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Vela Luka: The Vela Luka Hotel Korkyra Being Renovated
There is good news for all those to whom the south Dalmatian island of Korcula, and particularly the city of Vela Luka, is their favourite tourist destination. The hotel Korkyra is in the midst of a revamp, after 12 years of not working, waiting for new owners and a more than necessary renovation. When, before [...]
A new destination for mini cruising
Besides being a favoured spot for sailors, the island of Lastovo has also become a new destination for mini cruisers. The island issituated to the south of the island of Korcula in Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is on account of its luxuriant vegetation numbered among the most wooded islands on the Croatian coast. Because of its [...]
Croatian Tourist Board launches brochure and film on Marco Polo
A brochure and a film on Marco Polo were launched by the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) in Korcula on Tuesday as part of events marking the anniversary of the naval battle near the island of Korcula on September 7, 1298, between the strongest naval forces of that time, Venice and Genova, during which Marco Polo [...]
Fishing around Korcula
Local people from Korcula, living on the island surrounded by the sea, has a long steady tradition in sea fishing. That tradition is going on from the ancient times when fishing was a important source of food finding. Fishing is particularly developed in villages Lumbarda and Vela Luka. Lumbarda is famous for, so called, ' [...]
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