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KORCULA
Calling Code: +385
A jewel box that juts like a thumb from the main body of the island, Korcula�s Old Town owes much of its architectural
heritage to the 15th and 16th centuries, when it was part of the prosperous Republic of Venice.
Narrow streets lined with medieval white-stone buildings spread out from the spire of St. Mark�s Cathedral at the center of town.
Encircling the densely packed city is a 14th-century wall; sapphire-blue waters surround the entire isle.
Korcula is connected by ferry to the more popular towns of Split and Dubrovnik (Jadrolinija Ferries,
jadrolinija.hr, from $5). The boat drops you off in Vela Luka, on
Korcula�s western end. Buses bump along the spine of the island eastbound to Korcula Town, dipping past black cypress trees
and terraced olive groves, with some hairpin turns along the way.
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