Korcula island – Nature, culture

Korcula, reputed to be the birthplace of Marco Polo and one of Croatia's many treasures, is an exquisite town which would be a crime not to visit, especially if you are staying in nearby Dubrovnik.

Our driver will take you up the coast from Dubrovnik, following a route that meanders through the vineyards and valleys of the Peljesac Peninsula (which is only joined to the mainland by a thin sliver of land) and finishes at the coastal town of Orebic. A trip to the island and city of Korcula is an ideal full-day excursion as it takes approximately 2 hours from Dubrovnik to Orebic and then around 20 min by boat across the channel to Korcula Town.
The first town on Peljesac, that we pass is called Ston. By its economic and strategic significance, Ston was the second most important town, after Dubrovnik, of the Dubrovnik Republic.
This is confirmed by the monumental walls, constructed between the 14th and 15th centuries, and extending over 5 kilometres in length and measuring 5-10 metres in height.
Sun and wine have always been connected in the history of Korcula. Due to the Mediterranean sunshine, Korcula and Peljesac wines have a specific quality and aroma.
After about 45 minutes driving from Ston, we will arrive to the place Orebic, from where You will take a boat to transfer You directly to the island Korcula and its old town with the same name.

Korcula is the island with the most abundant vegetation in the Adriatic, and it is a kind of ecological Eden of the Mediterranean.
The town is one of the best preserved medieval towns of the Mediterranean and a traditional tourist and cultural centre of the island.
Korcula has maintained the tradition of performing knightly games. The best known is the "Moreska", a spectacular dynamic fighting dance with swords which has been performed in the town of Korcula for more than four hundred years.
Every year in the summer season, the Festival of Sword Dances takes place in Korcula, and the Moreska once in the week.

Ticket price includes:
- transport by air-conditioned coach
- driver / guide
- transport by boat
- wine tasting
- insurance

Exclusions:
- lunch and drinks


Every Monday – departure from the hotel according to timetable

Tours available in English, other languages on request.

Private tours on request:
only 240 € for up to 3 persons and 350 € for 4 to 8 persons.