A short sketch about Peljesac Bridge disputes and troubles are noted in “Vecernja Skola” - a popular comedy series of Croatian TV. Click on arrow to watch!
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Read about Peljesac
Click to watch more short sketches of Vecernja Skola comedy series
According to Slobodna Dalmacija - the Dalmatian daily newspaper, the first and the only Museum of Wines in Croatia is to be opened in Putnikovici - the small, picturesque village in the interior of Peljesac Peninsula!
Due to the fertile soil and abundant sunshine, the grape for the top quality wines Dinga? and Postup has been cultivated here for centuries, while nearby olive groves produce olives for the golden-yellow oil of a special scent and taste.
The museum will be arranged in large stone building that belongs to Poljoprivredna zadruga “Putnikovi?i”, located at the edge of the main road that leads across Peljesac.
The building, which used to be local primary school, is covering the area of 750 square meters and has plenty of room as well as places for parking.
The idea of the Museum is initiated by Mr ?elimir Ba?i?, the wine enthusiast, who will also grant to the Museum his own wine documentation and artefacts collection about Dalmatian wines.
It is also expected that heritage of late Stjepan Buli?, the well known wine expert from Dalmatia, will also be granted to the Museum.
Catamaran passenger ferry Iris 6.2 is the new vessel which will serve daily Split-Hvar-Korcula catamaran ferry line from May 2007.
The new catamaran passenger ferry Iris 6.2 was constructed at Iris Catamarans? Aigrefeuille shipyard, located near La Rochelle, France. It’s lenght is about 40 meters and has capacity of 398 passengers, which makes this ferry one of the largest that will operate on Adriatic Sea. It has two engines of 2300KW, with max speed of 40 knots.
Layout of new catamaran:
The rest of new vessel specification:
Overall length 42,77 m
Waterline length 39 m
Overall beam 10,6 m
Maximum draught 1,8 m
Dead-weight (including the modules) 72 tons
Performance:
Full load speed 35 knots
Maximum speed 40 knots
Range 10 to 15 h
Propulsion:
2 x MTU (or equivalent)
Fuel stop power 2320 kW x 2
2 x JETS
Construction : Hulls, command head GRP - Sandwich Beams Aluminium / Designed by Daniel Andrieu & Olivier Flahaut
Link : Timetable Catamaran Passenger Ferry Split-Hvar-Korcula
I was browsing through some travel videos at YouTube.com, and found this video clip of Rick Steves travels in Croatia and Slovenia. In this part of the video, Rick Steves talks about Korcula and Dubrovnik - have a look :
Check Rick Steves page for info about various world wide destinations
Link : Large Map of Korcula, Orebic and Peljesac Chanell
According to announcement by Tomislav Jurjevic, the head of Opcina Orebic (the Orebic Municipality) , withing next 2-3 years, we can expect new Orebic bypass road to be fully functional.
The new Orebic bypass will connect main Peljesac Road with (future) ferry treminal in Perna, to give easier and better access to ferries that connects Peljesac and Island of Korcula.
As the existing road that runs through Orebic, along the seashore to current ferry terminal to Korcula was not built to sustain a large number of vehicles and is rather narrow, in recent years during summertime, the increase of traffic through the Orebic towards the ferry terminal is often difficult and jammed.
With the introduction of new ferry terminal in Perna and Orebic bypass, it is expected that traffic in the area will become more bearable.
The project will be financed by the Ministry of Sea Tourism Transport and Development of the Republic of Croatia and Dubrovnik-Neretva Country.
Summer timetable for Rijeka to Korcula and further down to Dubrovnik via Mljet ferry route is now available - link Jadrolinija Ferries Rijeka-Split-Hvar-Korcula-Mljet-Dubrovnik Summer Timetable
See the stunning coastline and islands on the coastal ferry, enjoying life in the slow lane.
The full trip involves an overnight which you could spend on the deck or pay a bit more for a cabin. Otherwise enjoy part of the route between the major cities and islands along the coast - the ferry calls at Split, Hvar and Korcula amongst others.
Get tickets and timetables at any Jadrolinja or any other travel agets office found in ports and towns all along the coast and inland.
I must admit, this is one of the cutest owls I ever saw. It has lovely deep yellow eyes and fashionable tuquoise scarf. Its surprised and calming gaze reminds me of my favourite teddy bear…
The owl was found injured last night near Viganj at Peljesac Peninsula and guys from Mounteneering Group of Orebic (click to check their blog - Sveti Ilija Blog) rescued it and transported to animal hospital in Sibenik.
They are hoping the owl will recover successfully pretty soon and come back to its habitat (as they allegedly always do).
Good luck with your recovery, cute owl!