... Korčula is so blanketed with dense woods that the ancient Greeks called it Korkyra Melaina (Black Korčula). The interior is lush and hilly, rich with vineyards, olive ... Korčula. Town. Like a mini-Dubrovnik, Korčula town is a walled town on.

... KorCula with Dalmatia to Austria. This second Austrian rule lasted more than a century — up to the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918. In 1918 Italy occupied KorCula and held it until 1921, when it became a part of Yugoslavia ...

... Korčula & Brač The islands of Korčula and Brač are among the most popular day- trip destinations from Split. Korčula Town is the big draw on Korčula, while Bol and its Golden Horn (Zlatni Rat) beach pull tourists to Brač. Spend your day ...

... Korčula town there are half a dozen buses a day, though fewer at weekends – the ferries always connect with a bus, however. In summer, there's also a service (one to three times a day) from Drvenik direct to Korčula. Car ferries from ...

I went to Croatia in search of home, the place where my heart belonged.

... Korčula formed trading companies for the purpose of trade in Marca and Ancona with all the commodities that could be sold, 9 and there are records of ships from Ancona in Korčula.10 As previously mentioned, apart from the merchants from ...