! Korcula is renowned for producing some of the best wines in the world, and its southern Dalmatian location certainly doesn't hurt! Korčula's vineyards and wineries are famous for producing world-class reds. Vineyards around Lumbarda produce the island's most sought-after wine, Grk, a grape variety found nowhere else in Croatia.