About Korcula - General Information about Korcula in Dalmatia - Croatia
The island of Korcula, the so-called jewel of the Adriatic archipelago, is located near the peninsula Peljesac and it has a land area of about 270 km2. The coast of Korcula 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 Korcula places like Vela Luka, Blato, Lumbarda, Smokvica and Brna might be of interest.
Korcula has Mediterranean climate which means long and hot summers and mild winters.
.gif){kind=logo}