Smokvica (otok Korčula) Articles

Velo stražišće is a rise 298.9 m high, northeast of the Čara field and the settlement of Čara on the island of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. From its summit a view opens toward the southern coast and distant islands. On top of the hill lie the remains...

On the top of the Sutvara hill, south of Smokvica on the island of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, are the remains of a prehistoric fortress-lookout. A visitor who climbs the hill is rewarded with a wide view of the open sea south of the island. Because of collapse...

The hill of Sutulija and the field of Prapatna are located on the southern side of the central part of the island of Korčula, near Smokvica in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The zone will interest those who explore the Korčula hinterland and want to see a prehistoric hillfort...

West of the village of Kozarica, on the northern side of the island of Mljet in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, at a depth of 45 meters, there is an underwater archaeological site. It is interesting to divers who are drawn by traces of ancient navigation in the Mljet Channel. A...

The Forteca-Sv. Vlaho fortress rises on the hill of the same name southwest of the historic core of the town of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The town can be seen from the hill, and the site links several different epochs. On the rise stand the so-called English...

Tatinica bay is located west of Kozarica, on the northern coast of the island of Mljet in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Under the sea, at a depth of 37 to 44 meters, rests a late antique ship, attractive to divers and to everyone who follows the history of navigation along...

In the coastal part of the settlement of Duba Pelješka, in the municipality of Trpanj in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, stands the church of St. Margaret. It is interesting to visitors exploring Pelješac because traces of several periods can be seen in its walls. It is...

On the Gradina hillock above the harbor in Trpanj, on the Pelješac peninsula (Dubrovnik-Neretva County), the remains of a larger fortification from the period from the 5th to the 6th century can be seen. For visitors it is interesting as part of the defensive chain...

At the foot of the Mišjak hill, in the eastern part of Velo polje near Blato on the island of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, are the remains of an ancient villa rustica. For visitors it is interesting because it shows what an agricultural estate beside a fertile...

Between the settlements of Brna and Prižba, north of the western edge of the islet of Otočac, near Blato (Dubrovnik-Neretva County), lie the remains of an early modern shipwreck. They are interesting to divers because the cargo of the sunken ship has remained on the...

Dubrovnik is a medieval city on the eastern, Croatian coast of the Adriatic, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The historic core within the walls is one of the most completely preserved city centers on the Adriatic and also a UNESCO cultural site. The city is a paradigmatic...

Gubavac is an island in the Pelješac Channel, in the Korčula-Lumbarda archipelago, opposite Lumbarda, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. For visitors it is interesting as a small island location with traces of early Christianity and an ancient quarry. At the Crkvište...

Kopila is a rise northwest of Blato, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, on which lie a prehistoric hillfort and cemetery. For visitors it is interesting for its views and strategic position: from this hill the western part of the island, the bay of Vela Luka and the Korčula...

South of the village of Brotnice in northwestern Konavle, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, on the slopes of the Osojnik hill at the Voznik site, are the remains of a quarry with stećci. It is interesting because here one can see the whole path of a stećak, from the extraction...

Žukovica Cave is located on the island of Korčula, near the settlement of Račišće, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is interesting because people lived there for millennia, from hunters and gatherers to the Bronze Age. Research has shown that habitation was uninterrupted...

Lumbarda is a place on the island of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and Knežina is a site in Velo polje east of it. The vineyard landscape here conceals a Roman villa of unusual construction. The remains of two buildings are visible, connected by a portico,...

West of the entrance to Cavtat harbor, at a depth of 30 to 32 meters, lie the remains of a shipwreck from the modern era. Cavtat is in the municipality of Konavle, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and the site is interesting to divers who are drawn to smaller warships from...

The Dominican monastery with the church of St. Nicholas is located not far from the urban core of the town of Korčula, on the former Vješala cape, at the end of the road of St. Nicholas, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. For visitors it is interesting as a sturdy monastic...

Daksa is the smallest of the Elaphite islands, northwest of the Gruž harbor, by Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. For visitors it is interesting because on a tiny island it gathers a monastery, fortresses, a lighthouse and gardens. The island is about 500 meters...

Nakovanj is a place on a plateau sheltered by hills, at the far west of the Pelješac peninsula, between Lovište and Viganj, in the municipality of Orebić in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is of interest to visitors who want to get to know an abandoned livestock-herding...

Spilan is a hillfort site on a rocky ridge above the village of Plat in Župa dubrovačka, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It served as a lookout post from which ancient Epidaurum, today's Cavtat, was watched, and the views from the ridge still attract excursionists today. The...

