About Korcula
The island of Korčula, the so-called jewel of the Adriatic archipelago, is located near the peninsula Pelješac and it has a land area of about 270 km2. The coast of Korčula is well-indented by small islands and bays while macchia, coniferous woods, medical plants and great many varieties of flowers give this island a special atmosphere.
The island itself has about 18 000 thousand inhabitants whose primary source of income is tourism, fishing, viticulture, olive, fig, orange and almond growing, ship building and stone-masonry.
If one is interesting in exploring the island of Korčula places like Vela Luka, Blato, Lumbarda, Smokvica and Brna might be of interest.
Korčula has Mediterranean climate which means long and hot summers and mild winters.
