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Korcula EventsGood Firday Church Procession - Well known church procession in Korcula, joined by houndereds members of local brotherhoods - read more + see more photos from last year Back to the time of Marco Polo: The 750th anniversary of the birth of Marco Polo (staging of the return, period menus, concerts, dances, Klapa a cappella singing) Moreska : Moreška performances are every Monday and Thursday during July and August - read more about Moreska Sword Dance 30.6. - Mid Year Fancy Dress Costume Party : Fancy dress parade and night-time folk festivity on the beach Chivalrous games festival : Traditional festival of chivalrous games: Includes Moreska, Kumpanjija, Mostra etc... 23.7. to 25.7. - Korcula, Marko Polo Song Festival 29.07. - Sveti Todor - Day of Sveti Todor, the sain-protector of the Korcula Town - street parties and celebrations including Sveti Todor Church Procession 15.08. - Vela Gospa Celebration - Vela Gospa is celebrated by traditional church procession in Sveti NIkola, Korcula - click to watch Vela Gospa Church Procession 01.09 - 30.9. - A re-enactment of Marco Polo's historic battle of September 7, 1298 : Summary: One of the greatest naval battles of the Middle Ages took place in the waters of Korèula, off Cape Ražnjiæ in present day Lumbarda. The Genoese fleet consisted of 85 warships, while the Venetian fleet was the greatest war flotilla the Venetians had ever put to sea: 96 galleys and three big ships. The battle began in the early morning of Sunday, September 7, and lasted to the afternoon. The day was already waning when sixteen Genovese galleys appeared, sailing from the direction of Mljet. The readily joined the battle attacking the Venetians weary eastern flank. All of the Venetian ships were either captured or destroyed, including the great Admiral Dandolo's ship. The Venetian losses were unprecedented: 18 galleys sunk, 66 galleys captured, 7,000 soldiers, sailors and rowers dead, and 7,400 captured. The Polo galley was also destroyed – a great ship with 120 oars. Marco Polo himself was captured, and his bravery described as follows: "captured because he threw himself with his galley into the front lines of the battle and because he fought for his homeland bravely and with great courage and was taken to Genoa wounded and in shackles". Marco Polo found himself in a Genoese prison and there began dictating the memories of his grand journey through China to Rustichello, an enterprising writer of chivalrous novels from Pisa. If it was not for the battle in the waters of Korèula perhaps the turbulent and stunning biography of Marco Polo would have remained unknown, and the master work of adventure and travel literature known as "Il Milione" remained unwritten! Read more about Marco Polo at following links :
Click to download PDF file of Guide to Culture Events in Korcula - summer 2010 (502 kb) |
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