Spila Cave is located above the village of Gornja Nakovana, at the far west of Pelješac, in the municipality of Orebić, beneath the Kopinj ridge at 407 m above sea level. It is especially interesting to lovers of archaeology because an Illyrian sanctuary was discovered...

Near Viganj, a place on the Pelješac peninsula in the municipality of Orebić, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, an ancient shipwreck known as Pod galija lies on the seabed. Beside Cape Sv. Ivan, the underwater cargo still testifies today to the trade in food and tableware...

Veliki Gradac is a hill in the northwestern part of Župa dubrovačka, on the boundary of the settlements of Donji Brgat and Grbavac. It is interesting because it is one of the most important hillfort settlements of Župa, inhabited from the 13th century BC to the 12th...

Majsan is an island in the middle of the Pelješac Channel, close to Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. For visitors it is interesting as a shrine that attracted believers from antiquity to the early Middle Ages. The site is located in Lučica bay, on the western...

Between Cavtat and Molunat, about 3.4 nautical miles south of the coast and the Konavle rocks, lies the wreck of the Italian armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi. The site is of interest only to very experienced diving professionals, but it is important to everyone who...

Vilina špilja (Fairy Cave) is located in steep rocks above the source of the Ombla river, near Rožat in Rijeka dubrovačka (Dubrovnik-Neretva County). It is interesting because it combines archaeology and nature: it is part of a cave system with the Ombla Spring,...

Mitareva gomila is a prehistoric site in Župa dubrovačka, on the border of the settlements of Čibača and Čelopeci. For visitors it is interesting as an unusual stone mound, which may also have served as a lookout over the whole field. The mound is about 38 meters...

Jakasova špilja (Jakas's Cave) is located in the eastern part of the island of Korčula, a few kilometers south of the Žrnovo hamlet of Postrana, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is of interest to speleologists and lovers of prehistory because it was inhabited for...

Orebić is a place in the western part of the Pelješac peninsula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is interesting because its core is a planned fortified settlement from the end of the 15th century, and today it shows layer upon layer from the 15th to the 20th century. The...

The Sustjepan peninsula closes off Cavtat harbor from the south, in the municipality of Konavle in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Here, along with a walk by the sea, one can see the remains of an ancient building complex tied to the former town of Epidaurum. Research has...

Kučište is a settlement on the Pelješac peninsula, in the municipality of Orebić in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Visitors here can swap the beach for a walk through several different parts of the place, from coastal captains' houses to a group of buildings in the hinterland. The...

Barbara is a hill (elevation 299) east of Gornji Brgat, on the western edge of Župa dubrovačka, near the Ivanjica pass by which Dubrovnik was connected with its hinterland. It is interesting to visitors because on a single hill prehistory, antiquity, the Middle Ages...

The town of Korčula lies on the northern coast of the island of the same name, on a small peninsula facing the Pelješac Channel, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is considered one of the best-preserved medieval urban ensembles in the Adriatic and the Mediterranean,...

The hillock of Mratin is located in the hamlet of Kampuš in Žrnovo, in the town of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It offers visitors the picture of a quiet rise with cypresses and olive trees and a church on top. The hillock is planted with cypresses and...

In the southwestern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, right beside the city wall, lie the remains of the former Monastery of St Andrew. Unlike Dubrovnik's better-known sights, this is an archaeological site that shows a less visible layer of the city and the life of...

Above Čibača, in the western part of Župa dubrovačka, on the hill of Trapit, on a knoll called Križ, lie the remains of the Church of St Blaise. The place will interest those who look for hidden sites in the Dubrovnik hinterland and like to take in an area with...

The remains of the Church of St Stephen lie in Pustjerna, in the eastern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, not far from the southern city walls. For a visitor to Dubrovnik it is an opportunity to see the trace of one of the oldest known sanctuaries of the medieval...

In the western part of Župa dubrovačka, in the Dubac area near Čibača, lies an archaeological site with the remains of the Church of St Stephen. It is interesting to those who, along the Adriatic Highway, want to see how the traffic history of this region was written...

In the eastern part of the island of Koločep, above the Jekavac cove, the foundations and walls of the Church of St Francis remain. The island belongs to the City of Dubrovnik, and this site is particularly worth seeing because it preserves the original picture of...

Koločep is an island in the Dubrovnik waters, and in its southern part, in the Bige area, lie the remains of the Church of St Sergius. It is interesting to those drawn to the early churches of the Adriatic islands, because in the number and preservation of its pre-Romanesque...

In the southern part of the island of Koločep, in the Borje area near the village of Gornje Čelo, lie the remains of the Church of St Barbara. The place belongs to the City of Dubrovnik and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and for lovers of antiquities it is interesting...

