DUBROVNIK

Korculans travel to Dubrovnik very often: the main hospital that cover the area is in Dubrovnik, so among other things, it is very likely that most of Korculans are actually born in Dubrovnik. Although, there are lot of us that were born here, on the Island, usually due to urgency of the delivery of simple courage of our mothers and their determination not to bother to go anywhere...

Another reason why Korculans know Dubrovnik is because a lot of us where attending a college or university there as there is no university on Korcula Island. Usually, in Dubrovnik people study music, medicine, economics, tourism or management. I also done my degree in economics in Dubrovnik (click to visit my old uni website) so I lived in Dubrovnik for four years as a student. That 4 years gave me plenty of time to explore Dubrovnik and it's surroundings..

Update December 2011: - I started with new Dubrovnik Travel Guide - at the moment the guide includes following chapters:

Read > my new Dubrovnik Travel Guide @ www.dubrovnik-travel.net

We also travel to Dubrovnik every time we have to fly from it's airport (we don't have ours yet - but are promised to get one eventually near Smokvica). Dubrovnik airport is about 150 km away from Korcula Town. It takes about good 2 hrs to drive to the Airport bearing in mind that one has to take ferry to cross from Korcula Town to Orebic on Peljesac Peninsula.

Presently, there is a regular bus service at least once a day from Korcula to Dubrovnik and back. It leaves Korcula daily early morning (around 6.45 am) and arrives in Dubrovnik around 9.30 am. In the afternoon, at about 3pm, the same bus leaves from Dubrovnik and arrives at Korcula at about 6.30 pm. In the summer months (and sometimes even later/earlier - subject to Bus company's moods) there are two daily services to Dubrovnik and back - the morning one and afternoon one. The afternoon bus leaves Korcula about 4pm to arrive in Dubrovnik at 7 pm. The same bus then rides back to Korcula following morning around 9am. So , if you are lucky, you might even have a chance to choose between these two buses :-)

Also, there are ferries that sail to / from Dubrovnik - check out ferry page, where all updates about ferries are available. Read about bus from Dubrovnik to Korcula and Ferries from Dubrovnik to Korcula. See also my post about getting from Dubrovnik to Korcula

Update: check an excellent new site about ferries in Croatia where you can find all ferry schedules of Croatian ferries, including exhaustive list of Dubrovnik Ferries with all latest schedules/timetables.

Hotels in Dubrovnik:

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• Hotel Dubrovnik Palace ★★★★
  "The Hotel Dubrovnik Palace can be found surrounded by pine woods and the clear sea on the beautiful Lapad peninsula, a few minutes' bus ride from Dubrovnik's Old Town." Prices from €91 - Number of rooms: 308 - Check Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Dubrovnik availability
• Hotel Excelsior ★★★★★
  "Ideally located in the immediate vicinity of the historic old town of Dubrovnik, this internationally renowned 5-star hotel is a local landmark and an oasis of luxury and style." Prices from €106 - Number of rooms: 158 - Check Hotel Excelsior, Dubrovnik availability
• Hotel Vis ★★★☆☆
  "The charming and comfortable Hotel Vis in Dubrovnik is an ideal choice for those who like to relax on the beach, as it is located directly on the stunning blue water of the Adriatic Sea." Prices from €45 - Number of rooms: 158 - Check Hotel Vis, Dubrovnik availability

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Latest news from Dubrovnik:

Views over Korcula archipelago while driving along Peljesac
Few days ago while I was driven by car towards Orebic I took short video clip of passing along ‘Kapetani’ part of Peljesac. Kapetani is that bit of the Peninsula that offers truly great views over Eastern end of Korcula island including Raznjic,

Update: Introduction of Flights from Dubrovnik to Korcula
In last few days new information has emerged about seaplane connections between Dubrovnik and Korcula and further with Vela Luka and Ubli on Lastovo Island. Just over year ago, in April last year, there were some reports that flights will be

Poster for Moreska performance at Dubrovnik in 1950
The latest addition to our Korcula Gallery is this beautiful poster of a Moreska performance at Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Dubrovacke Ljetne Igre) in 1950. The poster shows  a collage of several fragments of  Dubrovnik sights - town walls tower, columns of Knezev Dvor and Onofrijeva Fontana. A collage also

New Flights by Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines, the Croatian national air carrier, has recently officially confirmed that it has introduced many new direct flights in their summer timetable. New seasonal flights are being added from Zadar airport to Munich and Zurich. The first regular flight