Koločep is a small island near Dubrovnik, and the Church of St Michael stood in its central part, by the main path between the villages of Donje Čelo and Gornje Čelo. Today only remains of it are left, but they still bear witness to how important this island was...

In the western part of Dubrovnik's historic core, in Ulica Sv. Roka, stands the church of St Roch. Visitors can see it as an example of Renaissance building with a markedly sculptural entrance. It was built in the middle of the 16th century of regularly hewn stone....

In Ulica Sv. Dominika, in the northeastern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, stands the church of St Sebastian. It is no longer used for worship but as an exhibition space, so a visitor can see old architecture and a contemporary exhibition at the same time. The stone...

The church of St Joseph is located in Dubrovnik's street Od Puča. It is interesting because it was created after the great earthquake and because it is connected with Dubrovnik's craftsmen. It was built in 1668 on the site of the church of St James od Puča, built...

The church of St Luke is located in the historic core of Dubrovnik, in Ulica sv. Dominika, opposite the apse of the Dominican church and at the foot of the tower of St Luke. It is interesting because it is an old church with a central dome, today converted into a gallery....

In a dominant position on Dubrovnik's Gorica, facing the sea, stands the church of St Blaise. For a visitor it is the first church dedicated to the city's patron saint that was built outside the city walls. According to a deed of gift, it already existed in 1255. Beside...

The church of St Anne stands on Gorica in Dubrovnik, not far from the church of St Blaise, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is of late medieval origin and was altered in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is interesting as a small church in the inner part of the city. It...

In the northern part of the historic core of Dubrovnik, at Pele, at the top of Ulica od Sigurate, stands the church of the Transfiguration of Christ, known as Sigurata. It stands within the complex of the Franciscan convent of the School Sisters Franciscans, and for...

The church of All Saints, popularly called Domino, is located in the centre of the historic core of Dubrovnik, built into a rectangular residential block. It marks the planned crossroads of the main routes of the medieval city. Written sources mention it in 1272 in...

The Račić Family Mausoleum in Cavtat is a masterpiece of the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, also known as Our Lady of the Angels. It stands at the top of the Rat peninsula, in St Roch Cemetery, in a picturesque, garden-like part of Cavtat's historic core with...

The Franciscan Monastery and Church of Our Lady of Loreto, known as Delorita, are located south of the village of Kuna on Pelješac, in the municipality of Orebić in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. They stand out strongly in the picture of the place and are an important...

The islet of Osinj lies in the eastern part of the Neretva delta, in front of the mouth of the Mala Neretva and the hamlet of Blace. On it stands the Church of St John the Baptist, built in the 14th or 15th century on the remains of an ancient building. It is single-nave,...

The Church of St Luke with its cemetery is located south of the village of Brotnice in Konavle, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is of interest to visitors for its medieval stećci, among which there is one with an inscription in Bosnian Cyrillic (bosančica). The church...

The Church of St Peter the Apostle is only a short distance from the village of Karasovići, on the southeastern edge of the Konavle field. It was once the main church of the medieval parish of Ploče. It has a rectangular ground plan with a semicircular apse, is oriented...

The Church of St Demetrius is located in Gabrili in Konavle, near the route of an ancient road and aqueduct. It is single-nave, with a rectangular apse on the outside and a semicircular one on the inside, to which a porch has been added. The walls, both outside and...

The small Church of St Margaret is located in the southern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, next to the bastion of the same name. It is partly incorporated into the southern courtyard of the Jesuit College, so it is an interesting detail for those exploring the lesser-known...

The Church of St Nicholas is located in the northeastern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, at the intersection of Prijeko and Zlatarska streets. Visitors to Dubrovnik can see here a building in which layers are lined up from the pre-Romanesque period to the 19th century. It...

The Church of St Lazarus stands in a row of buildings along the street north of the Revelin Fortress, near the historic core of Dubrovnik. It is of interest as a reminder of the old Dubrovnik concern with infectious diseases. The church has a rectangular ground plan...

At the far west of the island of Korčula, in Potirna at a location called Mirje, lie the ruins of a wealthy Roman country villa (villa rustica) that was inhabited from the 1st to the 6th century. The walls are for the most part covered by later dry-stone construction....

The Smrdan Grad fortress stands above Klek, by the old road that connected the Neretva area with the Dubrovnik coast. It belongs to the municipality of Slivno in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and is of interest as an example of a fortress built on the border between Venetian...

The Greblje stećci necropolis lies north of the village of Prović, on the slope of Orlovac hill, in the municipality of Slivno in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In terms of the number of preserved stećci, it is among the largest necropolises of this type in the Neretva...

The cemetery with stećci and the Church of St Barbara lie north of the village of Dubravka in Konavle, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, at the Varino Brdo site. The place lies on a historic route that connected the Dubrovnik area with the hinterland, and offers visitors...

The Mirje site is located in the eastern part of the Bradat field, in the northern part of the Vela Luka bay, in the town of Vela Luka on the island of Korčula, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is of interest to visitors drawn to the ancient past of the island. At...

Vela Spila is a cave northeast of Vela Luka on the island of Korčula, on the southern slope of the Pinski Rat hill above Kale cove. It is of interest to visitors because layers discovered in it bear witness to thousands of years of habitation. Years of systematic...

The fortress is located on Cape Oštro, at the very end of the Prevlaka peninsula, in the municipality of Konavle in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. A road that follows the whole peninsula leads to it, so it is easily accessible to those who like touring historic fortresses...

Sponza Palace is one of the prominent buildings in Dubrovnik, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is situated in the historic core, and for visitors it is of interest because it links the architecture of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance with the history of the...

The Lovišće lighthouse stands on the far western cape of the Pelješac peninsula, near the village of Lovište in the municipality of Orebić, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. At this spot the Neretva, Korčula and Pelješac channels meet, so the location is of interest...

The Pločice lighthouse was built on the islet of the same name in the open sea, between Hvar, Korčula and the western cape of Pelješac. Administratively it belongs to the town of Blato in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and because of its isolation and position it is among...

The Dominican church and monastery are located on the northern side of the island of Šćedro, not far from Hvar, and administratively belong to the municipality of Jelsa in Split-Dalmatia County. It is a destination for those who are drawn to quiet, abandoned religious...

On the larger of two tiny islets at the entrance to the Korčula Channel stands the Sestrice lighthouse, built in 1871. It served as a landmark for ships passing through the Pelješac and Mljet channels. The main building is an elongated single-storey stone building...

The Cathedral of St Mark rises on the main square of the town of Korčula and is a recognisable symbol of the entire town. Its powerful stone volume and tall bell tower define the appearance of the island's historic core, and experts count it among the finest cathedral...

You are staying in Dubrovnik, the historical and tourist center of Croatia and you are wondering what to bring home as souvenirs from this beautiful Dalmatian town on the Adriatic coast. We tried to explore what was best to bring home as a souvenir from Dubrovnik. In...

We bring you a list of the most beautiful beaches on the island of Korcula with a large number of pictures for every beach, description and location. You can find more information on each beach by clicking on the link below the pictures of each beach. Beaches on Korcula...

We bring you a list of the most beautiful beaches on the peninsula of Peljesac with a large number of pictures for every beach, description and location. You can find more information on each beach by clicking on the link below the pictures of each beach. Beaches on...

We bring you a list of the most beautiful beaches on the island of Mljet with a large number of pictures for every beach, description and location. You can find more information on each beach by clicking on the link below the pictures of each beach. Beaches on Mljet...

Cavtat ist eine kleine Stadt mit etwa 2.000 ständigen Einwohnern im Süden Kroatiens, 30 km von der Grenze zu Montenegro im Süden und nur wenige Kilometer von der Grenze zu Bosnien und Herzegowina im Osten entfernt. Cavtat war eine bedeutende römische...

The island of Korcula is the sixth largest Adriatic island, located in southern Dalmatia, less than 300 km2 in the vicinity of the peninsula of Peljesac, where it is divided by less than 1 mile at some points. The island belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva County, according...

Dubrovnik is a town on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1979 and is the most famous Croatian city of tourism. For years, the city of Dubrovnik has attracted the attention of the whole world. It has become one of the most desirable cities to visit, which is not surprising...

The port of Šipanska Luka on Šipan, the largest of the Elafiti Islands, is connected to Dubrovnik by the state fast-boat line no. 9807, operated by the carrier TP Line. Dubrovnik–Šipanska Luka operates all year round; the journey takes about 45 minutes.TimetableOff-season...

The port of Sobra on the island of Mljet is connected to Dubrovnik by the state fast-boat line no. 9807, operated by the carrier TP Line. Dubrovnik–Sobra is the only part of this line that operates all year round – in summer it is extended to Polače, Korčula and...

The port of Polače on the island of Mljet, the nearest access to Mljet National Park, is connected to Dubrovnik by the state fast-boat line no. 9807 (Dubrovnik – Šipanska Luka – Sobra – Polače – Korčula – Ubli), operated by the carrier TP Line with the...

The island of Korčula (the town of Korčula) is directly connected to Dubrovnik by the state fast-boat line no. 9808 (Ubli – Korčula – Dubrovnik), operated by the carrier TP Line with the vessel HSC Jadera. The line operates all year round; the Korčula–Dubrovnik...

The most remote inhabited Croatian island, Lastovo, is connected to Dubrovnik by the state fast-boat line no. 9808 (Ubli – Korčula – Dubrovnik), operated by the carrier TP Line with the vessel HSC Jadera. The line operates all year round; the Dubrovnik–Ubli journey...

The Prapratno (Pelješac) – Sobra ferry is state line no. 832, operated all year round by Jadrolinija, and is the main ferry connection of the island of Mljet with the mainland. Sobra is the largest port on Mljet; the journey in one direction takes 40 minutes.TimetableThe...

The passenger boat Dubrovnik – Koločep – Lopud – Suđurađ (Šipan) is state line no. 807, operated all year round by Jadrolinija. It connects the city with the three largest Elaphiti Islands; it carries only passengers, without vehicles. The trip from Dubrovnik...

On this page in the pictures under this text you can check the timetable and charts for the ferry connection Dubrovnik - Koločep - Lopud - Suđurađ (Šipan) 2020 for Jadrolinija in the period from 01.06. - 30.09.2020 when the timetable passes to the summer cruise...

The Split – Vela Luka (Korčula) – Ubli (Lastovo) ferry, line number 604, connects Split with southern Korčula and the island of Lastovo. The line is operated by Jadrolinija, and it is a classic ferry that also carries vehicles. The crossing to Vela Luka takes...

The Orebić – Dominče ferry is state line no. 634, operated all year round by Jadrolinija. It connects Pelješac (Orebić) with the island of Korčula (the port of Dominče, a few kilometres from the town of Korčula), and the journey in one direction takes 20 minutes.TimetableThe...

The Ploče – Trpanj ferry on the Pelješac peninsula is state line no. 633, operated all year round by Jadrolinija. The journey in one direction takes 60 minutes, and the ferry connects the mainland (Ploče, next to the A1 motorway exit) with Pelješac, from where...

The fortress as we know it today came into being in the 16th century, when the complex was extended and the curtain wall raised to the height of the oldest tower. On the ground floor of the Fortress of St John is the Aquarium, and on the first and second floors is the...

Dubrovnik is full of fortresses, towers and old walls. We have already written about many of them, so let us also mention Revelin Fortress. Revelin Fortress is located northeast of the Dubrovnik city walls. It is separated from them only by a deep moat and connected...

Although the Port of Gruž has been expanded and modernised in more recent times, it has a long and rich history, which is why we will describe it as one of the sights of Dubrovnik. The Port of Gruž is the international maritime passenger port of the city of Dubrovnik....

A walk through Dubrovnik is something special, and of course we mean a walk through the Old Town along Stradun. Stradun, or Placa street in Dubrovnik, is the main street of the old town core. It is the most famous street in Dubrovnik overall, very busy and always beautifully...

The Ploče Gate is an old entrance to Dubrovnik's old town, located from the eastern direction. It is thus the eastern entrance to Dubrovnik's old town, and is located in the Ploče district, after which it was named. If you want to visit the Ploče Gate, you will pass...

Lazareti is located in Dubrovnik, more precisely some 300 metres from the walls of Dubrovnik. It is a smaller complex of old, interconnected buildings, whose purpose was to protect citizens from possible diseases during the time of the Republic of Dubrovnik. We know...

Porporela is the most famous part of Dubrovnik's old town and a favourite bathing spot for many. The name Porporela derives from the Latin word purpura, which translated into Croatian means an artificial line of reefs, small rocks, cliffs or shores built from a series...

Korčula is a town on the island of the same name in Croatia. Historical evidence tells us that the island was inhabited already in prehistoric times, and traces of ancient life have been discovered in many places. The oldest finds of stone knives from the Neolithic,...

Dubrovnik is a city in the south of Croatia, well known to the world throughout its entire life. It is the administrative centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County and one of the most important historical and tourist centres of Croatia. Mount Srđ above Dubrovnik is the best...

Welcome to Ploče, a town of turbulent history on the coast that still has no beach with which to present itself to the world of tourism. Even today the town relies almost entirely on its port and on the transport of goods by sea. Nevertheless, there is room for tourism,...

Dubrava Beach is very spacious and quiet and peaceful. Most frequent guests from the nearby Dubrava camp, and one part from the surrounding apartments. It is gravel, spacious and straight. The sea is calm, has a very gentle access and enough toilets for children's...